Diet dilemma: Eating fat does not make you fat?
8 years, 9 months ago

Diet dilemma: Eating fat does not make you fat?

Deccan Chronicle  

The food scene could not have been more confusing. Now they are being told by a leading obesity charity in Britain that “Low-fat” policies have led to a public health disaster and 30 years of official health advice urging people to adopt such diets is having “disastrous health consequences”. The demonisation of omnipresent natural fat drives people away from highly nourishing, wholesome foods,” the report goes on to say. Eating more fat could have unimaginable adverse public health consequences on obesity, they say, instantly switching us back to the dietary advice that has held on for over 30 years. Imagine the dreams of the diabetics being shattered like this for they had just been told “Processed foods labelled “low-fat”, “lite” and “low cholesterol” should be avoided and people with Type 2 diabetes should eat a fat-rich diet rather than one based on carbohydrates”.

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Are you avoiding these ‘bad’ foods? You might be hurting your heart health
6 days, 12 hours ago

Are you avoiding these ‘bad’ foods? You might be hurting your heart health

Hindustan Times  

For decades, cholesterol has been at the center of discussions about heart health, often shrouded in confusion and conflicting advice. Myth 2: Dietary cholesterol directly causes high blood cholesterol Fact: For many years, foods high in cholesterol—like eggs, shrimp, and red meat—were blamed for raising blood cholesterol levels. Screening Recommendations: Most health guidelines suggest that adults get their cholesterol checked …

#35: The macronutrient myth-busters: Why carbs, fats, and proteins all matter
2 months, 2 weeks ago

#35: The macronutrient myth-busters: Why carbs, fats, and proteins all matter

Times of India  

Dr. Nickhil Jakatdar has been working at the cutting edge of preventive health and longevity over the last 10 years with the 3 D’s – data, doctors, and dietitians – to go from being diagnosed with heart disease at the age of 41, to now having all his blood markers and body measurements in the green and his epigenetic biological …

Top nutritionists reveal the 8 foods 'pretending' to be healthy that are brimming with fat and sugar - and what's actually good for you
4 months, 1 week ago

Top nutritionists reveal the 8 foods 'pretending' to be healthy that are brimming with fat and sugar - and what's actually good for you

Daily Mail  

Salads, vegan meat alternatives and vegetable crisps should all be better for you — in theory, at least. Rhiannon Lambert is a Harley Street nutritionist and author of The Science of Nutrition Agave syrup looks like a thin honey, but tastes far sweeter — around one and a half times sweeter than sugar Agave syrup One of the more recent …

The Number 1 Thing A Cardiologist Recommends You Avoid Eating For A Healthy Heart
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Number 1 Thing A Cardiologist Recommends You Avoid Eating For A Healthy Heart

Huff Post  

andresr via Getty Images Everyone seems to have an opinion about how to get — and keep — our hearts healthy. Dr. Rebagay said the number one thing he’d advise his patients to avoid is anything with trans fats, adding that foods high in “very saturated fats, very oily things ― you know, like foods prepared with duck fat ― …

Cardiologists Share The 1 Food They Never (Or Rarely) Eat
1 year ago

Cardiologists Share The 1 Food They Never (Or Rarely) Eat

Huff Post  

Scott Grummett via Getty Images Womp. “In general, I avoid red meat because it’s very high in saturated fat and trans fats, and in addition to being bad for the heart, saturated fat can provoke osteoporosis. “I avoid really fatty red meat, like highly marbleized steak, because it’s very high in saturated fat,” Dr. Leonard Lilly, the chief of cardiology …

Cardiologists Share The 1 Food They Never (Or Rarely) Eat
1 year, 8 months ago

Cardiologists Share The 1 Food They Never (Or Rarely) Eat

Huff Post  

Scott Grummett via Getty Images Womp. “In general, I avoid red meat because it’s very high in saturated fat and trans fats, and in addition to being bad for the heart, saturated fat can provoke osteoporosis. “I avoid really fatty red meat, like highly marbleized steak, because it’s very high in saturated fat,” Dr. Leonard Lilly, the chief of cardiology …

Consuming foods like legumes, nuts, fish and whole-fat dairy products key to lowering risk of heart disease, finds study
1 year, 8 months ago

Consuming foods like legumes, nuts, fish and whole-fat dairy products key to lowering risk of heart disease, finds study

The Hindu  

Consuming fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, fish and whole-fat dairy products is key to lowering the risk of Cardiovascular Disease, including heart attacks and strokes, according to a recent study. The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology Healthy Diet Score included a good representation of high, middle, and low-income countries,” said Salim Yusuf, senior author and principal investigator of PURE. The PURE study …

Consuming unhealthy foods is linked to increase in cardiovascular disease: Study
1 year, 8 months ago

Consuming unhealthy foods is linked to increase in cardiovascular disease: Study

Hindustan Times  

Researchers discovered that people who do not consume enough of six essential nutrients have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Consuming unhealthy foods is linked to increase in cardiovascular disease: Study Consuming whole-fat dairy products, seafood, legumes, nuts, fruits, and vegetables lowers the risk of CVD, such as heart attacks and strokes. The results were published in the European …

7 Myths About Heart Health That Just Aren't True Anymore
2 years ago

7 Myths About Heart Health That Just Aren't True Anymore

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Maintaining heart-healthy habits can be tricky when there are a lot of myths floating around. “The seven major modifiable risk factors for heart disease include smoking, inactivity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess weight and poor diet,” Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, a cardiologist and chief medical officer of Step One Foods, told HuffPost. When it …

Cardiologists Share The 1 Food They Never (Or Rarely) Eat
2 years, 1 month ago

Cardiologists Share The 1 Food They Never (Or Rarely) Eat

Huff Post  

Scott Grummett via Getty Images Womp. “In general, I avoid red meat because it’s very high in saturated fat and trans fats, and in addition to being bad for the heart, saturated fat can provoke osteoporosis. “I avoid really fatty red meat, like highly marbleized steak, because it’s very high in saturated fat,” Dr. Leonard Lilly, the chief of cardiology …

What are healthy fats? Know from expert
2 years, 6 months ago

What are healthy fats? Know from expert

Hindustan Times  

Your body needs some fat, a type of food, for energy, to absorb vitamins, and to safeguard the health of your heart and brain, just like it does with protein and carbohydrates. She further says, "Eggs contain mostly unsaturated fats as well as saturated fat and they also have a neutral relationship with heart health and the Heart Foundation no …

Research Suggests Avocados May Lower Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
2 years, 7 months ago

Research Suggests Avocados May Lower Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease

News 18  

Eating two servings of avocados a week was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study. Researchers have believed this is the first, large, prospective study to support the positive association between higher avocado consumption and lower cardiovascular events, such as coronary heart disease and stroke “Our study provides further evidence that the intake of …

Eating saturated fat increases risk of heart diseases: Study
3 years, 7 months ago

Eating saturated fat increases risk of heart diseases: Study

Hindustan Times  

A recent study by the University of Oxford, UK suggest that a potential link exists between eating saturated fat from meat and developing heart disease. Study author Dr Rebecca Kelly of the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, UK said, "The association seen between saturated fat and cardiovascular disease risk in observational studies has previously been unclear; our …

Even a small portion of fried foods can increase risk of heart disease, study says
4 years, 2 months ago

Even a small portion of fried foods can increase risk of heart disease, study says

CNN  

CNN — Eating fried foods may increase your risk for major heart disease and stroke, according to a new analysis of existing research. Compared to those who ate the least, people who ate the most fried food per week had a 28% higher risk of major cardiovascular events, a 22% greater risk of coronary heart disease and a 37% heightened …

Five nutrition lies ruining your health
4 years, 6 months ago

Five nutrition lies ruining your health

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Strict exercise regime without correct diet is unhelpful: Replace mayonnaise, eight other foods for fast weight loss
4 years, 8 months ago

Strict exercise regime without correct diet is unhelpful: Replace mayonnaise, eight other foods for fast weight loss

Firstpost  

Continuing to eat unhealthy foods — no matter how delicious they are — is not in your best interests. If you are on a disciplined exercise regimen and you still find out that you are not losing much weight, it could simply be because of some unhealthy foods which manage to sneak into your diet. The hectic modern life can …

Heart of the matter: There are good fats, bad fats and very bad fats
5 years, 6 months ago

Heart of the matter: There are good fats, bad fats and very bad fats

Firstpost  

The length of the carbon chain and the number of hydrogen atoms can vary from fat to fat. There are two main types of unsaturated fats in cuisines around the world: monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids. The bad fats Saturated fats and trans fats are the bad guys. Consuming foods rich in trans fat not only increases bad …

The truth about saturated fat
5 years, 8 months ago

The truth about saturated fat

BBC  

The truth about saturated fat Getty Images Mainstream science says eating too much saturated fat raises cholesterol and the risk of heart disease, so why are some diet trends encouraging people to eat more of it? Getty Images Coconut oil has more saturated fat than butter – and a single tablespoon has more than half of the recommended daily limit …

Ditching saturated fats may 'do more harm than good'
5 years, 8 months ago

Ditching saturated fats may 'do more harm than good'

Daily Mail  

Telling people not to eat saturated fat may be bad advice and do more harm than good, experts have warned. Saturated fat, of which butter contains a lot, should not be avoided completely because people may end up cutting out foods which have other nutritional benefits, researchers have warned More than a dozen scientists from Europe and the US have …

The 10 most common diet myths busted
6 years, 7 months ago

The 10 most common diet myths busted

Daily Mail  

Founder of the Australian 123Diet, Emma Taylor, has busted the top 10 diet myths she's come across over the past 12 months With new fads and 'must-have' products launching into the diet industry each day, it can be a challenge to know what is truly a 'healthy' option. While eggs do contain cholesterol, most foods we consume throughout the day …

Meet the Food Doctor: Nutritionist Ian Marber says fat is good for us. Here’s why
7 years, 1 month ago

Meet the Food Doctor: Nutritionist Ian Marber says fat is good for us. Here’s why

Hindustan Times  

A quick glance through widely regarded UK-based nutritionist Ian Marber’s Twitter feed confirms his obsession with all things healthy: kimchi rice, avocados, basically everything low-carb and gluten free. Healthy journey A regular personality on television and radio, Marber also writes for several publications including The Telegraph, The Mail on Sunday and The Times, among others. Marber was one of the …

Unsaturated fat diet helps decrease cholesterol: study
7 years, 6 months ago

Unsaturated fat diet helps decrease cholesterol: study

China Daily  

Consumption of these unsaturated fats has been linked with lower risk of cardiovascular disease and other health benefits. Metabolically healthy obese adults consuming a diet high in unsaturated fat and low in saturated fat may be able to decrease their total cholesterol by 10 points, a study of the University of Illinois shows. Nutrition scientists at UI analyzed the findings …

Unsaturated fat diet helps decrease cholesterol: study
7 years, 6 months ago

Unsaturated fat diet helps decrease cholesterol: study

China Daily  

Consumption of these unsaturated fats has been linked with lower risk of cardiovascular disease and other health benefits. Metabolically healthy obese adults consuming a diet high in unsaturated fat and low in saturated fat may be able to decrease their total cholesterol by 10 points, a study of the University of Illinois shows. Nutrition scientists at UI analyzed the findings …

Unsaturated fat diet helps decrease cholesterol: study
7 years, 6 months ago

Unsaturated fat diet helps decrease cholesterol: study

China Daily  

Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, commonly called the "good fats," are found in foods such as olive, sunflower and canola oils; nuts and seeds; and avocados. Consumption of these unsaturated fats has been linked with lower risk of cardiovascular disease and other health benefits. While saturated fats, usually found in animal products, butter and dairy products, have been linked to weight …

Diet food can actually make you even fatter!
7 years, 11 months ago

Diet food can actually make you even fatter!

India TV News  

Are you munching on all those diet foods but still can’t shed the extra kilos? Researchers found that rats fed a diet high in sugar but low in fat, meant to imitate many popular diet foods, increased body fat mass when compared to rats fed a balanced rodent diet. "What's really troubling in our findings is that the rats consuming …

Does saturated fat clog your arteries? Controversial paper says ‘no’
7 years, 11 months ago

Does saturated fat clog your arteries? Controversial paper says ‘no’

CNN  

Story highlights Coronary artery disease is a chronic inflammatory disease Eating saturated fats is not associated with coronary heart disease or type 2 diabetes in healthy adults CNN — It is common knowledge supported by health experts, the American Heart Association and the World Heart Federation: Eating saturated fats will cause plaque to build up in the arteries, which then …

Unscrambling The Nutrition Science On Eggs
8 years ago

Unscrambling The Nutrition Science On Eggs

NPR  

Unscrambling The Nutrition Science On Eggs Enlarge this image toggle caption Kelly Jo Smart/NPR Kelly Jo Smart/NPR Historically, when humans have sought a reliable source of calories — particularly one that can be readily nabbed from an unsuspecting animal with minimal exertion and zero horticulture skills — we have often turned to eggs. Chan School of Public Health's Nutrition Department, …

Eating cheese, butter and cream can help protect you from heart disease, study finds
8 years, 3 months ago

Eating cheese, butter and cream can help protect you from heart disease, study finds

The Independent  

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Doctor: Low-fat diets stuffed with misconceptions (Opinion)
8 years, 5 months ago

Doctor: Low-fat diets stuffed with misconceptions (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David Ludwig is professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, and the author of the book “Always Hungry? Story highlights David Ludwig: Conventional wisdom used to be that cutting back on fat would make us lean and healthy The science of nutrition is complex, but we know that the low-fat diet of the last …

Good Nutrition, In Circles On The Road To Nowhere
8 years, 8 months ago

Good Nutrition, In Circles On The Road To Nowhere

Huff Post  

Given the almost dizzying frequency of diet-related headlines, the one true revelation about nutrition is superficially the least likely: there is no real news about nutrition. People who routinely eat butter tend to differ in other ways, related to diet at least but often extending even into other lifestyle practices, from those who routinely eat olive oil, or stick margarine, …

Eating full fat foods 'can lower chance of obesity'
8 years, 10 months ago

Eating full fat foods 'can lower chance of obesity'

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Urging people to follow low fat diets and to lower …

Five 'unhealthy' foods that are actually good for you
8 years, 11 months ago

Five 'unhealthy' foods that are actually good for you

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

The Truth About Fat In Your Diet
9 years ago

The Truth About Fat In Your Diet

Huff Post  

tinalarsson via Getty Images Eating fat makes you fat, right? The History Starting around 1980, top nutrition experts and the federal government advised all Americans to dramatically cut back on dietary fat to avoid heart disease and weight gain. In light of all this new research about the role healthy fats play in our bodies, the 2015 Dietary Guidelines, which …

Cardiologist explains why FAT is the best medicine and why it's crucial to health
9 years, 1 month ago

Cardiologist explains why FAT is the best medicine and why it's crucial to health

Daily Mail  

For decades, we were told that eating fat would lead us to early grave. He says a mounting slew of evidence suggests that far from contributing to heart problems, having full fat dairy in your diet may actually protect you from heart disease and type 2 diabetes. As one scientist said: 'You don’t get fat from eating fatty foods, just …

Eating 'Healthy Fats' Could Prevent More Than One Million Deaths Worldwide
9 years, 2 months ago

Eating 'Healthy Fats' Could Prevent More Than One Million Deaths Worldwide

Huff Post  

AlexPro9500 via Getty Images By: Agata Blaszczak Boxe Published: 01/21/2016 10:16 AM EST on LiveScience Encouraging people to eat healthy fats such as those found in olive oil or fish could help prevent more than a million deaths from heart disease worldwide each year, according to a new study. "Policies for decades have focused on saturated fats as the priority …

The Fast Diet author DR MICHAEL MOSLEY says he 'was wrong'
10 years, 8 months ago

The Fast Diet author DR MICHAEL MOSLEY says he 'was wrong'

Daily Mail  

I was wrong - we should be feasting on FAT, says The Fast Diet author DR MICHAEL MOSLEY Dr Mosley used to believe all saturated fats were bad for us So he ditched beef, full fat milk and butter They were thought to cause weight gain and heart attacks But new studies have revealed this isn't the case There's a …

Rethinking Fat: The Case For Adding Some Into Your Diet
11 years ago

Rethinking Fat: The Case For Adding Some Into Your Diet

NPR  

Rethinking Fat: The Case For Adding Some Into Your Diet Enlarge this image toggle caption Stacy Spensley/Flickr Stacy Spensley/Flickr Remember the fat-free boom that swept the country in the 1990s? "We were finding that if people seemed to replace saturated fat — the kind of fat found in cheese, eggs, meat, butter — with carbohydrate, there was no reduction in …

Don't Fear The Fat: Experts Question Saturated Fat Guidelines : The Salt : NPR
11 years ago

Don't Fear The Fat: Experts Question Saturated Fat Guidelines : The Salt : NPR

NPR  

Don't Fear The Fat: Experts Question Saturated Fat Guidelines Enlarge this image toggle caption Cristian Baitg Schreiweis/iStockphoto Cristian Baitg Schreiweis/iStockphoto As a culture, we tend to suffer from the angel-or-devil mindset. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines urge us to limit consumption because of concerns that saturated fat raises the risk of heart disease. When researchers have tracked people's saturated fat intake …

Is a high-fat diet GOOD for the heart?
11 years, 5 months ago

Is a high-fat diet GOOD for the heart?

Daily Mail  

Is a high-fat diet GOOD for the heart? Doctors say carbs are more damaging to the arteries than butter or cream Experts claim false interpretation of scientific studies has led to millions being 'over-medicated' Doctors claim it is time to 'bust the myth' of the role of saturated fat in heart disease Some nations are adopting dietary guidelines to encourage …

Could that low-fat diet make you EVEN FATTER? As experts question conventional wisdom on diets, the extraordinary results of one man's experiment
11 years, 5 months ago

Could that low-fat diet make you EVEN FATTER? As experts question conventional wisdom on diets, the extraordinary results of one man's experiment

Daily Mail  

Could that low-fat diet make you EVEN FATTER? As experts question conventional wisdom on diets, the extraordinary results of one man's experiment When most attempt to lose weight, they try the low-fat, high-carb diet But this formula is increasingly under attack Sceptics now believe you should cut down on carbs and eat more fat Personal trainer Sam put this theory …

Eating more 'good' fats lowers risk of heart disease
15 years ago

Eating more 'good' fats lowers risk of heart disease

China Daily  

For years, doctors have been telling patients to cut down on saturated fats — the kinds of fats in meats and milk, for example. Reducing saturated fats may reduce cholesterol, but low fat diets alone don't seem to do much to actually reduce clogged arteries and heart attacks. "There's actually, in the last several years, been convincing evidence that replacing …

Resolving to Eat Healthier
22 years, 2 months ago

Resolving to Eat Healthier

NPR  

Resolving to Eat Healthier Nutritionist Urges Dieting for the Long Term, Healthier Fats toggle caption Chris Terran toggle caption Less than a week into 2004, many people have probably already broken their No. NPR's Susan Stamberg talks with Dr. Walter Willett, a top nutrition expert at Harvard, who says the key to shedding pounds and keeping them off is finding …

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