Dietitians on Carbs and Fat

It's been all over the news in the past few weeks: research showing that people who eat full-fat dairy products instead of low-fat are less likely to gain weight, and that doing so doesn't contribute to heart disease.  Are we surprised?  We are certainly not surprised!  In fact, dietitians have even started to come around about fat and carbs, and they are very slow to change!  Here's what major organizations are saying we should eat these days.  I say: eat in a way that makes YOU healthiest!!  No general recommendations are going to apply to all of us.  But it's nice to see that when we low-carbers have been saying for at least 20 years now is finally starting to get confirmation.  Be healthy - Laura
 

 

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Dietitians on Carbs and Fat It's been all over the news in the past few weeks: research showing that people who eat full-fat dairy products instead of low-fat are less likely to gain weight, and that doing so doesn't contribute to heart disease.  Are we surprised?  We are certainly not surprised!  In fact, dietitians have even started to come around about fat and carbs, and they are very slow to change!  Here's what major organizations are saying we should eat these days.  I say: eat in a way that makes YOU healthiest!!  No general recommendations are going to apply to all of us.  But it's nice to see that when we low-carbers have been saying for at least 20 years now is finally starting to get confirmation.  Be healthy - Laura     Laura Dolson Low Carb Diets Expert Dietitians on Carbs, Fat, and Salt The analogy has been made that turning a giant ship around does not happen quickly, and the "HMS Low-Fat High-Carb Diet" was going full steam ahead for quite a few decades before people started to notice that we were getting fatter and less healthy.  Now the major professional association for dietitians is actually coming right out and saying that eating excess carb is worse than eating saturated fat!  Be still, my heart! READ NOW What the New Dietary Guidelines Say About Cholesterol One of the main criticisms about low-carb diets used to be that we would end up eating a lot of cholesterol.  Guess what?  Even the Dietary Guidelines now say that isn't a problem.  Now, when will they come around on salt and fat... READ NOW How Much Sugar Should We Eat? Finally, FINALLY major health organizations are saying we shouldn't eat much sugar!  Congrats to those of us who were ahead of the curve on this! READ NOW What About Salt? Yet another area where recommendations may be changing.  What is REALLY too much salt?  Can we eat too little salt?  Does a low-carb diet affect how much salt we need?  Check this out! READ NOW Half of All Americans Now Have Diabetes or Prediabetes And this may be why organizations are coming around.  20 years ago, I used to think that maybe a third of adults could benefit from a reduced-carb diet.  Now it has clearly tipped over into "most of us" - at this point, I'm thinking it's probably about 2/3, when you include people with so-called "Normal Weight Obesity" (basically people of normal weight who have metabolic syndrome). See Also: Low-Carb Diets on the Diabetes Spectrum READ NOW So, What Do We Eat? Here's guidance: food lists and shopping lists, how to know how much carb is in the foods you eat, and more. READ NOW Featured Articles • 5 Fat-Burning Foods to Add to Your Diet • You Can Get Lean Eating Full Fat Foods • 5 High-Fiber Foods for Weight Loss • Are Whole Grains Good for Weight Loss? • The Fear of Cooking Can Take Many Forms • Think Yourself Thin: 6 Mental Strategies for Weight Loss • 5 Dumb Things We Do When We're Trying to Lose Weight • Why The Corset Diet Might Actually Work Advertisement About Low Carb Diets  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Low Carb Diets newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.