Are Dietitians Coming Around?

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 Are Dietitians Coming Around?  Every five years "they" update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.  Why care?  Well, it actually matters as far as what people are taught about what "healthy eating" is, what kids are fed in schools, and a whole host of other things.  These are the guidelines that basically used to say "eat all the carbohydrate you want and avoid fats at all cost".  So I'm always interested in how they have been edging away from that (slowly slowly).  This year the dietitians seem to be out in front of the guidelines committee as far as carbs, fats, salt, and a few other things.  Eat healthy this week!  Laura   Laura Dolson Low Carb Diets Expert Dietitians Say Carbs Worse than Saturated Fats?  The professional organization of dietitians has made an extensive comment about the proposed Dietary Guidelines, and I was pretty shocked at some of the things they are saying.  Stop demonizing saturated fat?  And salt?  Cut carbs to lower your risk of heart disease?  Really?? READ NOW Share 20 Tips from Low-Carb Experts This weekend I leave for the 2015 Low-Carb Cruise!  I'm so excited!  I missed last year's cruise, but in 2013 on the last day they gathered all the presenters and had them give tips to improve our eating and health. Here are the "best of the best". READ NOW Share Top Ten Low-Carb Mistakes  When people flounder on low-carb diets, they are often making one of these mistakes. READ NOW Share What is a Low-Carb Diet? So, just what is a low-carb diet anyway?  There is a surprisingly wide range of answers to that question! READ NOW Share Beverages That Probably Have More Sugar Than You Think Sugar-sweetened beverages sometimes have a shocking amount of sugar.  Did you know that lemonade can have more sugar than soda? READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • 5 Things Everyone Should Know About Nutrition • Improve Handgrip Strength with this Simple Exercise • Ideas for Stocking an Emergency Food Pantry • 7 Mind Games and Strategies for Long Runs and Races • Does shaving or waxing "down there" affect STD risk? Maybe • Hate Bad Advice About Fibromyalgia & ME/CFS? Heres How to Handle It! • Your Fibromyalgia Questions Answered! • 6 Tips for Running a Faster Race Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Low Carb Diets newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved