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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSweden Becomes First Western Nation to Reject Low-fat Diet Dogma in Favor of Low-carb High-fat
Sweden Becomes First Western Nation to Reject Low-fat Diet Dogma in Favor of Low-carb High-fat Nutrition
The switch in dietary advice followed the publication of a two-year study by the independent Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment. The committee reviewed 16,000 studies published through May 31, 2013.
Butter, olive oil, heavy cream, and bacon are not harmful foods. Quite the opposite. Fat is the best thing for those who want to lose weight. And there are no connections between a high fat intake and cardiovascular disease.
For a long time, the health care system has given the public advice to avoid fat, saturated fat in particular, and calories. A low-carb diet (LCHF Low Carb High Fat, is actually a Swedish invention) has been dismissed as harmful, a humbug and as being a fad diet lacking any scientific basis.
Instead, the health care system has urged diabetics to eat a lot of fruit (=sugar) and low-fat products with considerable amounts of sugar or artificial sweeteners, the latter a dangerous trigger for the sugar-addicted person. This report turns the current concepts upside down and advocates a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet, as the most effective weapon against obesity.
The expert committee consisted of ten physicians, and several of them were skeptics to low-carbohydrate diets at the beginning of the investigation. (Source.)
The switch in dietary advice followed the publication of a two-year study by the independent Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment. The committee reviewed 16,000 studies published through May 31, 2013.
Butter, olive oil, heavy cream, and bacon are not harmful foods. Quite the opposite. Fat is the best thing for those who want to lose weight. And there are no connections between a high fat intake and cardiovascular disease.
For a long time, the health care system has given the public advice to avoid fat, saturated fat in particular, and calories. A low-carb diet (LCHF Low Carb High Fat, is actually a Swedish invention) has been dismissed as harmful, a humbug and as being a fad diet lacking any scientific basis.
Instead, the health care system has urged diabetics to eat a lot of fruit (=sugar) and low-fat products with considerable amounts of sugar or artificial sweeteners, the latter a dangerous trigger for the sugar-addicted person. This report turns the current concepts upside down and advocates a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet, as the most effective weapon against obesity.
The expert committee consisted of ten physicians, and several of them were skeptics to low-carbohydrate diets at the beginning of the investigation. (Source.)
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Sweden Becomes First Western Nation to Reject Low-fat Diet Dogma in Favor of Low-carb High-fat (Original Post)
GliderGuider
Mar 2014
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Having weened myself off of carbs, I'll occasionally eat a side of white rice and it feels like I'm
adirondacker
Mar 2014
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Polly Hennessey
(6,804 posts)1. Interesting.
Went to the website --- really good information. Thanks.
adirondacker
(2,921 posts)2. Having weened myself off of carbs, I'll occasionally eat a side of white rice and it feels like I'm
on speed. I still eat bread on occasion, but feel much better on a high protein and vegetable diet. No speed and crash.
Interesting article.
kwassa
(23,340 posts)3. Sounds like bullshit to me.
sort of a health conspiracy theory.
GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)5. The Swedes are hardly known for their conspiracy theories..
they're one of the most un-stupid countries in the world.
randome
(34,845 posts)4. The very best thing to do for health is to stop eating for taste.
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