I thought I'd share input from our Public Health Nutritionist here at the
Sudbury & District Health Unit. I find it scary when messages are shared and
we truly don't have the full picture. Please consider the content of the
email. I am very reassured with Renee's feedback to my concerns re this
"Story in Star"!!!
Claire Warren, Community Health Promotion Manager
-----Original Message-----
From: Renee Allen
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 9:03 AM
To: Claire Warren
Subject: RE: story in Star
I saw this article and I saw a thing on TV about it. This is a such a
twisted media story that it scares me. Here's my take, when the current
nutrition recommendations came out, it included many messages, only one of
which is to eat less fat. Others included: eat more whole grains (i.e. more
complex carbohydrates), more fruits and vegetables, less meat products and
more meat alternatives (which happen to be higher in fiber, higher in good
fats, and lower in bad fats), there is also a big message about eating less
"others foods" i.e. sugar, salt and bad fats (saturated and trans fats).
Of course any new dietary recommendations are going to be scrutinzed by the
food industry. Understandably, they will capitalize on whatever is easiest,
cheapest and most feasible from a production stand-point. Hence, a big
movement towards low-fat products. Since the removal of fat makes a product
tasteless, they added sweeteners like glucose, fructose, corn syrup, etc.
These are simiple sugars that are digested easily, and leave you feeling
hungry later. As the low-fat message became common-place, more and more
people eat these higher-in sugar products. You will notice, that we have
reduced our fat intake as a population, but our intake of the 'other foods'
group has increased. This is beginning to show in statistical data.
My recommendation: understand all the messages of Canada's Food Guide, not
just one. Eat a reduced fat diet by choosing full-fat products, but eating
less of them, and less oftern. This requires a better understanding of
appropriate portion sizes and what 'moderation' means. Pay special
attention to the other messages in the food guide (i.e. eat more whole
grains, more meat alternatives, more fruits and vegetables) because these
are all good sources of complex carbs.
HOpe this helps.
P.S. if you think I should send this to more people, let me know.
Renee
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Raphael [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: July 16, 2002 9:15 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: story in Star
Jul. 12, 08:01 EDT
The fat hits the fan
Skeptics wonder if low-fat advocates unwittingly started obesity epidemic
Gary Taubes
Special to the Toronto Star
If the members of the American medical establishment were to have a
collective
find-yourself-standing-naked-in-Times-Square-type nightmare, this might be
it.
They spend 30 years ridiculing Robert Atkins, author of the phenomenally
best-selling Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution and Dr. Atkins' New Diet
Revolution,
accusing the Manhattan doctor of quackery and fraud, only to discover that
the
unrepentant Atkins was right all along.
Or maybe it's this: They find that their very own dietary recommendations --
eat
less fat and more carbohydrates -- are the cause of the rampaging epidemic
of
obesity in America. Or, just possibly this: They find out both of the above
are
true....
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