Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on dietary fats

Re:Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on ... by projectorlochsa on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @04:55PM (#14607876)

An average US citizen eats about 3500kcal daily. Half of those calories are from fatty animal foods, half are from refined sugar.

Why is everyone demonizing fatty foods, or sugar, when that 3500 number is screaming at us from afar?!

US citizens eat way to much and move way too little. The side effect is diabetes T2, heart attacks and all sorts of issues.

US citizens also do not know how to eat, their capitalism has failed them, the whole food business is subsidized insanely. So they are "forced" to buy highly caloric foods that kills them (because that food is cheap), and foods with high nutrient to calories ratio are too expensive. Sodie pops and milk cheaper than water, meat cheaper than vegetables, insane.

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Re:Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on ... by astrange on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @08:13PM (#14609143)

You can't be forced to eat too much just because food is too cheap. Get some smaller plates.

(Milk is cheaper than water?)

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Re:Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on ... by nategri on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @08:53PM (#14609328)

A lot of this cheap stuff is high-margin "weaponized food" that's had thousands of man-hours thrown at it to make it addictive. Capitalism is optimizing for the wrong parameter, just like it does in just about every other situation related to human health.

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Re:Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on ... by pkaye on Thursday June 22, 2017 @02:35AM (#14610476)

These "weaponized food" exist and there is no turning back because people like them. McDonalds sells apple slices and french fries but I bet a vast majority of people choose french fries. But if people took things is moderation it would be much better. Maybe take a small serving of french fries and a glass of water with your burger.

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Re:Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on ... by AstralStorm on Thursday June 22, 2017 @03:38AM (#14610723)

And the funny thing is, their apple slice are likely even less healthy than the fries.

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Re:Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on ... by botexpert on Thursday June 22, 2017 @04:35AM (#14610886)

Yes, because foods can easily be ranked by their scientifically measured healthiness.

The only fruit I eat is strawberries because they are the healthiest.

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Re:Gary Taubes responds to the AHA presidential advisory on ... by Danihan on Thursday June 22, 2017 @12:26PM (#14613355)

Ur so dumb geez, you obviously should eat only kale.

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