Public Health England: Advice to eat more fat 'irresponsible'

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grovesy said:
dodgy research
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Really? Ancel Keys 7 Countries study is hardly the paradigm of quality research; hand picking populations which supported his hypothesis.
 
grovesy said:
Public health have also been tweeting all day saying it is on dodgy research.
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I find it strange that something like the Newcastle Diet, based on 11 participants and as yet no long term follow up (with 4 of the 11 failing to go the initial distance) can be hailed as a 'cure', gaining support from organisations as a breakthrough - yet something like this can be dismissed as 'dodgy' and contrary to all the available evidence. 🙄 The same went for gastric band ops - they were hailed as a cure, yet in many cases, even after the op, patients have subsequently failed to manage their levels well. The strategy needs to fit the individual. I find it hard to accept that the main reason why we have an obesity crisis is because most people actively ignored the guidelines...
 
Martin Canty said:
Really? Ancel Keys 7 Countries study is hardly the paradigm of quality research; hand picking populations which supported his hypothesis.
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Yes, it's a bit like when I asked a GP to explain why I should take statins, and he mumbled on about some Northern Chinese tribe with low cholesterol and no cardiovascular disease 🙄 Picking irrelevant research doesn't prove your point very well 🙄
 
I found this astonishing too. I was recently told I was a high risk if I did not change my diet and lifestyle. I am not overweight. When I checked my carb loads and took advice from here I realised what I thought was a healthy diet was not. Too much fruit, particularly at night, was a starter, not to mention pinching dried fruit before I went to bed!!. I thought I read yesterday that they were saying we should have a quarter of our calorie intake as "carbs." For me that would be about 400 calories. I reckon I eat about 1600 cals a day. Cannot eat 2000 as have sedentary job. My previous carb load was about 250 to 300. I have reduced this now to about 70 to 120 ish. If I had carried on with a carb load of 400 cals a day I dread to think what I would be like!!! Cannot have another HBA1c until July so not sure what effect it has had but would not wish to increase the carb load to what they are suggesting. Must at some stage get a machine.
 
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