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When it comes to health, probably the most talk¬ed about subject second to all the drugs people are on is the evil of cholesterol and saturated fat in the foods we eat.
It is impossible to go any¬where socially where food is involved without people talking about this subject with condemnation. It all started in the early 1970s, when Americans came to the conclusion that saturated fat found in meat and dairy was the primary nutritional evil of the American diet.
Then in the early 1980s, Robert Atkins published his dietary revolution saying that a high-fat diet was good for getting rid of obesity and helping heart disease. While many people had great success with his program, he was severely persecuted by the government.
So where do we stand to¬day? The American Medical Association along with the American Heart Association as well as the majority of physicians and dietitians still cling to the low-fat theory. Most all heart patients as well as obese people are placed on low-fat diets and polyunsaturated fats that are nothing but chemicals.
Looking at the government pyramid, one can see how messed up we are in our thinking. Even weight loss groups such as Weight Watchers cling to points, which are nothing more than counting calories based on the pyramid with little or no fat and many processed foods.
Besides the medical profession, confusion is added by all the companies that sell pack¬aged foods. Some of the things we read on labels are: 70 per¬cent less saturated fat, 94 per¬cent fat free, no cholesterol, low fat, and heart healthy, ap¬proved by the American Heart Association. It is these labels that confuse the public.
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