The study that Ian Johnson cites in his comment piece
on dietary fats reported an association between the intake of saturated fat and heart disease and cancer (16 July, p 18).
The study that Ian Johnson cites in his comment piece
on dietary fats reported an association between the intake of...
Not exact matches
You can watch actual film footage of the hearings
on the McGovern
Report which determined USDA
dietary guidelines towards saturated
fats, which still exists today, in this short video:
Using archival documents, a new
report published online by JAMA Internal Medicine examines the sugar industry's role in coronary heart disease research and suggests the industry sponsored research to influence the scientific debate to cast doubt
on the hazards of sugar and to promote
dietary fat as the culprit in heart disease.
A new
report by the
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, an independent group of 14 experts advising Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) which convenes every five years, says that we should ease up
on sugar and saturated
fats, but we don't need to worry so much about cholesterol anymore.
The Committee reversed a long - standing prohibition
on dietary cholesterol, no longer placing any limits
on the amount of cholesterol in the diet; however, elsewhere in the
Report the Committee warns against consumption of cholesterol - rich foods like whole eggs, meat and organ meats and full -
fat dairy foods..
27 Studies cited by the 2010 DGAC
Report demonstrate varied metabolic responses to lowered
dietary saturated
fat, with certain subpopulations exhibiting adverse rather than improved health outcomes.3 Two recent comprehensive meta - analyses indicate that saturated
fat is not linked to heart disease.28, 29 In fact, in a definitive review of forty - eight clinical trials, with over sixty - five thousand participants, the reduction or modification of
dietary fat had no effect
on mortality, cardiovascular mortality, heart attacks, stroke, cancer, or diabetes.30 Yet, avoiding saturated
fat remains a cornerstone of national
dietary guidance.
High carbohydrate consumption may be harmful, research suggests Reuters (8/29, Seaman)
reports that research suggests «global
dietary guidelines should possibly be changed to allow people to consume somewhat more
fats, to cut back
on carbohydrates and in some cases to slightly scale back
on fruits and vegetables.»
But this proclaimed «new science» has been here all along, before Ancel Keys
report and the subsequent McGovern led Senate Committee, the Select Committee
on Nutrition and Human Needs final 1977
report that contained a few valid
dietary points, but vilified saturated
fats and salt.