3 of 5 Diet wars - Low fat vs low carb

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Enter Dr. Atkins and the low-carb diet craze currently sweeping the nation. Whereas low-fat diets like Pritikin and Ornish warned followers against eating high-fat foods like steak and eggs, Atkins followers avoided the carbohydrates that are the mainstay of a low-fat lifestyle.

Not surprisingly, low-carb diets have come under attack by everyone from low-fat diet proponents to scientists and the media. In "Diet Wars," Talbot speaks with science journalist Gary Taubes, who wrote a controversial article for The New York Times Magazine that questioned whether the food pyramid was wrong and limiting carbohydrates was the way to go.

"I got crucified in a variety of publications," Taubes tells FRONTLINE. "A Washington Post reporter went after me, the Center for Science in the Public Interest went after me because suddenly I turned around and said, 'Maybe low-fat diets don't work and maybe low-carbohydrate diets are the answer.'"

Taubes admits to being surprised by the ferocity with which his article was attacked. "People are more polarized on this than they are in politics," he says. "I'm stunned."

What most nutritionists and industry experts do agree on is the fact that America is facing an obesity problem of epidemic proportions.

"This is the public health issue of our generation," says Dr. James Hill, director of the University of Colorado's Center for Human Nutrition. "[When] you see 65 percent of Americans are overweight or obese, what amazes me is that anyone maintains a healthy weight in this environment."

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[SexyJane28]

Saturated fat does NOT cause coronary artery disease and NEVER did.

LOOK UP DR. STEPHAN GUYENET , PEOPLE. He like Anthony Colpo dicusses this in detail.

The false idea that saturate dfat causs CAD has NEVER been shown in the randomized double blinded clinical trials. This IS a FACT.

[misslilygish]

Keys lied. He studied 22 countries and through out every one that proved his ideas were wrong. The real cause of heart problems is carbs, not fat. We need saturated fat to feul our brains, prevent brittle bones, and help raise good colesteral.

[Getalis]

@jaket2k8 ROFL!!! You're actually bringing that discredited Taubes hack into this?!? ROFLMAO!!!

[flootisboy65]

@Mattypphillip Because fat is your fuel source on low carb, low fat and low carb together aren't a good combo

[flootisboy65]

@jonathanhankin Yeah observational studies which don't mean shit

[Getalis]

@SexyJane28 Wow! 18 whole interventions, huh? I guess that overrides the hundreds (if not thousands) of controlled, peer-reviewed studies that all conclude the very opposite. Anthony Gulpo fails, yet again!

[flootisboy65]

@auggiedoggy Yes you get your calories low enough you can always lose weight but losing weight by eating potatoes doesn't mean he's avoiding problems in the long run while the weight may be dropping his blood sugar is rising potatoes are nothing but chain after chain of glucose molecules. No matter how thin he gets keep eating potatoes like that and he is heading towards type 2 diabetes. His potato diet is nothing but anecdotal evidence and can't be trusted when peoples health is at stake.

[jonathanhankin]

@SexyJane28 Saying that there hasn't been enough studies on saturated fat so the paleo diet must be correct. Is like saying there haven't been enough studies on the effects of saturated fats so its ok to eat the phone book. Its crazy to think that there's one size fits all diet for a culture and species as complicated as ours. So stop catering to these extreme diet fads. Believe me their worse for America (the World) than carbohydrates.

[jonathanhankin]

@SexyJane28 There have been many studies linking mass quantities saturated fat to heart failure. There is little evidence for positive health benefits of saturated fat. If you are a paleo person may I remind you that saying this is not a fad diet is absurd. There is little actual scientific evidence supporting this diet and most of it is based off of false yet popular pseudoscience. If you want to talk about real evidence you should not be pushing such an understudied diet. Its wrong.

[Mattypphillip]

What about lean meats like chicken and fish? It's funny when people always turn to the steak when they try to bad mouth a low carb diet. And Eggs - just take the damn yoke out.

[deadeyedick1933]

Potatoes are not "refined", and the purpose of your pancreas is to take this terrifying "pure glucose" and move it to your cells, which run primarily on glucose. A blood sugar spike is a normal part of digestion. Atkins starves your cells of glucose, and forces them to pull ketone bodies from your fat reserves. It's not a diet you can keep up forever, and you're going to wreck your arteries, liver and kidneys.