Comments on: AHA’s Boorish ‘Bad Fats Brothers’ Brainwashing

By: Pot Kettle Black

Pot Kettle Black — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:09:00 +0000

Ahavah bat Sarah: Shalom.

When all the traditions can agree on what God had to say on diet, perhaps I will be convinced. But one suggests no shellfish, and no milk and blood together. Another suggests it's all good. A third suggests nothing sentient. The "user's manual" doesn't translate well and is apparently open to a lot of interpretation (based on the wide range of divinely inspired diets available at your local bookstore).

There are lots of great things to eat that can fit into a healthy nutrient dense diet that are forbidden on your chosen version of God's plan.

By: Ahavah bat Sarah

Ahavah bat Sarah — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:06:00 +0000

You know, if you just do it God’s way – eat all the beef, lamb, goat, buffalo, deer, etc. you want, but don’t eat cheese at the same meal with the red meat. If you do it this way, you will never, ever eat too much sat fat or cholesterol. God’s a pretty smart – why not try following the user’s manual for your body and your life? It might not seem like it’s helping from the human perspective, but it couldn’t hurt.

By: Pot Kettle Black

Pot Kettle Black — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:24:00 +0000

Science4U: It's the AHA not the ADA. The AHA is private industry, not public servants (or as you might say Useless Bloody Bureaucrats). The same thing with the ADA, as a matter of fact.

Perpetual: TAP is a good book, but the T is 2g/kg of protein and then 50/50 carb and fat to fill your calories for the day. It is lower carb, but not low (for me, on TAP, I get 195g protein, and somewhere under 195g carbs per day to lose... not low by anyone but the USDA's definition). I have hope for Dr. Volek & Adam Campbell's new book due out soonish.

At some point, far in the future, we might see some kind of Nuremberg trial for Dr. Ornish, the AHA, the ADA and everyone else who flogged the lipid hypothesis when it was clearly not working. That'd be something.

By: renegadediabetic

renegadediabetic — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:55:00 +0000

And to compound the hypocracy, the AHA puts its “Heart Healthy” stamp of approval on products that contain trans fat. Their “No Fad Diet” book includes foods with trans fat.

Plus, sugar seems to be of no concern. There are plenty of sugary cereals and snacks (some with HFCS no doubt) with the AHA “Heart Healthy” stamp of approval. Since sugar raises triglycerieds and lowers HDL, how can they call all that “Heart Healthy?”

The AHA, just like the ADA, has very little credibility with me. They are more about promoting the interests of their “sponsors” than about improving health.

By: Perpetual Knowledge

Perpetual Knowledge — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:51:00 +0000

Hi – Dr. Volek was also involved in a very good book called The Testosterone Advantage Plan. If you haven’t read it, it’s a very good read. Basically describing why the traditional diet rules don’t apply very well to men in particular.

By: Science4u1959

Science4u1959 — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:14:00 +0000

The health- and dietary advice of the ADA is as rancid and detrimental to health as the polyunsaturated fats they so heavily promote.

Useless bloody bureaucrats, that's all they are. I have no respect whatsoever for these pathological liars. The fact that they consistently and systematically ignore hard, undeniable scientific facts and studies is bad and sad enough, but that they keep up these outright LIES at the expense of the health of the unsuspecting populace is the ultimate travesty.

I wish I was outrageously rich... I would sue them for their last penny, until they choke on their bloody soynuts!