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Don J. Brix wrote:Jeff, For the past several months, I've been reading lots about low-fat, plant-based nutrition (i.e., McDougall, Campbell, N. Barnard, etc.) Recently, I heard of the Weston Price group and their position. I decided to look into it and came across a critique of vegitarianism by Stephen Byrnes. It's remarkable in the extent to which he seems to diametrically oppose , not just McDougall/Campbell recomendations, but lots of the expert opinion that's been around for many years now. Here's an example, "it is usually claimed that a diet rich in plant foods like whole grains and legumes will reduce one's risks for cancer, but research going back to the last century demonstrates that carbohydrate-based diets are the prime dietary instigators of cancer, not diets based on minimally processed animal foods." Another, "...it is commonly believed that saturated fats and dietary cholesterol "clog arteries" and cause heart disease, such ideas have been show to be false by such scientists as LInus Pauling, Russell Smith, George Mann..." etc., etc.
Do you know anything about this guy? Does he have any credibility?
Incidentally, I've been enjoying your posts and, one other thing, what are the NAV's? Don
You are unaware of biochemistry and are only repeating what MDs = Dieticians are mindlessly repeating.
2 related problems based on the low fat babble.
1. ADHD - brains are made of mostly fat. "Officials" have told parents to decrease saturated fat starting at about 2 years old.
Why is this such a common problem now and not when I was a child in the 1950's and early 1960's ?
boardn10 wrote:I'd LOVE to know where they get their funding!
I tried to educate a few people and I got this response:You are unaware of biochemistry and are only repeating what MDs = Dieticians are mindlessly repeating.
2 related problems based on the low fat babble.
1. ADHD - brains are made of mostly fat. "Officials" have told parents to decrease saturated fat starting at about 2 years old.
Why is this such a common problem now and not when I was a child in the 1950's and early 1960's ?
f1jim wrote:The last available data I could find was a study in 1996 which found no link between HIV and stroke. It did say further studies might help. It seems as though there is little or no link.
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