Be Less Boring

Let's just end the myth about saturated fats once and for all, shall we?  All that crap the government and the corn/canola/flaxseed/peanut oil lobbies have been spewing for years about how saturated fat is going to kill us all with heart disease is completely and totally WRONG!

The Independent as a nice summary article that quotes from a new scientific study published in the much heralded American Journal of Clinical Nutrition which concludes that Dr. Atkins was definitely on the right track.

That's right, the fat in your juicy steak and the lard that made the doughnuts I remember as a kid so much yummier than anything on the market today is not the enemy.   Quite the opposite, in fact, as the carbohydrates and sugars we've all be substituting for fat in our diets for the past 30 or so years does increase the risks of heart disease  and diabetes.  Oh, but why take my word for it:

The latest witness for the defence is a meta-analysis (a study combining the results of other studies) published in March that found: “There is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD.” It’s very legit, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and big – involving 21 studies and nearly 350,000 patients.

What’s more, the authors point out, replacing saturated fat in the diet with more carbohydrates, especially refined carbs, makes all the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes worse.

Start frying the doughnuts and french fries in lard again and let your kids taste how great food used to be.   Give me an extra slice or two of bacon and bring on the juicy steaks and ribs.   Hold the rolls, please.

I'm not saying you should give up your leafy greens or that apple-a-day that purports to keep the doctor away, but they sure would go good with a side of pork chops, wouldn't they?