RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts
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Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendations
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health and human services secretary, is planning to issue guidance encouraging Americans to eat more saturated fats, contradicting decades of dietary recommendations and alarming experts.
“My response and sort of counsel to myself was to stay calm, and let’s see what happens, because there was no indication given as to how, why, when this potential shift would occur,” said Cheryl Anderson, an American Heart Association board member and professor at the University of California, San Diego’s school of public health and human longevity science.
“The recommendation around saturated fat has been one of the most consistent recommendations since the first edition of the dietary guidelines.”
While Ronald Krauss, a professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of California, San Francisco who has researched saturated fats extensively, found that saturated fats may be less harmful than previously thought, he believes if “[Kennedy] is actually going to go out and say, we should be eating more saturated fat, I think that’s really the wrong message”.
RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts
Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendations
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendations
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health and human services secretary, is planning to issue guidance encouraging Americans to eat more saturated fats, contradicting decades of dietary recommendations and alarming experts.
“My response and sort of counsel to myself was to stay calm, and let’s see what happens, because there was no indication given as to how, why, when this potential shift would occur,” said Cheryl Anderson, an American Heart Association board member and professor at the University of California, San Diego’s school of public health and human longevity science.
“The recommendation around saturated fat has been one of the most consistent recommendations since the first edition of the dietary guidelines.”
While Ronald Krauss, a professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of California, San Francisco who has researched saturated fats extensively, found that saturated fats may be less harmful than previously thought, he believes if “[Kennedy] is actually going to go out and say, we should be eating more saturated fat, I think that’s really the wrong message”.
RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts
Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendations
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Alarming health experts who don't keep up with the literature. https://hackertalks.com/post/17259951
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Alarming health experts who don't keep up with the literature. https://hackertalks.com/post/17259951
One journal entry, on JACC that I could find. There are many journal entries still showing risk. I think there is more studies needed before saturated fats are considered "ok". Also with the current administration i wouldn't trust what is published in the us
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One journal entry, on JACC that I could find. There are many journal entries still showing risk. I think there is more studies needed before saturated fats are considered "ok". Also with the current administration i wouldn't trust what is published in the us
The key term is "alarming" , so if a expert in the field who keeps up with the literature would not be alarmed when faced with something they have come across already in the literature.
If you read the position statement they do a great summary of why the case against saturated fat has been a big nothing burger and it was replaced by things harmful to health.
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The key term is "alarming" , so if a expert in the field who keeps up with the literature would not be alarmed when faced with something they have come across already in the literature.
If you read the position statement they do a great summary of why the case against saturated fat has been a big nothing burger and it was replaced by things harmful to health.
They would be justifiably alarmed if there needs to be more research done on a topic, and brain worm Mcgee started preaching things as gospel
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They would be justifiably alarmed if there needs to be more research done on a topic, and brain worm Mcgee started preaching things as gospel
[Paper] Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-Based Recommendations: JACC State-of-the-Art Review - 2020 - Hacker Talks
The recommendation to limit dietary saturated fatty acid (SFA) intake has persisted despite mounting evidence to the contrary. Most recent meta-analyses of randomized trials and observational studies found no beneficial effects of reducing SFA intake on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and total mortality, and instead found protective effects against stroke. Although SFAs increase low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, in most individuals, this is not due to increasing levels of small, dense LDL particles, but rather larger LDL particles, which are much less strongly related to CVD risk. It is also apparent that the health effects of foods cannot be predicted by their content in any nutrient group without considering the overall macronutrient distribution. Whole-fat dairy, unprocessed meat, and dark chocolate are SFA-rich foods with a complex matrix that are not associated with increased risk of CVD. The totality of available evidence does not support further limiting the intake of such foods. From - The Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) Full Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.077 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.077]
(hackertalks.com)
Have you read the journal article? would you like to discuss it?
Or is the issue that it's only one reference I supplied?
Or if you prefer a more approachable summary: https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/saturated-fat#evidence-to-date
What should alarm everyone is that saturated fat was vilified and replacement with a manufactured fat source and carbohydrates (a new human eating pattern) without sufficient evidence. Going back the the 1900s diet, a eating pattern established before our modern plagues of diabetes, obesity, cancer shouldn't really be considered crazy.
