Are carbs really bad for you?

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Are carbs really bad for you?

Postby maureenho » 25 May 2015, 09:43

5 common health food myths

By Rachel Burge | May 25th 2015

Cutting saturated fat is the key to a healthy heart
Experts have warned us to eat less saturated fat, the type found in meat, butter and cheese, for decades - but new research suggests it's sugar we should really be worried about. Scientists looked at the link between diet and heart health in nearly 80 studies involving more than half a million people. The research, published in the March issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, found that low consumption of saturated fats does not decrease the risk of heart disease.

However, this shouldn't be taken as a green-light to eat more butter, steak and cream. What this study shows is that when saturated fat is replaced with sugar and refined starch in the diet, it has an adverse effect, increasingly low-density lipoproteins (bad cholesterol). It's advisable to swap saturated fats for healthy monounsaturated fats found in the typical Mediterranean diet, like nuts, fish, avocado and olive oil, but it's important to cut sugar too.

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Postby Rosalind » 25 May 2015, 10:28

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Postby wendy » 26 May 2015, 07:33

I dont know what to think, they used to say you need fat to grease your bones.
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Postby wendy » 26 May 2015, 07:41

I bet you had a job typing the title lol
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Postby JaneJ » 26 May 2015, 16:40

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Postby annie » 26 May 2015, 17:22

My policy has always been a bit of what you fancy does you good,, you don't know what to believe
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Re: Are carbs really bad for you?

Postby maureenho » 26 May 2015, 17:24

Your body will soon tell you what's right or wrong.
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Re: Are carbs really bad for you?

Postby JaneJ » 28 May 2015, 09:40

I agree Maureen. This faffing about with our diets can't be good for us. No wonder we end up I tolerant to foods when we stop start with things on dad diets
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Postby Misspears » 28 May 2015, 16:07

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