They finally got things Right!

[radioguy]

I am talking about getting the Food Pyramid Right!

The new guidelines recommend adults consume 1.2 to 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. This is a substantial increase compared with the old baseline recommendation of roughly 0.8 grams per kilogram.



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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Trump Administration Puts Real Food First in Dietary Guidelines

The Trump Administration’s updated Dietary Guidelines represent the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in decades. By prioritizing real

www.whitehouse.gov

 

[chopsaw]

Fake news .

 

[voyager 663rd]

That's so you can save money.

Eat more meat=extra fat will lead to atherosclerosis in the arteries = leads to coronary artery disease=shorter hospital stay because the resulting heart attack will kill you sooner and your family will save money on that same hospital stay because you couldn't afford the insurance premiums and had to pay out of pocket.

win-win all round

 

[Abigail4476]

December 2023 - I stopped eating processed sugar completely and lowered my calorie intake. I started dropping weight and my blood pressure improved. I sort of defaulted toward eating more protein and fat and lower carbs, and found that I really didn't have to count calories when doing that.

Ended up dropping over 60 lbs, blood pressure is now perfect (no meds required, bp runs a little low actually), and I've never felt better. Pretty easy to sustain the eating habits, too.

Biggest lie ever, IMO, is that people should be eating lots of grains/carbs, and that fat is bad for you. (Depends on the fat/oil, and whether you eat it in combination with sugar or refined carbs)

 

[Brokenhandle]

That's so you can save money.

Eat more meat=extra fat will lead to atherosclerosis in the arteries = leads to coronary artery disease=shorter hospital stay because the resulting heart attack will kill you sooner and your family will save money on that same hospital stay because you couldn't afford the insurance premiums and had to pay out of pocket.

win-win all round

If that was the case then why are people that are on the keto diet losing weight, dropping their cholesterol levels and are all around feeling better? At least three members on here that I know of are on keto, noboundaries , jcam222 , and indaswamp have had great success at it. Pretty sure none of us are getting out of this life alive, and that's not fake news!

Ryan

 

[mark thompson]

If that was the case then why are people that are on the keto diet losing weight, dropping their cholesterol levels and are all around feeling better? At least three members on here that I know of are on keto, noboundaries , jcam222 , and indaswamp have had great success at it. Pretty sure none of us are getting out of this life alive, and that's not fake news!

Ryan

Keto here also. About 2 years now. Down 70 pounds. Kinda fell off the wagon over the holidays and it is amazing how much worse your body feels with all the carbs. Still have to have french fries once in a while but then right back on the keto.

 

[chef k-dude]

There is a reason a doctor and lawyer's profession is called "a practice".

Some people will dismiss this inverted pyramid just because of what time in our history this has come. Some people will stay latched on to old dietary stuff they believe, fed to them by media over the years and "medical associations"...of which at one point told us eggs and avocados are killing us, saturated fat was killing us, so we HAD to shift to trans-fats...which were killing us until the science proved it, then we were in a real quandary...I mean we couldn't eat animal fats OR trans fats...but they had the solution...seed oils!...but wait...

I never looked to the food pyramid for my diet anyway. It's more a tool for health class in school. A high protien, low carb, natural fats diet works for a lot of people. I dont really even believe the cholesterol hoopla either. I know it exists, I just dont know that saturated fats necessarily cause calcification, and can believe the drugs reduce the number, but do they actually prolong life? Or is it just a number to be reached as indicated by medical associations, most of which get major funding from pharmaceutical companies. The FDA and CDC are not immune to corporate and political pressure either.

I've watched the medical field operate for decades and its probably worse than ever today. I take my doctor's instructions as informed advice. Sometimes they get it right, sometimes they dont know what to do you fix what ails you, so they throw drugs at it. No doubt there are some miracles out there though, especially regarding surgery.

 

[chopsaw]

Eating more protein is good advice for sure . Been doing it my whole life . Just never needed to be told to do it .

 

[Abigail4476]

Eating more protein is good advice for sure . Been doing it my whole life . Just never needed to be told to do it .

It is a little crazy how people depend on government agencies to tell them what's best. Some people depend on their recommendations like they're law and gospel, when they're often severely outdated/behind the science, and completely lacking in common sense. (+ ripe for corruption)