[PA Engineer]

investigators may have picked the wrong culprit. Processed carbohydrates

Paging Dr. Atkins. George McGovern under the Carter administration brought you the food pyramid. By government "consensus" fats were bad and carbs were health. Within the decade Americans began to suffer from Metabolic Syndrome. The primary symptom of MetS is increasing insulin resistance. This is easily seen in the very elevated tryglyceride levels, weight gain and younger onset of Type II diabetes.

The symptoms of MetS are almost always reversed on a very low carbohydrate diet. Findings indicate that tryglyceride levels begin to drop dramatically with 72 hours of the onset of a very low carbohydrate diet. Tryglyceride levels precede even weight loss. Insulin resistance also improves. Processed carbohydrates are being watched now as part of the continuing expansion of government control. All high glycemic carbs are to blame.

Government medicine created the problem and now blames the victims. Government has never been able to fix what it has broken.

[Smokin' Joe]

George McGovern under the Carter administration brought you the food pyramid.

Just another pyramid scheme.

By government "consensus" fats were bad and carbs were health.

I just went by what made ME feel good, have higher energy levels, etc--a high protein (red meat!), relatively low carb diet, whole milk, real butter.

One size does not fit all. Eat what makes you feel good, no two people are the same.