[lafroste]

I stopped all that BS 1.5 years ago, stopped eating lowfat everything, went back to red meat, EGGS, pork, all the stuff I loved...my cholestrol DROPPED a LOT.

I had the same experience. I switched to low carb diet, threw out the margarine and brought on the real butter, red meats, pork and lots of eggs. Cholestrol went from 246 to 153, and I've lost 90 pounds. It really does work.

[Mich Patriot]

Yes, I forgot to mention that I threw out the margarine and went to butter, and I use olive oil a lot too.

I do still think lean meats are important to mix in...can’t be all bacon and sausage. I’d rather die than quit eating steak. :)

[jimfr]

The government gave land to the railrod biulders. Who controlled the transportation of the cattle. They bought up all the grain and controlled the transportation of that. When they bought all the grain, it rotted in the silos. They hired scientists to develope a way to store the grain longer without rotting - bleached white flour. Will the grain not rotting they again had excess food. Ever heard of General Mills, pilbury and such? They went to the government to create a suggested diet that contained grain - the introduction of the USDA food piramide. The government has since made modifications based on what industry is willing to pay for re-election funds.