A big fat surprise for dietary dogma

The Globe and Mail [Canada] ^ | March 14, 2015 | Margaret Wente

[QT3.14]

[SNIP....Poor Dad. He gave up all his favourite foods for nothing. It turns out that for most people, the cholesterol in the food you eat has little or no connection to the cholesterol in your blood, or to heart disease either. “There’s never been a single study that showed higher egg consumption is related to higher risk of heart disease,” Walter Willett, a nutrition scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health, told New York Magazine recently.

Last month, in an epic climbdown, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advice Committee, whose guidelines influence millions of people, finally dropped its recommendation to restrict cholesterol. “Cholesterol is not a nutrient of concern for overconsumption,” it said. So go ahead – eat all the eggs you want.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

pfl

[hal ogen]

I hope the same is true for good bourbon and scotch...I’m assuming in advance.

[BitWielder1]

"Would you like another egg, dear?"
"I dunno hon, what are the latest government recommendations? You know how they change from day to day."

[Doomonyou]

Can’t eggs without bacon!

[RatRipper]

I call BS . . . it was settled science . . . /sarc

[Mr. Lucky]

I thought the science was settled.

[berdie]

later

[3boysdad]

And this just in... anyone who ate a carrot today will die!

[molson209]

I always hated it when the Bulimic would show up on TV with a book and tell us what to Eat , LOL

[goodwithagun]

Thanks to low carb diets, we already know this. Big Gov and her food pyramid are crocks.

[molson209]

Eating too many Carrots will lead to liver damage, hair loss, blurred vision and headaches. They did a Study ,LOL

[QT3.14]

Live it up!!

[central_va]

You can pry my lard from my cold dead fingers.

[donna]

So, “they” destroyed the egg business, ran in and purchased the assets, and now eggs are good again.

“They” are rich.

[nascarnation]

When I switched from potato chips to raw carrots in my daily work lunches, I definitely became more orange skin toned.

[HerrBlucher]

[central_va]

I stopped eating scrapple. Ok it’s back on the menu.

[reed13k]

I’ve put on about 30 pounds in the last 15 years and I owe it to promotions (desk time), Scotch, and Sake. I’ve gotta get back below 160 or I’ll be in trouble...genetic history tells me that at least.

[NEMDF]

OH NO

I ate a whole bag of little carrots with my lunch. I am doomed for sure!