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. “They’re” saying now that red meat, cheese, butter, etc., are good for us.

I assure you, not the case

I’m sure this means in moderation, like everything.

Lots of articles. Google “red meat cheese butter good for you”.

In any case, Clinton looks like he could use something of substance, unless he’s suffering from cancer or AIDS. If it’s his diet that’s causing this, he needs to add something.

Sorry but you are wrong. It is very difficult to have adequate nutrition on a plant based diet. There are essential fats and oils as well.

The dietary advice which has been given for the last 30 years is flawed and is responsible for the epidemic levels of cardiovascular disease, diabetes & obesity. Too many researchers and physicians have been invested in the current recommendations and they are not able to set their egos aside. The current recommendations were based on poor research and in many cases no research at all.

POTATOES and cereals increase the risk of heart disease while high fat dairy products cut the risk, according to a new study which rejects accepted wisdom on a healthy diet.

By Lucy Johnston Sun, Oct 16, 2016 | UPDATED: 11:51, Sun, Oct 16, 2016

The research, which looked at dietary habits in 42 European countries over 16 years, conflicts with current government nutrition guidance and has led to calls for new advice to be issued.

The work, published in the journal of Food and Nutrition Research, examined food consumption, heart disease and cholesterol levels in the most up-to-date international statistics and raised questions about the reliability of traditional data, much of which was carried out decades ago.

Dr Pavel Grasgruber, a sports scientist and lead author of the study, from Masaryk University in the Czech Republic, called for current dietary advice to be overturned.

He said: “Current heart disease risk is based on flawed data. This study flies in the face of accepted wisdom on diet. It is quite clear consumption of dairy products and meat is not linked with heart disease risk, as was traditionally believed.“The biggest problem are cereals, wheat and potatoes, which increase the risk of heart disease.

"I can responsibly recommend people change their diets and to lower their carbohydrate load.”

Dr Grasgruber said red meat appeared to have no direct effect on heart disease risk.

However, high fat dairy products such as cheese seem to have a protective effect, which is also supported by recent evidence.

He recommended high consumption of citrus fruit, walnuts, olives, fish, vegetables and dairy for low heart disease risk and longevity. Current UK dietary guidelines introduced in 1983 advised people to eat more carbohydrates including pasta, potatoes and cereals and less fat, particularly saturated fat. However, in recent years some experts have challenged this notion linking the epidemic of type 2 diabetes and obesity to a diet rich in carbohydrates.

Leading cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra said: “This modern day study supports the growing view that the real dietary factors driving heart disease are the consumption of excess carbohydrate in the form of rice, wheat and potato.” Dr Malcolm Kendrick, who has studied heart health and is the author of The Great Cholesterol Con, said: “The rate of heart disease goes down with a high cholesterol diet which suggests any link between fat, cholesterol and heart disease can now be refuted.”

I do not know about that. My mom and her cousin ate all of that. My mom died 3 months short of her 103rd birthday and her cousin died at age 109. I was into genealogy and discovered that most of my direct ancestors died in their late 90’s and this was from the 1800’s. I was absolutely amazed. Of course, their lifestyle was very different than ours. Both remembered when the Titanic sank. My mom said she went to church with her dad to pray for survivors. Both went from horse and buggy/wagon to man on the moon. They lived a very interesting life.

but fat is essential for metabolism....