[ClearCase_guy]

I think almost all of the standard wisdom about food is incorrect.

For one thing — vegetable oil? They say it’s good. It isn’t.
Lard? They say it’s bad. It isn’t.

High fat, high protein, low carb. A lot of people have figured out that this is a sold approach to nutrition. But if you ask your doctor, they are likely to disagree. Because they have been told, for decades, to push a false narrative.

[DuncanWaring]

Don't you actually mean "high-fat, medium-protein...?

[surrey]

I ate latkes all the time as a kid and made them for my husband after we were married. He thinks it’s one of the ultimate comfort foods. My Mom was a terrific cook and when I was a young child we lived in Brooklyn surrounded by many ethnic groups. One of my favorite snacks was schmaltz(rendered chicken fat) spread on a piece of bread or a chopped chicken liver sandwich. When we moved to Long island she then became a great Italian cook. My cholesterol is just fine and she just died at 100!

[SamAdams76]

I think almost all of the standard wisdom about food is incorrect.

I agree. Growing up in the 1970s, the health nazis frightened my mother so much that she stopped buying eggs, replacing them with those "egg beaters" which is basically just a bunch of chemicals. Then she substituted healthy butter for sticks of chemicals saturated in trans-fats (margarine). Likewise, bacon and red meats disappeared from our refrigerator to be replaced with salt-laden processed turkey and chicken meats because they were "better" for you according to the experts. I can go on and on. Diet soda like Tab was considered a godsend and my mother drank it by the gallon.

My father had a major heart attack when he was still in his 40s. Fortunately I escaped and spent most of my adult life indulging in real butter and all the eggs and steak I want. My cholesterol is still under 200 and I have no trace of heart disease (I'm in my mid 50s).

[Mr Ramsbotham]

But if you ask your doctor, they are likely to disagree. Because they have been told, for decades, to push a false narrative.

Most doctors follow the prevailing paradigm. There's just no percentage in going outside the bounds, whether their patients live or die. And to further complicate the matter, no one becomes a doctor by bucking the system.

[logi_cal869]

Gluten-free, low-carb & Rapeseed Oil will all eventually be branded the true killers.