Via: Epoch Times
By Dr. John BriffaIn the world of nutrition, not everyone shares the same opinion. Perhaps the most stark and common example of this concerns the relative amounts of carbohydrate and fat we should have in our diets.
The conventional view is that the diet should be low in fat and high in carbs. Fat, we are told, makes us fat, so eating less of it is the sure-fire way to keep lean and healthy. On the other hand, some argue that it’s not too much fat that makes us fat, but too much carbohydrate. Such individuals will advocate a low-carb diet, which may (but may not) end up being quite rich in fat.
In this column I have referred to studies that show that low-carb diets outshine low-fat ones in the weight-loss stakes. I’m not aware of one single study that found a low-fat diet to be superior in this respect.
Those that cling to the idea that low-fat is the way to go will very often resort to claiming that low-carb diets are unhealthy, often on the basis that their sometimes high-fat content will put people at risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke. I have to say I’m unmoved by this argument for two main reasons.
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