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Old Wed, Dec-23-15, 08:32
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The ACA also has a provision that treatments have to show that they create measurable health improvements. Which gives me hope.

All sorts of cardiac options, like stents and bypasses, don't improve matters, for instance. But everyone just thought they did!

I hope you're right, WereBear, and that the "measurable health improvements" will be associated with the correct root cause. As the government establishes more of a presence in this area, I'd like to get some indication that the quality and practice of preventive medicine linked to sound nutrition is not going to be measured against some mythical and out-of-date dietary guidelines published by the very same government.
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Old Wed, Dec-23-15, 10:40
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I hope you're right, WereBear, and that the "measurable health improvements" will be associated with the correct root cause. As the government establishes more of a presence in this area, I'd like to get some indication that the quality and practice of preventive medicine linked to sound nutrition is not going to be measured against some mythical and out-of-date dietary guidelines published by the very same government.


Previously, one's health care was guided by insurance companies. Given a choice between well meaning government and profit driven corporations, I find the present situation an upgrade.
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Old Thu, Dec-31-15, 06:38
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An update from Nina on the kurfuffle over her BMJ piece, the review of CSPI retraction request, media articles covering the saga, etc. as of Dec 29, 2015. Many links to explore:

http://thebigfatsurprise.com/overvi...11-allegations/

What I can't find is what is going on at USDA, HHS, Academy of Medicine with the now supposed Jan 2016 guidelines, no press releases, blog posts, etc. Who is doing this review of "the science"?

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Old Thu, Dec-31-15, 08:24
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Thanks, Janet. As always, an informative post.

I'm going to add the Tiecholz tome to my stack of books to reread as I restart my LC lifestyle "from scratch" in 2016. I feel healthier already.

Best wishes.
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Old Thu, Dec-31-15, 10:33
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Previously, one's health care was guided by insurance companies. Given a choice between well meaning government and profit driven corporations, I find the present situation an upgrade.


Unfortunately the US government is owned by the corporations, so now it just looks better.
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Old Thu, Jan-07-16, 10:35
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Medpage flash:

New U.S. dietary recommendations have finally dropped. The takeaways: limit added sugar to 10% of daily calories, don't worry about dietary cholesterol, and men and boys need to cut back on meat. (New York Times)

Here they are:

http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/
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Old Thu, Jan-07-16, 12:41
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After reading all you links Janet and the discussion, I am disappointed in the wishy washy result in the link you provided. Sigh. At least this time Congress got involved asking for more evidence. Maybe that is a good sign? To date the committee has never had any oversight -- to my knowledge -- they have just been publishing all the old drivel. I was hoping for a loosening up of the low-fat mantra and instead got more meat and eggs for the human male. Sigh.
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Old Thu, Jan-07-16, 14:03
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Executive Summary:
http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines...utive-summary/?

Washington Post points out the contradictions and euphemisms:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ple-about-food/

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Old Thu, Jan-07-16, 16:21
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There is nothing in the Dietary Guidelines that will make me change the foods that I eat. I have no fear of red meat and saturated fats and I'm not going to start eating vegetable oils.
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Old Fri, Jan-08-16, 06:16
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Executive Summary:
http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines...utive-summary/?

Washington Post points out the contradictions and euphemisms:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ple-about-food/


Thanks for the link to the Washington Post article. I have just tweeted it.

I am so disappointed. I was hoping the committee would read the research literature and base their recommendations on hard evidence. Not to be.
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Old Fri, Jan-08-16, 06:56
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"The minute they start to talk about things to eat less of, they invoke nutrients instead of foods," said Marion Nestle, who is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition & Food Studies at New York University. "I dare someone to explain saturated fat to me, or to tell me where most sugar or salt comes from in their diet."


I'd like to think that she's saying that she's too dimwitted to understand the explanation. But I think what she means to say is that the average American is too silly to know which foods contain sugar, saturated fat, and salt. I think it's a real problem when somebody who would set themselves up as an educator of the public as to what constitutes a healthful diet has such a dim view of the intelligence of the public.

Besides that--the guidelines do provide charts, showing what foods sugar, salt and saturated fat are coming from in the American diet.

The bit about cholesterol is disheartening;


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The Key Recommendation from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines to limit consumption of dietary cholesterol to 300 mg per day is not included in the 2015 edition, but this change does not suggest that dietary cholesterol is no longer important to consider when building healthy eating patterns. As recommended by the IOM,individuals should eat as little dietary cholesterol as possible while consuming a healthy eating pattern.
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Old Fri, Jan-08-16, 07:43
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Nina vs Joan Blake on HuffPost Live Video:



Picture preview courtesy of Dr. Ted Naiman of Burn Fat not Sugar. (lol)
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Old Fri, Jan-08-16, 08:19
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One thing Joan Blake said, about the recommendation for boys and men to reduce protein intake, was that the problem was one of displacement--rather than a criticism of protein foods, she was worried that they would displace whole grains and other crud from the diet. The back door of 'plant-based' diets--if you can't prove that meat and dairy are actually harmful, instead emphasize health benefits of plant foods. Which is easier to do--just compare the effects of fruits, whole grains etc. vs refined plant foods.
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Old Fri, Jan-08-16, 08:46
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Nina vs Joan Blake on HuffPost Live


THIS made my morning, day, and week.
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Old Fri, Jan-08-16, 08:47
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The guidelines were reported in my local paper as front page news this morning. In that cursory overview, I was surprised to find so little reference to "healthy whole grains" or any guidance for reducing starches in the diet.

The writer of this article (Melissa Healy, LA Times) described the so-called Mediterranean diet as one "which emphasizes consumption of copious fruits and vegetables, nuts and legumes drenched in such fat sources as olive, nut, soybean, and sunflower oils." Hmmm. "drenched" isn't the word I'd use. It sounds not just unhealthy but icky!

Is there a discussion in the Guidelines about reducing snacks, "junk food" and other popular sources of salt, sugar, and calories? In any case, I'm glad that cholesterol has been demoted as a life-threatening scare in the food we eat.

[Edit: Now I've read the two links posted by Janet above. I see that we're dealing with weasel-y language, not helpful information, in these "guidelines." I guess "Don't eat crap" doesn't sound official enough. ]

Unfortunately, the only "health" group cited in this article is The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which has filed suit against the USDA, Dept. of Health and Human Services--presumably for promoting a killer diet (especially eggs) in the guidelines. But doesn't the title of that group sound noble??

As always, caveat emptor. Buyer beware.

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