@variablepulserate The good news is that, in the US at least, we are starting to see some softening of the guidelines.
Cholesterol, for instance, is no longer considered a nutrient of concern for overconsumption because there is “no appreciable relationships between consumption of dietary cholesterol and serum cholesterol.
// @matigo
@matigo reading "Lore of Nutrition" will give you an idea just how far the establishment is going to try and suppress information about low carb high fat, for which we are starting to see some proper randomized clinical trial data on.
And yeah, the scientific basis for low fat diets? Not based on randomized clinical trials, but cherry-picked data.
@matigo considering they basically banned a Tasmanian doctor (Gary Fetters) from advising his patients to reduce their sugar consumption, I'd say…yes.
Netflix urged to pull Pete Evans documentary [amp.smh.com.au]
Meanwhile, they're mum on the more dangerous documentary "What The Health."
What's Up With Intermittent Fasting, and Should We Be Doing It? [bonappetit.com]
It definitely can't hurt.
“The medical profession has never encouraged people with lactose intolerance to ingest milk; those with gluten or peanut intolerance to ingest wheat or peanuts; or those with alcoholism to keep drinking alcohol. Yet somehow this common-sense rule seemingly does not apply to the treatment of diabetes.” — Tim Noakes
