| I've read this kind of thing before, and what I tell people is that you have to be careful. "Meat" is generally not healthy, particularly because of the way it is cooked (I'm assuming it is fresh, which is often not the case). Also, I still hear people say "saturated fat," and then mention lard as a "saturated fat," though it is only about 40% saturated fatty acids. This makes no sense on a basic common sense level, but then when you see the evidence, some of which goes back decades (such as Houssay's work), that shows how much of a difference there can be between lard and coconut oil, you have to ask why this information is not in every nutrition textbook. My sense is most of the people who give nutritional advice and write textbooks are very selective in how they review the relevant studies, ignoring or misinterpreting anything that does not fit into their preconceived notions. And don't forget about how much money is made from cholesterol-lowering drugs these days. There are powerful interests at work, for example, on the US evening news programs on the major networks, there are almost always commercials for cholesterol-lowering drugs. Yet despite the fact that a spokesman for the AHA (Dr. Richard Stein) said over a year ago that only oxidized cholesterol is dangerous, there has never been a story on any major TV news program about this, as far as I know. |
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