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The Worst Argument Ever Against Low-Carb
In the 18-month history of "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" blog, never has anything caused more anger and disgust from my readers than this Augusta Free Press article about livin' la vida low-carb. I quite literally received a link to this article from nearly a hundred different people begging me to respond. When I saw it earlier this week, my first reaction was to ignore it and move on. But the more I thought about it and the more people who kept telling me about it, I changed my mind and decided to confront Jefferson's thoughtless column directly. As a registered nurse for the past decade, she has been sharing others her wealth of wisdom about health. I think her patients should demand a refund of their money for her health advice because this woman is clearly delusional about diet and nutrition.In her column entitled "Low-carb diets - some dangerous truths uncovered," Jefferson immediately laid the groundwork for her attack against the low-carb lifestyle by declaring it as "a very unhealthy way to lose weight." She adds that it is "dangerous" for reasons that go far beyond the high-fat content and added calories.
KFC says it will begin using cooking oil free of trans fat in ...
TORONTO (CP) - KFC Canada says it is phasing out the use of trans fats in cooking and virtually all the items on the restaurant chain's menu will be free of the unhealthy fats by the time the conversion is completed early in the new year. "After intensive research, development and testing, we have a Canadian-made trans fat free cooking oil that provides all the same delicious taste as our original recipes," Jeff O'Neill, president and chief operating officer of the Priszm Canadian Income Fund, said in a news release Monday. Research has found trans fats raise levels of bad cholesterol while lowering good cholesterol. Experts say a healthy diet should include as little trans fat as possible. The statement from the company says the trans fat free Canadian-made canola cooking oil is being phased in through the month of November in all KFC Canada restaurants in British Columbia and the Maritime provinces, followed by Quebec and Ontario.
Ornish: Burden Of Proof On Low-Carb Advocates To Show Supporting ...
(This is a continuation of my interview with Dr. Dean Ornish with Part 1 and Part 2 in a four-part series already published this week. Part 3 today highlights the surprising comments Dr. Ornish has about the low-fat and fat-free food industry, the volume of scientific evidence that is coming out in favor of the low-carb lifestyle, what he thinks of "moderation" and a "balanced" diet, and how he thinks people can transform their lives for the better.)JIMMY MOORE: What about all these low-fat and fat-free food products that dominate the food market, but are loaded with tons of excess sugar and refined carbs that you loathe so much? Do you support these products?DEAN ORNISH: People are going out and eating the Snackwell cookies and the fat-free desserts and cakes that may be very low in fat, but very high in sugar--I've never recommended that which is why I've been more explicit in clarifying that.
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