Saturated fat does not clog the arteries

There are many people who blindly believe what others say simply because it goes against the accepted norm.

There are also people who believe the accepted norm because it is...the accepted norm.

This blog is all about analysis, about presenting different views, about THINKING before believing.

Please read this Journal article by Malhotra and others. Ask yourself whether these populists have books to sell, lectures to charge for, media exposure to welcome and encourage. Ask yourself also whether what they say is true.

Here is the paper

Also ask yourself what the effect might be on people who believe what they are saying:

a. If their analysis is correct

b. If their analysis is wrong

We are talking about quality of life on the one hand but life and death on the other.

Here is a reaction:

Dr Mary Hannon-Fletcher, Head of School, Health Sciences, Ulster University, said:

“The best dietary and exercise advise I have read in recent years:  Walking 22 min a day and eating REAL food. This is an excellent Public Health message, the modern idea of a healthy diet where we eat low fat and low calorie foods is simply not a healthy option. All of these foods have been so altered they are anything but healthy, the human body is a complex organism and simply changing one thing for example:  eating reduced fat foods, will not have a positive impact on the body’s metabolism as  a whole, we are much too complex for that. It may indeed, have a negative effect on  important hormonal production. So eating real foods, in moderation and exercising daily is the answer to keeping fit and healthy, it’s just too simple a message for the public to take on board.”