Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 On Monday, January 20, 2003, at 06:44 PM, wrote: > Also, if the low-fat high carb thing is wrong, then why aren't people who > eat traditional Asian diets all 300 lbs. porkers? Why isn't there a high > incidence of heart disease and obesity and diabetes in such cultures? > People who eat traditional Asian diets are among the healthiest people on > the planet. They eat mostly veg and generally eat very little meat. When > they adopt the SAD (standard American diet) diet then they get heavy and > experience our Western health problems. Yes, we witnessed this in Japan, where the older folks were all slender and healthy even into their 90s, but the younger folks were into burgers and fries and had obesity problems, early heart disease, and much higher cancer and diabetes rates. > > I have no problems with calorie restriction--restrict calories all you > want. Eat less, excercise more. But eat good balanced nutritious foods that cover everything you need. Limiting your eating to one category of food is simply not going to be good, no matter what category you choose. With advances in technology and ever-increasing government surveillance, the situation has worsened since Orwell's imaginings of the future. —John Whitehead, the Rutherford Institute, November 4, 2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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