Comments on: GOOD FATS, BAD FATS by Rosemary Stanton

By: fitguy

fitguy — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:07:11 +0000

@Peter O’Neill.
low fat diets have a 1% long term success rate. Low carbohydrate diets have a 50% success rate.

ie LOW CARB is 50 TIMES as effective as low fat for long tern weight loss.

The heart uses palmitic acid (saturated fat) as it’s primary fuel source. Any excess carbohydrate we eat is converted to saturated fats and stored.

NO human clinical trial has ever shown saturated fat or cholesterol to cause heart disease.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:03:16 +0000

A bit harsh, I certainly agree with her weight loss strategies, she mostly recommends a diet high in fruit and veg, so I think many of the commentators here should switch to decaf and post some evidence isntead of unsubstantiated criticism.

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Doctrine phd | Kimberlymooreconsulting — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:25:48 +0000

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By: Peter O'Neill

Peter O'Neill — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:12:11 +0000

Well, I am one of those people trying to lose weight. I lost a fair bit about 10 yrs. ago and that was through following a controlled food intake from Rosemary Stanton, which basically cut out most saturated fats, increased fibre intake and reduced salt and sugar. And , obviously exercise. So I don’t know why you are beating up on Rosemary Stanton. It worked for me and I would imagine, a lot of other people. But, hey, we are all different and I guess it affects different people in different ways. All I can say is we must be better off health wise with less saturated fat in our systems. I put weight back on, but that was my fault. I am now losing it again and it is through advice from people like Rosenary Stanton.

Peter.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:55:36 +0000

One more thing Dr Bianca, dust off your biochemistry books that should be good reading for you.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:50:33 +0000

“We are not cows, so why do we drink milk?
Why don’t you ask Stanton as she recommends milk but the low-fat variety.

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:46:03 +0000

Dr Bianca, Its you that is ignorant. Actually read studies yourself rather than relying on the pharmaceutical companies for your information or out-dated studies. The science is clear that saturated fat not implicated in heart disease. Stanton is not willing to look at the evidence.
You as a primary health care practitioner can do your part by putting your patients on a whole-foods diet that includes meat, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds, fruit and veg and watch their health improve.
I agree that the current nutritional ideals of a low-fat, cholesterol-free, high-carbohydrate diet are not working.

By: dr. bianca

dr. bianca — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:25:23 +0000

as a primary health care practitioner i am getting sick and tired of every second person walking in to my office being obese. not overweight - obese. WHY is this????

its people like this Sally falloon which are advocating this lifestyle. who are you anyways?? oh yes, an advocate for the dairy industry - dont get me started…

unfortunately the science is clear. Meat, especially processed meat causes cancer, and heart disease. As does obesity and alcohol.

here is a well respected nutritionist doing her part to cut the fat and here you are with this negative rhetoric. if you are questioning the science go to pub med and medline and look at the literature yourselves.

we are not cows, so why do we drink milk? why do we have the highest rates of osteoporosis in the western world and the lowest in eastern cultures that are dairy free..

this is the first generation of children that will die younger than their parents. clearly, the current nutritional ideals are not working…

start opening your minds and changing your lifestyles - its actually NOT that difficult.

By: Jocelyn Parry

Jocelyn Parry — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:46:28 +0000

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By: Henry

Henry — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:31:23 +0000

I love reading the ramblings of poorly educated people, they provide much humour. Sally Fallon, I take my hat off to the wordsmithery of the paragraph below, what are you even talking about?

“Wagging the pointed finger of food Puritanism, Stanton promotes the lie that our ancestors consumed a “virtuous” diet low in fat, especially saturated fat. Yet she then contradicts herself when she warns that “home style home-cooked foods” are not a good idea, because they contain a lot of fat.”

1. It’s acknowledged by all & sundry (in academia, not moronic websites like this) that hunter gatherers (our ancestors) sort high calorie food at every turn. However, due to the difficulty (= energy + resources utilised) in finding food high in sugar & saturated fat (i.e. berries + mammals), we still had a diet with a controlled (controlled by nature, not our willpower) calorie uptake. Hence, we love sugar & fat in today’s world, but need willpower to stop us from all being fatties.
2. We didn’t evolve in the kitchen, you narrow minded buffoon. We evolved on the African savanna.

I’m not sure what a website such as this is trying to achieve, but the result has been to create obtuse arguments with the apparent intent to confuse those with even less inclination/ability to read & digest scientific literature than the authors. If you disagree & don’t understand my arguments, please refrain from a response. If you do understand (and still disagree), please reply…my amusement therefor being guaranteed.