The low-fat dietary movement is one of the least healthy blunders we've made.
With obesity rates on the rise, the relationship between dairy and weight management has come under scrutiny. The high fat content in cheese, cream and other dairy products have prompted some nutritionists to link dairy to weight gain. However, some recent studies have indicated otherwise...She said that the study’s results showed an inverse association between consumption of full fat milk and BMI in the study cohort, with no similar association being seen for the intake of medium or low fat milk..."This is an interesting observation, but we don't know why it is so. It may be the case that children who drink full-fat milk tend also to eat other things that affect their weight. Another possible explanation is that children who do not drink full-fat milk drink more soft drinks instead," said Eriksson.
http://www.dairyrepo...o-low-BMI-study
Every cell in our body requires fat, as well as 1000's of bio-chemical processes within our body, such as the entire endocrine system. Limiting (healthy) fat intake is a big mistake. Not too mention, when fat is limited, the replacement is almost always carbs. And when you intake more carbs, you face accelerated aging...
If worms are any indication, all the sugar in your diet could spell much more than obesity and type 2 diabetes. Researchers reporting in the November issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, say it might also be taking years off your life.
http://www.medicalne...cles/169764.php
Quite simply, the more carbs you eat, the more glucose in your body, and glucose is extremely pro-aging for numerous reasons.
My brother has been a vegetarian for 15 plus years. I saw him on a disc golf course a few days ago and the person I was with commented, "What's wrong with Steve, he looks like warmed over death?" My brother is six years younger than me but everyone thinks he looks 10 years older than me. My answer is simple, "He's a vegetarian." In the above study, the researcher was so alarmed by the results, she switched to a low-carb diet:
Although the findings are in worms, Cynthia Kenyon of the University of California, San Francisco, says there are known to be many similarities between worms and people in the insulin signaling pathways. (As an aside, Kenyon says she read up on low-carb diets and changed her eating habits immediately - cutting out essentially all starches and desserts -- after making the initial discovery in worms. The discovery was made several years ago, but had not been reported in a peer-reviewed journal until now.)
