Low-carb and low-fat diets associated with lower heart disease risk if rich in high-quality, plant-based foods, low in animal products | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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A new Harvard Chan School study shows it’s the quality—not quantity—of macronutrients that make a difference for heart health, debunking myth that modulating carbohydrate and fat intake alone is inherently beneficial.
  • rayyy@piefed.socialEnglish
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    12 days ago

    More like low carb and high fat diet (good fats like olive oil, nuts and fatty fish) are associated with lower heart disease plus it reverses type 2 diabetes in some, but they will figure it out, eventually. Yeah, my wife and I are living proof.
    A side note: About half the population, depending on their ancestry, does quit well on a higher carb diet,

      • U7826391786239@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        12 days ago

        solid yellowfin packed in EVOO topped with tony chachere’s creole seasoning = better than anything you’ll get for $15 at a burger joint

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      12 days ago

      what do I eat now?!

      Fiber.

      Specifically leafy greens and legumes.

      Same answer it’s always been.

      Eat a bunch of that, even if you don’t want to. And then you can literally eat all you want of anything else. You just won’t want to eat much of anything else, because it takes forever to digest legumes and leafy greens.

      The “problem” is that stuff is cheap as fuck and there’s no way for anyone to make any money off telling people to do that

      • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        12 days ago

        Aren’t oats supposed to be pretty good too? Although they are fairly high in carbs. Far cheaper than legumes, can get a kg of dry oats for about £0.50 while a similar amount of chickpeas is around 4 times that price.

        Problem is if I simmer some oats in water and a pinch of salt then add some fruit my partner says it isn’t a proper dinner.

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          12 days ago

          Yeah, leafy greens and legumes are good because there’s a bunch of extra vitamins.

          Oatmeal (especially fortified) has a bunch of other stuff tho.

          Like, don’t literally only eat a few things. Anything high in fiber keeps you full for a long time.

          Especially for the dudes, eating fiber is a very easy preventative measure for colo-rectal cancer. And it’s hard to look at the correlation between modern low fiber high processed food diets and the skyrocketing rates of colo-rectal cancer and say there’s zero correlation.

          But convincing people to eat fiber gets a weird amount of opposition

          • JasSmith@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            11 days ago

            But convincing people to eat fiber gets a weird amount of opposition

            I haven’t seen much. It’s usually when it comes in the form of vegan evangelism and moralising. “Eat a balanced diet which include meat and veggies” is about as milquetoast a message as you can get with very little opposition. In fact, the new U.S. food pyramid is exactly that. Reception has been very good. It’s not perfect, but it’s a hell of a lot better than the old one.

            • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              11 days ago

              In fact, the new U.S. food pyramid is exactly that.

              Not downloading a PDF…

              But anyone advocating for RFKs inverted food pyramid really shouldn’t be listened to on health issues.

              • JasSmith@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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                11 days ago

                “I refuse to look at text on the internet.”

                “I don’t like the messenger so I’m going to reject their proposal for a healthy diet.”

                Cool story, bro. I hope you enjoy your cheeseburgers and diabetes. It suggests a healthy diet of protein, vegetables, and healthy fats. I presume that would be an immense improvement over yours.