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KurtNYC

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1. Eventually we will move away from the flawed ideas that all calories are equal, and

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 07:56 AM

Mar 2013

that eating lipids (fats) translates to fat in the body.

The theory in clip fits with the way adult Americans eat -- a kind of 50/50 mix of healthy foods ballasted by unhealthy foods. I worked with people who would say they had a "salad for lunch" and then around 2 or 3PM they would have a pint of ice cream. As a nation we drink skim milk but put cheese on everything. And the food industry has mastered this shell game, selling the milk as low fat and the cheese as rich in calcium.

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Drinking Skim Milk May Be Making Toddlers Fat [View all] xchrom Mar 2013 OP

Eventually we will move away from the flawed ideas that all calories are equal, and KurtNYC Mar 2013 #1

Agreed. The worst is low fat ice cream. tridim Mar 2013 #2

The new heart study blew a big hole in the lowfat theory NickB79 Mar 2013 #7

It's time to move beyond meat and diary products for every meal KansDem Mar 2013 #3

Aren't all foods "ranch and farm products"? NickB79 Mar 2013 #8

You have a point... KansDem Mar 2013 #9

Skim milk may not be the only drink connected with obesity. What about "diet" drinks? AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #4

Your brain is made of fat Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2013 #5

People are too concerned with fats and not enough with sugar. nt Lex Mar 2013 #6

I recall reading many years ago SheilaT Mar 2013 #10