Jump to comment:
- The Fattening of the Food GuideThe Canada Food Guide (1), under slow revision and fattening with input from commercial 'stake holders' may indeed remain 'obesogenic' as we face 2 main nutritional problems in Canada.Show More
1. We are getting fatter from excess 'fast carbs', i.e. increasing glycemic index and load foods, a Canadian born concept. Our Guide should differentiate and promote whole grains [partially intact or 'lente carbs'] rather than food...
Competing Interests: None declared. - A Flawed PrescriptionShow More
I object to Alfred Ronald's prescription intended to facilitate a certain immunity to so many of our modern diseases.
"Least likely to cause..." are, (your order): Wholegrain cereals Vegetables and Fruits Animal Proteins mostly as poultry and fish Few eggs, dairy products....
All of this ought to be low fat and the fats used need to be liquid vegetable oils.......
A true recipe for disaster ! T...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Diet ControversyShow More
How far disease may be avoided by relatively simple modifications of the twentyfirst century diet is still a matter for debate. Fortunately there is less controversy about the sort of modification that is likely to be desirable.Whether the object is to avoid cancer,coronary artery disease,hypertension,diabetes diverticulitis duodenal ulcer or constipation, there is broad agreement that the type of diet that is least likel...
Competing Interests: None declared.