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Originally posted by Scansy
I remember reading somewhere that the whole pyramid thing came out at about the same time as the low fat craze in the US. Both were pushed by the government. Now, scientiests and nutritionists are saying these are a recipe for obesity. Has anyone else read this? If so, please pass it along - I couldn't find it again myself.:(
Of course now the craze is low carb. In 20 years we will probably learn more about the negative impacts of that type of diet.
Balance people, balance!
Eating *too much* of anything is recipe for obesity.
I bet you if you take someone morbidly obese, and have them follow the pyramid, they would lose some weight.
Wouldn't get in athletic shape, but would lose some weight and improve their health.
Originally posted by Scansy
I remember reading somewhere that the whole pyramid thing came out at about the same time as the low fat craze in the US. Both were pushed by the government. Now, scientiests and nutritionists are saying these are a recipe for obesity. Has anyone else read this? If so, please pass it along - I couldn't find it again myself.:(
Of course now the craze is low carb. In 20 years we will probably learn more about the negative impacts of that type of diet.
Balance people, balance!
Eating *too much* of anything is recipe for obesity.
I bet you if you take someone morbidly obese, and have them follow the pyramid, they would lose some weight.
Wouldn't get in athletic shape, but would lose some weight and improve their health.
