More Fat, Anyone? Would You Believe?

by | Jan 3, 2017 | Uncategorized

For all you people out there believing conspiracy theories, you are gonna love this one!

Remember when Captain Crunch or CoCo Puffs cereals were touted as the best breakfast choice for kids? Well, if you do, you may have been brainwashed—along with many of us—into believing this hype.

There was a trend in the 60s and 70s that had a huge impact on food choices in the United States. Many of us grew up thinking fats in foods were bad and foods with sugar in them not so bad.

Apparently corporate “men in the suits”—perhaps in the interest of large profits—helped skew nutrition information to influence an entire generation’s perspective, concluding that “fats=bad” and “sugar=good.”

Read here the recent story in the New York Times called

“Sugar Industry Blamed Fat and We got the Short End”

http://nyti.ms/2cDvusF

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Denise’s
2 Cents:
So, now seems clear: consumers have been misled over the years. But more recent research finds that it’s actually too much sugar in our diets that poses a significant danger to our health.

So what can we do now?

Well, just know you can make changes. Some people can go cold turkey if they are sugar fiends. But most of us need time (six months or so) to really shift the body’s urges. To make changes more likely, here are a few suggestions:

  1. Develop a realistic perspective on how much sugar you are consuming daily, weekly, or even with every meal. Write down your food choices for one whole week—include everything.
  2. Easy does it on the guilt; that feeling benefits nobody but the shrinks!  It is not usually a matter of  “will power” when it comes to avoiding sugar. But a biological habit—in which the body becomes “addicted”—can be difficult to overcome.
  3. Another potentially useful approach is to enlist the support of a qualified and recommended holistic practitioner or dietician to help address cravings and help you get your body chemistry to shift in a healthful way.
  4. And here’s something: most of us actually need to incorporate in our diets more good fats. These include nuts, avocados, and unsaturated fats and oils. These have been found to help balance sugar cravings.