For years, we’ve been told that butter and beef tallow are dangerous for heart health. But does the evidence actually support that claim? In this article, I explore why many experts still warn against saturated fat, what the latest research says, and how you can make more informed decisions about the foods you eat.
After 70 years of following the American Heart Association’s dietary advice, heart health outcomes continue to worsen. This article examines why outdated guidance, conflicting interests, and a high-carb, low-fat focus may be contributing to today’s growing cardiometabolic crisis, and how newer dietary recommendations compare.
There are three reasons why I don’t like dietary guidelines: 1) They’re easily influenceable. 2) They lack scientific research. 3) They don’t work. We’ve followed the guidelines for nearly 50 years, and yet, we are fatter and sicker than we’ve ever been.
They say seeing is believing — but that isn’t always true. And when it comes to the food we eat and the diets we follow, blind trust can be a dangerous thing. The food pyramid is a great example of this. Not only are 88% of Americans metabolically unhealthy, but their recommended diet is failing
In my time as a heart surgeon I have seen that the most common cause of heart disease in my patients is diet. And it troubles me to think that I was almost in the same situation. Despite following the official guidelines for a ‘healthy balanced diet,’ my weight was increasing and my health deteriorating,
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