There seems to be a sort of blind faith in the "experts" among most "low fatters", a view they are obviously entitled to express.
Thats' right Ray.
We all take on board what is said, discussed. I restrict my intake of Eggs to no more than two a week, my choice. Doesn't matter to me how many experts tell me to eat as many as I want, which isn't the perceived wisdom by the way, unless of course you work in the egg industry.
We are all capable of making our own minds up, us 'low fatters', now why should that make anybody get all holier than thou and start telling us we are wrong. You continually see low fat and high carbs as if that automatically goes hand in hand.....not so, look around this forum. there are many who use low fat/reduced or even low carbs. Their choice for various reasons. Some just can't eat high fat foods, others just don't believe it's a good idea. Again, their choice.
I'd rather hear what the experts have to say and then check out forums such as this to find out what people with real problems, similar to my own, have discovered.
Precisely, I don't consider any forum members experts, however well meaning or knowledgeable they may be, so when one of the members tells me eat eggs, eat fat etc I take it all with a pinch of salt.....(within my RDA). They may be talking from experience, so are the real experts. The ones who cut people up, examine the clogged up arteries etc, now THEY are experts. At the sharp end.
I prefer to make my own mind up after reading and seeing all the evidence, not just some one sided view expounded by somebody who is just into selling books, or products, not dedicated to saving lives. People like my Cardiac Surgeon and others, my Endocrinologist. Now he agrees with reducing carbs, but he still tells people a healthy balanced diet
without loads of fat is the way to go. He is one of the top guy's here in the West Mids....now he is someone I listen too, a real expert.
Generally, these people have no vested interest and are not basing their views on research funded by drug and food manufacturers.
Does that imply that I base my research in that way.......not so. My research is varied, independent, dispassionate and best of all, MY in depth research. That's how I make my mind up about something, not reading a book and saying WOW, that must work....I do the research and test to see if it works for me. When the numbers all start going wrong then I know it is duff research, when things are good I know I'm onto a winner. I am in the pocket of nobody !
I don't tell anybody they are wrong to low carb.....far from it. I support many on here who low carb, I just object to being told that that is the only way forward. This is NOT a low carb Forum where that is all you will get, there are alternatives which will be discussed here, there is no one way, we are all different. There are many on here who are successful using different diets. Good luck to them all. This post started with Sat Fat is innocent, I don't believe so. End of story.
You Ray, can believe what you want, your choice.
Ken