Major Study Questions The Eat More Carbohydrate and Less Protein Diet Plan

I've been checking out the US government's information about the dietary recommendations contained in the food pyramid. Did you know that a major scientific study demonstrates the food pyramid is wrong? In fact, you might interpret from the data that the food pyramid is the most likely reason why there is rampant obesity and diabetes in the United States.

First, look at what the government says is healthy. I want you to do your own search so you don't think I'm attempting to lead you in the wrong direction. Just put "food pyramid" in your search engine. You'll know you've found the government web site because it ends in ".gov."

The US government recommends

Here are the top three recommendations copied and pasted from the government web site:

Emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products;
Includes lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts; and
Is low in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium), and added sugars.

This is what nutritionists, dietitians and health experts have been following for the last 5 decades. Have you noticed how healthy we all are since following this advice... not. We now have rampant obesity and diabetes, exactly what was predicted by the nutritional experts who recommended something else. The government didn't want to offend the corporations who raised or manufactured grains, so they disregarded the opinion of the experts they hired to tell them the truth.

What research has shown

In the wording above, note the words "emphasizes" and "includes." In my opinion, the feds are saying to eat mostly that which is emphasized but also include some of the other.

Now put "2005 Omniheart Study" in your search engine and take a look. You'll find there were three "healthy" diets studied. In one diet they took the standard recommendations to lower blood pressure and substituted 10% more protein (half were animal protein and half were vegetable) in place of the carbohydrates. In the third diet they substituted 10% more mono-saturated fats (olive oil) for the carbohydrates.

The web site says all three of these are healthy diets.

The results were:

Substituting the protein or unsaturated fats for the carbohydrates in a healthy diet reduced blood pressure and lipid (fat) blood profiles. (Your doctor would be very happy. This is what they want to happen with the side effect laden statin and blood pressure drugs.)
Comparing the protein rich diet to the carbohydrate rich one, the protein one had a greater decrease in blood pressure, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. (Again, your doctor would be very happy. And this was done with a slight dietary change from the one recommended by the US Department of Agriculture. No drugs were given in the research study.)

What does this mean for you? Go ahead and decrease the amount of grains and other starches you eat. Increase your protein and good fats (butter, olive, coconut, peanut, palm and grape seed oil). Observe how you feel.

So much of the research today is funded by corporations that have a monetary interest in the outcome. You can read the stories of whistle blowers who have revealed that studies with a negative impact on the corporations are stashed in some file. This study was not funded by a corporation with food ties. It was funded by National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Cathy Chapman, PhD, LCSW assists people in achieving their dreams of health, wealth and abundance. To receive your Special Report Diet Myths Evaluated: Myths, Differences of Opinion and Propaganda go to youreatinghealthyplan.com youreatinghealthyplan.com/ and fill out the form.