Myths About Fat, Cholesterol and Carbohydrates Exposed With Scientific Research

There are times I find a book and spend time reading and rereading it. My latest such book is Brian Peskin's The 24-Hour Diet. Peskin goes through medical textbooks and scientific research to prove that much of what we hold sacred about cholesterol, heart disease, fat, carbohydrates and obesity are flat out wrong.

Findings in Scientific Journals and Medical Texts Contrary to Popular Opinion

I'm just going to list these. They will give you food for thought. Since we've accepted many of these myths as truths, I suggest you do your own research and make your own discoveries.

Oh, and by the way, if you look for Brian Peskin in Quackwatch, he's there. Just know that Quackwatch is greatly funded by the pharmaceutical industry and they would certainly want to discredit any information that would cost them sales.

Here we go:

Carbohydrates, sanctioned by the US Department of Agriculture's Food Pyramid, contain a chemical called glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) which puts fat on the body.
Fat (lipids) from natural foods, that means not manufactured, do not cause obesity because they don't add body fat (adipose tissue).
Carbohydrates (4 ounces more than you need a day) keep you from burning body adipose tissue because it keeps your insulin levels high.
Fatty acids, not carbohydrates are what the body uses as energy.
In a survey of 1700 people, most with heart disease had cholesterol levels below 250, where the medical community wants you to be. Those without heart disease generally had levels above 300.
When a package says "low fat" you are getting added sugar which raises insulin levels and puts those rolls on your body.
Dietary lipids satisfy hunger.
Overeating of carbohydrates and transfats (in processed food) can cause hormone problems in woman.
Butter is good for you. Margarine is not.
The best oils are olive oil and organic coconut, grape seed, palm and peanut oil.
Natural lipids give you more energy. Carbohydrates sap energy.
Plaque in your arteries is made of the oils found in most supermarkets... corn, canola, soy
Increasing dietary cholesterol 300% raises your blood cholesterol level only 6%. (Researchers expected at least a 50% increase).

Our Diets are Fed by False Information

Someone has an opinion and, if repeated enough, it is accepted as fact when they are only myths. They become so hard wired into us, that we gloss over research that contradicts what we've thought was true. We need to take a hard look at what "experts" say, take responsibility for ourselves, and do some of our own research.

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.