fun fact

[wimpy]

Did you know people who read the nutritional food labels on food eat 5% less of fat than people who do not read them.

[Ryano]

I read them, and by BMI standards, I'm morbidly obese. Reading labels doesn't burn any calories. Not that it matters. LOL

[Off Road]

Fun fact...People that read nutritional labels know how to read.

[5kgLifter]

Originally Posted by wimpy

Did you know people who read the nutritional food labels on food eat 5% less of fat than people who do not read them.

Yeah, but they eat a lot more sugar So, when was this "study" conducted and on how many people?

[glwanabe]

Fat is not the enemy that the FDA and the government would have you believe.

Pass the butter!

[Tannhauser]

Originally Posted by glwanabe

Fat is not the enemy that the FDA and the government would have you believe.

Pass the butter!

I know I'm going to regret asking this, but why do you believe the US government, and all other western governments want to reduce the fat intake of its citizens? Are you saying they are mistaken?

Warning: if the answer involves a conspiracy theory, I'm eating this computer right now, with a low fat spread on the keyboard.

[glwanabe]

How fat fits into a healthy balanced diet is not talked about. Fat is portrayed as the enemy, even in childrens diets. Children need good fat in their diet for proper development.

Our kids today are not getting fat from eating fat as much as they are from eating an overabundance of processed grains.

Whole grain is held up as the healthy choice. Foods like Cheerio's are being driven home as health food.

I'm not into the conspiracy angle. However the government has shown time and again that they screw things up royally, and get things wrong.

Cheerios Commercial - YouTube

Cheerios Commercial - YouTube

[glwanabe]

I would rather see my child go to school after eating some eggs and milk, rather than a bowl of cereal, and milk.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by Tannhauser

I know I'm going to regret asking this, but why do you believe the US government, and all other western governments want to reduce the fat intake of its citizens? Are you saying they are mistaken?

Warning: if the answer involves a conspiracy theory, I'm eating this computer right now, with a low fat spread on the keyboard.

I think they are greatly mistaken. It's not a conspiracy. The fat/cholesterol fear craze started in this country because of one politician's iron will...

The McGovern Report - YouTube

The McGovern Report - YouTube

Here's a book I highly recommend:

http://www.amazon.com/Nutrition-Phys...dp/0916764206/

I certainly have no interest in pushing my beliefs, but I will say that none of this is conspiratorial in nature. Most of it is about ridding processed foods. In that vein, low-fat, low-sugar foods are processed foods and usually filled with extra nonsense and a high concentration of grain based carbs, sugars and oils. Corn oil, corn syrup, rape seed oil.

[Off Road]

Kids these days are not fat because of excess fats in their diets or an over-abundance of grains...They are fat because they eat larger portions, are lazy, and don't go outside and play any more!