My wife has been reading a book, the claims in which we (both vegetarian) found very interesting.
Heart disease should be blamed not on animal fats or cholesterol but upon excess consumption of vegetable oils, hydrogenated fats, and refined carbohydrates (p 134)
This is from The Maker's Diet by Jordan S. Rubin who referenced Diet and Heat DiseaseNot What You Think, Consumers Research July 1996 pp. 15-19. Now, I could have sworn, except for the hydrogenated fats it was the other way around. And I realize that refined carbs are no good, but they cause heart disease?
Here's more.
"At least 50% of dietary fat we consume should be saturated, otherwise calcium cannot be effectively incorporated into the skeletal structure." (p 133)
"Saturated fats enhance the immune system." (p 133)
These quotes from the same book are referenced to Sally Fallon with Mary G. Enig Ph.D in Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats 2nd edition
And...
Fiber found in grain is a carbohydrate. The overconsumption of high-carbohydrate grain-based foods such as bran, fibrous breakfast cereals, whole-wheat bread (nonsprouted or fermented), and soy, which all contain high amounts of phytates, is a primary cause of intestinal disease and other diseases! (p 141) no reference.
So much of this sounds funny to us. What do you think about these claims? Has anyone ever heard of Fallon or Enig? Are these claims based on truth or are they twisted, misinformed BS?
Heart disease should be blamed not on animal fats or cholesterol but upon excess consumption of vegetable oils, hydrogenated fats, and refined carbohydrates (p 134)
This is from The Maker's Diet by Jordan S. Rubin who referenced Diet and Heat DiseaseNot What You Think, Consumers Research July 1996 pp. 15-19. Now, I could have sworn, except for the hydrogenated fats it was the other way around. And I realize that refined carbs are no good, but they cause heart disease?
Here's more.
"At least 50% of dietary fat we consume should be saturated, otherwise calcium cannot be effectively incorporated into the skeletal structure." (p 133)
"Saturated fats enhance the immune system." (p 133)
These quotes from the same book are referenced to Sally Fallon with Mary G. Enig Ph.D in Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats 2nd edition
And...
Fiber found in grain is a carbohydrate. The overconsumption of high-carbohydrate grain-based foods such as bran, fibrous breakfast cereals, whole-wheat bread (nonsprouted or fermented), and soy, which all contain high amounts of phytates, is a primary cause of intestinal disease and other diseases! (p 141) no reference.
So much of this sounds funny to us. What do you think about these claims? Has anyone ever heard of Fallon or Enig? Are these claims based on truth or are they twisted, misinformed BS?