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Comment on Modern Diet Myth No. 5: The low fat diet was the result of fraud and conspiracy by Alexander Cranford

Alexander Cranford — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:15:37 +0000

Maybe the fact the US Government has 600,000 tons of skimmed milk powder in stock might have something to with the issue.

Comment on Coconut oil: health or hype? by Alexander Cranford

Alexander Cranford — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 02:44:54 +0000

Coconut oil is great first thing in the morning as the MCT’s can only be burned as energy.Not a good idea last thing at night. I generally use dripping for cooking.

Comment on ABC finally concedes that Catalyst was biased by Alexander Cranford

Alexander Cranford — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 02:41:45 +0000

I read the report .There were many complaints from industry for parts one and two. The report found no breaches of editorial standards in part one and breach of editorial standards for part two.

Comment on How many people died as a consequence of the ABC’s Catalyst cholesterol program? by Alexander Cranford

Alexander Cranford — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 02:31:33 +0000

How do you know that high cholesterol is the cause rather than the effect of CVD? If it is the former, then the human body has evolved to poison itself. Does that seem plausible to you?

Comment on Modern Diet Myth No. 4: Fructose turns to fat by Alexander Cranford

Alexander Cranford — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 02:25:52 +0000

So Dr Robert Lustig who was on RN’s The Health Report and has at least one Youtube video is talking nonsense?

Comment on The sugar deception: Why does the ABC bother? by Rob

Rob — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:56:56 +0000

http://lifestyle.iafrica.com/wellness/your-health/1026859.html

Comment on Modern Diet Myth No. 1: Eating McDonald’s makes you fat and sick by Ian

Ian — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 04:38:50 +0000

I am going to do my own research on McDonald’s. I am going to eat the food that Morgan ate but adjust the quantities so that I only have 40% of the calories of his meals. Incidentally my total calories will be less than what I normally eat. I hope I don’t lose weight and that my bio markers don’t improve. Then it would clearly establish Maccas as a health food. I love rigorous scientific inquiry!!

Comment on The sugar deception: Why does the ABC bother? by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 03:54:36 +0000

Correction: *soul

Comment on The sugar deception: Why does the ABC bother? by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 02:07:21 +0000

Hi Bill,
This article has some valid points, and it frustrates me too, to no end when relatively old information is re-presented, often leaving out pieces of the evidence. However, I find this article very disappointing. It comes from a negative standpoint and doesn’t present any new or useful information (much like you are stating of ABC). I think dietetic professionals need to be very careful about how any industry associations shape their thoughts, research, recommendations and media image.
As a health professional I like to base my practise on the modern Hippocratic Oath ‘first do no harm’. While I agree that sugar isn’t the sole contributor to obesity and other health problems (just like no one nutrient is) I cannot see any negative nutritional outcomes to encouraging people to reduce added sugar in beverages and processed foods (unlike cutting out other things, such as legumes when on the paleo diet which does have potential outcomes).
As your links with the sugar industry are unhidden, articles like this provide a very easy target for people already feeding on speculation (which is sometimes not just speculation) that many dietitians don’t have people’s health, but rather their own agendas in mind.
I’m not trying to ‘attack the food industry’ in anyway, however, I am concerned about the public image of dietitians and the future of the profession. There are enough issues for dietitians to deal with, without also having to deal with the public’s view of dietitians and the DAA as having sold their sole to the corporate world.

Comment on The sugar deception: Why does the ABC bother? by Rob

Rob — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 12:12:53 +0000

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35193414

Very interesting new study that is showing its our gut bacteria which determines whether we tolerate high GI or low GI foods and thus individual needs are different. Gut bacteria testing could b new frontier to determine which foods need to be added or subtracted to gain optimal health and vitality and help propergate a healthy gut family…