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thefifthseason@venera.social
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A Heretic’s View: Blaming Food for Obesity Is Like Blaming Water for Drowning

There is a politically expedient but problematic fiction that ‘consensus’ matters in science. Since a million matching opinions do not constitute a fact, a consensus — either real or apparent — is not a statement about evidence but an exercise in groupthink in which the status quo is made explicit.Thus, scientific progress requires conservative and heretical thinkers — conservatives protect the authority and continuity of science, whereas heretics put forth creative dissent in an attempt to push the limits of what we know.

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Before the 20th century, obesity and cardiometabolic diseases such as type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were uncommon. Yet over the past 50 years, the prevalence of these maladies in horses, humans, dogs, cats, lab, and zoo animals increased to epidemic proportions. Given that these herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores have always consumed different diets, the claim that foods and beverages have suddenly caused parallel epidemics in different species is an extraordinary claim that requires extraordinary evidence. Yet there is no valid evidence supporting this belief.

https://realclearwire.com/articles/2024/04/09/a_heretics_view_blaming_food_for_obesity_is_like_blaming_water_for_drowning_1023353.html

A very long read - its well worth it.
Interesting and challenging views on the topic of food and why people get fat.
There is a saying that goes:
Diet is Kilos - Exercise is Gram
What the saying does not mention is that the metabolic rate overrules it. Metabolism is the difference that make the difference.
Now, Robert Lustig has some powerful arguments when it comes to the sugar debate, and I think the article overlooked the role lack of fiber and mineral deficiency in food contributes to the general health status in people. But In general I do agree with the assessment proposed.

#Health #Food #Diet #Sugar #Obesity #Research

A Heretic’s View: Blaming Food for Obesity Is Like Blaming Water for Drowning

There is a politically expedient but problematic fiction that ‘consensus’ matters in science. Since a million matching opinions do not constitute a fact, a consensus — either real or

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theaitetos@diaspora.psyco.fr
theaitetos

The Fake Science of Sugar

How #fat and #cholesterol were substituted for sugar and turned #Americans into an #unhealthy #herd of waddling #land-whales.

A doctor explains how the groundwork for the #FoodPyramid #nonsense and the encouragement to reduce #fat consumption and increase #carbohydrate #consumption of the 1990s was laid by the #corruption of #scientistry in the 1960s.

In 1967, a single scientific study revealed the true #culprit of the #diabetes and #heart-disease #epidemic was #sugar. NOT saturated fat or cholesterol. So why wasn’t this information made common knowledge? They covered it all up. The sugar industry knew the results of these studies would tank sales and cost them billions. So the #SugarResearchFoundation paid three #Harvard #scientists $65,000 each to “prove” sugar was harmless. The scientists were some of the most respected nutrition experts in the world. Dr. #FrederickStare was the chairman of Harvard’s Department of Nutrition. Dr. #MarkHegsted was a scientific advisor for the USDA. Dr. #RobertGandy was a pioneer in dietary research.

The scientists dismissed multiple long-term studies. The first study proved sugar caused deadly #arterial #plaques. This was ignored. Another showed heart disease skyrocketed on a #high-carb #diet. The scientists dismissed it, claiming “these diets are rarely consumed.” The consequences of this scientific manipulation are horrifying. The truth about sugar and its effects on obesity, diabetes, and heart disease remained in the dark for years. Well-meaning doctors prescribed their patients #low-fat, high-carb diets for decades. These #dietary suggestions are to blame for the #obesity #crisis in America.

The #USDA urged Americans to trade #butter for #margarine. Margarine is now accepted as an artery-clogging #poison. And another massive shift was to “healthy” low-fat foods loaded with hidden sugars. As a result, U.S sugar consumption tripled. So did #BigSugar profits. And not surprisingly, so did type 2 diabetes and blood sugar issues. In 1980, only 1 in 50 Americans had a blood sugar problem. Today, that number is up to 1 in 3. High blood sugar kills roughly 3.2 million people per year.

In other words, as with #immigration and #third-world #overpopulation, the seeds of the castastrophic crises we are experiencing across the West were planted in a very small period of time between 1960 and 1967.

During the mid-20th century, Borlaug led the introduction of these high-yielding varieties combined with modern agricultural production techniques to Mexico, Pakistan, and India. As a result, Mexico became a net exporter of wheat by 1963. Between 1965 and 1970, wheat yields nearly doubled in Pakistan and India, greatly improving the food security in those nations. These collective increases in yield have been labeled the Green Revolution, and Borlaug is often credited with saving over a billion people worldwide from starvation. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 in recognition of his contributions to world peace through increasing food supply.

Add the names of Frederick Stare, Mark Hegsted, and Robert Gandy to the infamous list that includes #NormanBorlaug, #PhilipHart, and #EmmanuelCellar of men whose objectives and actions contributed the most to the downfall of the West and its transformation into #ClownWorld.

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lmsvater@friendica.a-zwenkau.de
Lieschen Müller's father

Die #Zuckerfabrik in #Wabern existiert seit 1880, wird von etwa 1.100 Landwirten mit Zuckerrüben beliefert, und etwa 90 Mitarbeitende produzieren jährlich 135.000.000 bis 150.000.000 kg Zucker.

Schwäne im Dezember auf einem Feld am Ortsrand von Wabern:

Es ist nur Wasserdampf:

Blick vom #Schlossberg in #Homberg nach Norden:

Blick vom Westen nach Wabern:

#myphoto, #Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, #Nordhessen

#Landwirtschaft, #Agriculture, #Zuckerrübe, #SugarBeet, #Zucker, #Sugar, #Radtour, #biking, #Foto, #photo

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digit@iviv.hu
Digit

#stayhealthy #resilience #stopviruses #regrow #recover
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xFVEm38lbnc
if immune system like muscle needs stressed, then why not expose?
think immune system is a muscle and you need exposure to bacteria, to viruses,
you need exposure, because you can never run away from them.
#donthide #getoutofthebubble #immunesystem #workout

#health #iwillbewell #mendwards
or
#sugar #antibiotics #purel #hidefromthesun #masks #jabs #thecurrentthing #obey

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mkwadee@diasp.eu
Khurram Wadee

How #sugar became the #scapegoat for society’s ills – from #austerity to the #CostOfLivingCrisis | Karen Throsby | The Guardian

I was aware of the issue of fat shaming and poverty shaming that has taken place over the past decade based on one essential ingredient of food. Maybe the #FoodIndustry needs to be forced to act rather than blaming people without money.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/26/sugar-scapegoat-society-ills-austerity-cost-of-living-crisis

#Politics #PublicPolicy #Health #Shaming #Poverty

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