Ep 24: The Mediterranean Diet and Low Fat Folly
For decades we've been told that our high fat diet is making us obese and killing us with heart disease. But here's the deal. The concept of a lowfat diet, exemplified in the Mediterranean Diet, is based on faulty science. In this episode, we discuss how the high fat hypothesis became accepted science and public policy, without any good research to back it up. We also talk about the various kinds of fats that are out there and what we think is the biggest culprit in our obesity problems. Resources: The Big Fat Surprise PREDIMED Study Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease Evidence from randomised controlled trials did not support the introduction of dietary fat guidelines in 1977 and 1983: a systematic review and meta-analysis Profiling Food Consumption in America