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The Real Story on that “Diet War” Study
You certainly would have had to look far and wide to find a “no-spin” reporting zone a couple of weeks ago when the New England Journal of Medicine1 published a headline-grabbing study comparing weight loss on one of three diets: (1) Mediterranean, (2) Low-Carb, or (3) Low-Fat.
I doubt if many headline writers or reporters bothered to read the entire 13-page study — they were too busy writing dramatic headlines. But God is in the details, and in this case, the details were pretty important. So let’s take a look at this fairly important study and talk about what it actually showed (and, also important, what it didn’t show).
EVOO… Is it Always Healthy?
Thanks to Rachel Ray and the recent popularity of the Mediterranean Diet, it seems that everyone is on the EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) bandwagon.
Certainly, healthy oils and fats are now known to have many benefits when eaten as part of a low carb, anti-inflammatory diet. But many people are not aware that the biggest trick to keeping our intake of fats healthy, is to know whether they can be heated or not — and if so, to what temperature.
