Carb propaganda: "A Short History of Terrible Diets"

[RinDinDin]

This smells to me like a bit of anti-keto propaganda subtly inserted into the world by the multi-trillion dollar carb and carb consequence industry.

Here’s the second paragraph:
“Right now, low-carb diets, like paleo and keto, are one of the hottest trends. But two recent studies looked at the relationship between low-carb diets and lifespans. Even though low-carb diets have been shown to shave off pounds, it also now appears that adhering to these diets for long periods of time may be correlated to a higher-than-average risk of dying earlier from complications like heart disease. In 15 years, we might look back at the 2010s as that time we all freaked out about carbs for no reason.”

A short history of terrible diets

[Madeleine]

There are some good discussions on here about the recent studies cited (spoiler alert: they’re terrible) but that last sentence cracks me up: " … we might look back at the 2010s as that time we all freaked out about carbs…"
Really?! because I look around (I’m in the US) and meals based on high-carb foods seem to be the norm.

[Mangusdog]

Ah, but since keto is so boring and low-carb not sustainable for long term, none of us have to worry

[The-Carb-Cop]

dying earlier from complications like heart disease

Put your seat-belts on folks, this propaganda is going to try to run us off the road.

[PaulL]

Ah, but since keto is so boring and low-carb not sustainable for long term, none of us have to worry

You forgot that it’s also gonna kill us!

(I’m never quite sure whether it kills us before or after we quit because of the unsustainability, lol!)

[dlc96_darren]

it also now appears that adhering to these diets for long periods of time may be correlated to a higher-than-average risk of dying earlier from complications like heart disease

I’ll take dying early, feeling the way I do now, than living longer, feeling the way I used to.

[dlc96_darren]

@RinDinDin, I’ll second the vote that this is carb propaganda, since it’s mentioned several times:

The more scientists study these, though, the more they realize there’s a lot we don’t understand about the long-term effects of eating a certain way. These diets may work to lose weight, but the question of whether they can keep us healthy is still up in the air. Maybe cutting carbs is the way to go, or maybe we’ll look back and recognize that these diets were more marketing than science. [emphasis added]

The way I see it, they’ve got a point. We don’t know how eating low carb will effect us in the long term. So, I suggest WE’RE ALL a part of a massive nutritional study to see how eating low carb will effect us in the long term.

[PaulL]

Well, we tried the experiment of cutting fat and increasing carbohydrate, and look what happened! Going back to a more traditional type of diet ought to give better results. The extremely low levels of chronic disease, documented in populations eating low-carb—and most especially low-sugar—diets, augurs well for the experiment.