I was watching the panel discussions from the FoodforThought Conference in Zurich last night. Discussions about research and food politics…
I am a stout believer in high fat low carb WOE… obviously.
The discussions really got me thinking about what are the core issues in the western worlds dietary problems. I no longer believe a vegan diet can be a desirable health choice after pouring through research on saturated fats and drawing the conclusion we need them for health specifically neurological health.
HOWEVER… That battle will never be won in the near term with the competing factions of vegans and LCHF. Too much dogma around the topic. So Im thinking what CAN be done to affect change in our food supply and guidelines. And as noted in the panel discussions the biggest offenders are refined grains and sugar. We all know this.
The thing is vegans and vegetarians know this too. They are common enemies in both WOEs. I don’t care what you choose to put in your mouth really. I dont care if you smoke take drugs. But smoking and taking drugs are both things our government speaks out against and passes legislation to protect us and most importantly our children from.
The next step to public health has to be sugar as trans fats were previously. I would love to steps taken away from focusing on the low fat high fat approach and tackle the lowest hanging fruit first. SUGAR. If the collective health community advocates for change on this front we may actually succeed. Then we can move into the cold war of high fat v. low fat once the sugar problem is dealth with. (Clever WWII analogy dont you think? High Fat = America, Low Fat = Mother Russia, Sugar = HITLER!!!)
Any thoughts or comments? The panel discussions are posted online and are good to see where the conversation stands when it comes to the leaders from both ends of the spectrum.