The Lipid–Heart Hypothesis and the Keys Equation Defined the Dietary Guidelines but

(Bob M) #1

Full title of this study/paper is the following:

“The Lipid–Heart Hypothesis and the Keys Equation Defined the Dietary Guidelines but Ignored the Impact of Trans-Fat and High Linoleic Acid Consumption”

The lead author is one I’ve heard on multiple podcasts, advocating for using MCT and coconut oil (along with a keto diet if possible) for people with Alzheimer’s and/or dementia.

The study/paper is here. It’s quite long.

In one of the podcasts with her, she said she wanted to get this paper out before the US dietary guidelines are issued again, and here’s her broadside to the US dietary guidelines:

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By the way, this is a great discussion with her:

They also discuss infections and Alzheimer’s, and I’m beginning to reach the conclusion that infections are MUCH more relevant for things like Alzheimer’s/Dementia, heart disease, and mental health than perceived.

(KM) #2

So they’re planning to release new guidelines in 2025? That should be entertaining.

(Alec) #3

I think the best we can realistically expect is a nod towards the validity of low carb diets in general, but the primary tenets of low fat and “healthy whole grains” will remain. The clowns on the guidelines committee (all chosen by politicians and most horribly conflicted) will review a small portion of the literature and decide they were right the last time.

As you can tell I am not optimistic, despite the hard work of Nina and her team. There is just too much for some powerful folks to lose by changing anything.

(Bob M) #4

I would like to see them say that low carb/keto are valid diets. I’d even be happy if they relegated it to people with diabetes or a propensity to be diabetic. Even better if they said it might be useful for issues such as:

  1. migraines;
  2. bipolar
  3. depression
  4. anorexia
  5. many other mental illnesses

And of course they could get rid of saturated fat and cholesterol limits. And stop vilifying salt, though that I’m sure is a bridge too far.

(KM) #5

I’m interested to see what happens. There has been so much hullabaloo about plant-based diets (much to the delight of Big Food which now has an even broader “healthy” platform for wheat, corn and soy), are they really going to allow the needle to move toward carb reduction? Guess we’ll see.

(Edith) #6

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pcn.13710

I recently heard about this study in the news. There could be a link between ADHD, ASD (autism spectrum disorders), and PUFAs. It’s very disconcerting to me that the pushing of seed oils over the years could be contributing to the increase of ASD, ADHD, and probably a whole host of other mental health issues.

If these really are the cause, how long will it take for changes to the dietary guidelines to occur? What would they recommend as a replacement for those seed oils. Do we ever seem them going back to recommending tallow and lard? And then there’s the problem of no one ever wants to admit they were wrong. That makes change take even longer. :pensive:

(Robin) #7

I had not heard that, but I guess it’s not surprising.
I question it as the main cause tho, at least for autism.
It runs in our family and is usually obvious in the first year.

But certainly believe diet can contribute… for good or bad.

(Edith) #8

I’m sure, just like @ctviggen likes to say, “As usual, it’s complicated.” But it could be one of those things, like “genetics loads the gun, and diet (in this case PUFAs) pulls the trigger”?

(Geoffrey) #9

Keys was and still is a mass murderer right along with Fouchi.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #10

Once all the maids, footmen, butlers, cleaning staff, groundskeepers, and other peons have all been killed off by heart attacks, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, cancer, and terminal obesity. . . . Oops!