USA kääntää kelkkansa

ei johda mihinkään muuhun kuin rasvan vähentämiseen. Eintarviketeollisuudella on rahaa ja lobbareita. Ensin raha, sitten terveys. Sairatuttamalla kansa pidetään myös järjetöntä sairasvakuutussysteemiä yllä. USA:ssa on länsimaista selvästi heikoiten toimiva sairaudenhoito, johtuen lähinnä ahneista vakuutusyhtiöistä. Mm. AIG kävi finanssikriisin aikaan kansan kassalla ( 85 miljardia dollaria).

Ihan ok juttu. Varsinkin loppuosan maltilliset kannanotot Kraussilta ja Slavinilta:

Dr. Ronald Krauss, senior scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute and founder and past chair of the American Heart Assn.'s Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism, says that while he fundamentally agrees with those advocating fewer dietary carbs, HE DOESN'T LIKE TO DEMONIZE ONE FOOD GROUP.

That said, he adds, those who eat too many calories tend to overconsume carbohydrates, PARTICULARLY REFINED CARBOHYFRATES AND SUGARS. "It can be extremely valuable to limit carbohydrate intake and substitute protein and fat. I am glad to see so many people in the medical community getting on board. But in general I DON'T RECOMMEND EXTREME DIETARY MEASURES FOR PROMOTING HEALTH."

Joanne Slavin, professor of nutrition at the University of Minnesota and a member of the advisory committee for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, is less inclined to support the movement. The committee, she says, "looked at carbohydrates and health outcomes and did not find a relationship between carbohydrate intake and increased disease risk."

Most Americans NEED TO REDUCE CALORIES AND INCREASE ACTIVITY, Slavin adds. Cutting down on carbs as a calorie source is a good strategy, "BUT MAKING A HIT LIST OF CARBOHYDRATE-CONTAINING FOODS IS SHORTSIGHTED AND DOOMED TO FAIL, SIMILAR TO THE LOW-FAT RULES THAT STARTED IN THE 1980s."