Dr. Weil Gets On Board!

Submitted by Dana on Mon, 2010-07-05 11:49

Wow. Dr. Andrew Weil, long-time celebrity doctor and health guru, has come out with the public statement that saturated fat, including animal fat, is not harmful in any way, but that rather the diseases of civilization, including diabetes and obesity, can be attributed to carbohydrate consumption. It's tempting to add "And about time, too," but I'm so thrilled that someone with this big a following has made this public statement that my habitual snarkiness has deserted me. Yay, Dr. Weil! Welcome to the club.

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Submitted by lindymiller on Sat, 2010-07-10 07:27.

Wow, this is big news, but I wanted more details (so I could tell my husband "I told you so". I searched online for the statement and all I could find on Weil's website were statements telling us to limit saturated fats. Dana, can you give us more details?

Weil: Welcome to the Dark

Submitted by WaterMeltsFat on Wed, 2010-07-07 10:26.

Weil: Welcome to the Dark Side. We've Been Expecting You.

Even Atkins hedged his bets a bit regarding saturated animal fat. Nice to see that research has finally cleared up this doubt.

But Dana: what's with this bit from Weil?

"there has been increasing evidence that added sweeteners in foods may contribute to heart disease. Sweeteners appear to lower levels of HDL cholesterol (the higher your HDL, the better) and raise triglycerides (the lower the better)."

Sweeteners are LC salvation. Must we give them up too? Are all sweeteners born equal (not Equal)? My favorite is a blend of cyclamate and saccharin.I thought they were just the victim of witch hunts.

re: Dr Weil

Submitted by myrna on Mon, 2010-07-05 18:38.

OMG! well, he also needs to update his food pyramid if he truly believes this... he still puts grains at bottom (more consumption of) of pyramid... but hey, this is progress!

welcome aboard doctor ;-)

great...

Submitted by Iwillose on Mon, 2010-07-05 15:07.

Wow...what great news about Dr. Weil. There are others out there, too, that believe and now maybe they will be more open about it.
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