Which Diet Is Better – Low Carb Or Low Fat?
The players in the”diet wars” tend to fall into 2 camps: Low carb and Low fat. First let me define the diets. Low carb is any diet with less than 26% of its calories from carbohydrates. Low fat is one that gets 30% or less of its calories from fat. Supporters of both claim their diets can reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD). Government recommendations and conventional wisdom have concentrated on reducing saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet. Recent studies are calling this into question. In the late 40’s bakers began adding conditioners to the dough so the bread would stay “fresh” longer on the store shelves. Wheat became more refined, which increases the carbohydrate concentration in a set volume. Many other changes accrued in the processing and handling of our food. Chemicals began being used as they did in many manufacturing processes. This may explain the sudden explosion of CVD in the early 50’s that lead to the recommendations on fat. A problem with the saturated fat being b
