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To: jrhana who wrote (283)	7/22/2008 12:15:46 PM
From: jrhana	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39304

I got tired of relying on hearsay so I decided to go right to the horses mouth. This what the AHA is actually saying: <Varied Diet Includes Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Fish A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes (beans), whole grains, low-fat dairy products, fish, lean meats and poultry is still the basis of the recommendations. The association continues to recommend eating five servings of fruits and vegetables and six servings of grains daily. But, for the first time, two weekly servings of fatty fish, such as tuna or salmon, are recommended. The guidelines recommend that healthy adults minimize the intake of foods containing high levels of saturated fats (found in animal products and tropical oils) and substantially reduce the intake of trans fatty acids (the hydrogenated oil found in commercially prepared foods and some hard margarines). For people with risk factors for heart disease or those who already have heart disease, further reduction in saturated fat intake is recommended. The recommended intakes of salt (less than 6 grams per day, or 2,400 mg of sodium) and dietary cholesterol (300 mg/day for healthy individuals, and 200 mg per day for high-risk individuals) remain unchanged. People who choose to consume alcohol should generally limit themselves to one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men. People who do not normally drink alcohol should not begin drinking.> healthlink.mcw.edu Not really as bad as Davis is saying. My main criticism of Davis is that he tends to get unfairly hyper-critical and overly aggressive at times. My main criticism with the above diet would be that they should emphasize that all grains consumption should be whole grain. Perhaps they do recommend too much grains and fruits, but whole grains and some fruits are definitely acceptable in the South Beach Diet phase 2 or 3. Their diet may not be perfect, but it is not nearly as horrendous as Davis is making out IMO. Perhaps previous versions of their diet did cause a large amount of damage in times past. They may have been responsible for an epidemic of diabetes and Atkins was very courageous to call them on it. But that is now ancient history. Time to move on. Trans fat has been well demonstrated to be noxious IMO and has therefore been justifiably banned. Fructose and trans fats may have been two of the biggest factors in our epidemic of cardiovascular heart disease that started in our sedentary post World War II society. Now we are doing better because of better diet, better physical fitness, less salt intake and better treatment of hypertension and diabetes. And of course less smoking and second hand smoke exposure. Working together on this will accomplish more than screaming and name calling.