"Increased Chronic Disease..."

"... of all age groups". This is from Sally Fallon of the Weston Price Foundation, re: The Proposed 1020USDA Dietary Guidelines, written on June 23rd, 2010, and sent to me by e-mail from Kimberly Hartke, who is the Weston Price Foundation Publicist.

Ms. Fallon calls these guidelines "a recipe for chronic disease."

Some of what she said was: "The proposed 2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines are a recipe for infertility, learning problems in children and increased chronic disease in all age groups." She further states that these guidelines "demonize saturated fats and animal foods rich in saturated fatty acids such as egg yolks, butter, whole milk, cheese, fatty meats...and animal fats. The current obesity epidemic emerged as vegetable oils and refined carbohydrates replaced these healthy, nutrient-dense traditional fats."

She goes into more detail by stating "Basic biochemistry shows that the human body has a very high requirement for saturated fats in all cell membranes; if we do not eat saturated fats, the body will simply make them from carbohydrates, but excess carbohydrate increases blood levels of triglyceride and small, dense LDL, and compromises blood vessel function. Moreover, high-carbohydrate diets do not satisfy the appetite as well as diets rich in traditional fats, leading to higher caloric intakes and often to binging and splurging on empty foods, resulting in rapid weight-gain and chronic disease."

So I say, lucky are we on the Primal Diet, who nourish our bodies with nutritious, raw animal foods and fats (as well as veggie juices and fruit smoothies) and accomplish detoxification at the same time.

Barbara Ellingson