The problem with low-fat products

November 10 2017 by , medical review by in Failed low-fat diets, Sugar/fructose

Dr. Peter Foley explained the problem with low-fat products so well in a tweet that it deserves a post here.

A great example of the dangers of ‘low-fat’ or ‘fat-free’ food… 60 g sugar PER POT… equivalent to 15 teaspoons of sugar. Patients thinking that they are ‘doing the right thing’ but in fact unintentionally compounding the problem.

People think they are making a better choice when they pick the low-fat product, but are unaware that they are swapping benign natural fat for harmful sugar.

Thankfully, there is a better way. Check out the links below to learn more.

Low carb for beginners

Sugar

The problem with sugar
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Is it fat or sugar that has triggered the unprecedented epidemics of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic disease? Taubes at Low Carb USA 2017.
Is sugar toxic?
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Could sugar really be toxic? Isn’t it natural and part of the human diet since like forever?
Are all carbohydrates equally bad?
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Are all carbs equal – or are some forms worse than others? Is it safe to eat fruit?
Diet Doctor podcast #14 with Dr. Robert Lustig
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The debate wages. Is a calorie just a calorie? Or is there something specifically dangerous about fructose and carbohydrate calories? That's where Dr. Robert Lustig comes in.
Action on sugar
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Why is sugar today just like tobacco a few decades ago? And what should we do about it? Dr. Malhotra answers these questions.
How do you become sugar free?
29:24
What is it like being a sugar addict? And what’s it like to struggle to break free from it?
Q&A about low carb and sugar
59:31
Dr. Michael Eades, Karen Thomson, Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt and Emily Maguire answer questions related to low carb and sugar.
Sugar: friend or foe?
24:11
Is sugar really the enemy? Doesn’t it have a place in our diets? Emily Maguire at the Low Carb USA 2016.
Breaking up with sugar addiction
21:28
What is it like being a sugar addict? And what is it like to struggle to break free from it?

Low-carb basics

Keto for beginners: Introduction
08:02
Learn how to do a keto diet right, in part 1 of our video course.
How to formulate a low-carb keto diet
48:32
Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.
"If you do it right, this will work"
36:24
Keto is much more powerful than medication, when you get it right. Dr. Eric Westman has more than 20 years of experience guiding patients on a keto diet.
The 5 common mistakes on LCHF
09:25
Is it hard to reach your goal weight, are you hungry or do you feel bad? Make sure you're avoiding these mistakes.
Cereal Killers
1:00:07
What if you could – in fact – break records without eating massive amounts of carbs?
The cause of obesity
38:45
What is the real cause of obesity? What causes weight gain? Dr. Jason Fung at Low Carb Vail 2016.
Carb-Loaded
1:14:40
This may be the best (and funniest) low-carb movie ever. At least it's a strong contender.
How to stay low carb on a budget
02:36
Do you want to know how to stay low carb on a budget? Kim Gajraj interviews Dr. Eric Westman to get all of his best tips on how to keep costs low when on a low-carb diet.
7 tips to make low carb simple
09:41
The star of the BBC series Doctor in the House, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, gives you seven tips that will make low carb easy.
"I sort of wanted to save the world"
22:22
How can you give back to the low-carb community after achieving great results on the diet? Bitte Kempe-Björkman explains.
Everything in moderation?
05:44
What’s the point of low carb, shouldn’t we all just try to eat everything in moderation? Top low-carb doctors answer this question.
Q&A with Franziska Spritzler
09:52
Questions about how to formulate an optimal low-carb or keto diet.
My Big Fat Diet
42:31
What would happen if an entire town of First Nation people went back to eating the way they used to? A high-fat low-carb diet based on real food?
Women's questions introduction
01:36
In this video series, you can find expert views on some of your top questions about low-carb and women's health.
Living low carb with Caroline Smale
07:30
Caroline Smale shares her low-carb story and how she lives low carb on a daily basis.
A global food revolution
34:30
The mistakes behind the obesity epidemic and how we can fix them together, empowering people everywhere to revolutionize their health.
Teaching low carb to patients in the Middle East
05:44
How do you help patients in the Middle East to start a low-carb diet?
Does the brain need carbohydrates?
05:56
Doesn’t the brain need carbohydrates? Doctors answer common questions.

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