RE: US Doctor Says "it is okay to be fat" Nigerian Doctor Reacts
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A problem in the United States is that people were taught that dietary fat was the cause of obeseity.
So doctors were telling people to cut whole fats from the diet. We were told not to eat eggs, whole milk, chicken skin, the fatty part of beef, etc..
We were told to eat high carb diets with a lot of bread, skim milk, etc.. People developed diets with a large amoung of sugar and carbs.
The dietary advice was wrong.
So, she is coming off several decades of doctors giving really bad dietary advice that was causing problems and causing neurosis.
Once doctors have a better understanding of nutrition, then things will normalize.
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If that's what she means then I totally agree that it make the information hard to access. I remember finding this out for myself as a doctor and realizing that patients may still be locked in the dark.
I don't think health education is going as far as it should. People need to know the truth about these topics. The health educators should see no shame in taking steps back when new information presents itself.
Sadly, doctors are also burdened with political and business pressures that prevent a healthy discussion of diet.
The political pressure placed on doctors during COVID19 was absurd. Doctors were scared to talk about basic steps to improve the immune system.
Even today, doctors are reluctant to mention that UVB exposure produces Vitamin D.
As for dietary issues, there is pressure from businesses which have invested heavily in to the production of low fat products.
These pressures makes it difficult to find the best information.
The only thing I know is that it is good to end a message with a slice of PIZZA
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cheers to a pizza slice!