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13 Reddit comments about Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health:

u/1xltP3mgkiF9 · 10 pointsr/nutrition

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-china-study-revisited/

> The China Study was embraced by vegetarians because it seemed to support their beliefs with strong evidence. Minger has shown that that evidence is largely illusory. The issues raised are important and deserve further study by unbiased scientists. At any rate, one thing is clear: the China Study is not sufficient reason to recommend drastic reductions in protein intake, let alone total avoidance of meat and dairy foods.

Also check this one: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Food-Pyramid-Politics-Interests/dp/0984755128

u/hellectronic · 7 pointsr/bodyweightfitness

For me Death by Food Pyramid from Denise Minger was a good read.

She gives a good overview about different studies in the food industry and the consequences. The author is a vegetarian, but this is not the
base of the book. She shows why meat is important and what the different nutrition styles (paleo, vegetarian etc.) have in common.

u/2cocos · 7 pointsr/nutrition

The food pyramid. I recommend the book Death by Food Pyramid, it gives fascinating account of the how the first food pyramid was originally conceived and how it was tampered with by bureaucrats, politicians and lobbyists.

u/UserID_3425 · 7 pointsr/ketoscience

It sounds more like you should get a basic understanding of current nutrition science, and what keto is in general.

Recommended reading:

u/spmurrayzzz · 3 pointsr/keto

> that cute dark haired woman who pulled apart the China Study

That would be Denise Minger. She has an excellent book that is worth a read: http://www.amazon.com/Death-Food-Pyramid-Politics-Interests/dp/0984755128

u/Dubhan · 2 pointsr/Paleo

The author of that article, Denise Minger, also has a fantastic book Death By Food Pyramid that goes into great depth examining the poor science and shady politics that got us where we are today. It's one of the most readable volumes of its type due to her ability to distill and explain scientific studies in such a conversational style.

u/Captain_Midnight · 1 pointr/keto

The prevailing medical consensus is that cholesterol and saturated fat are inherently bad, but close examination of the studies from which we draw those claims actually indicates consistently questionable methodology. The story gets rolling way back in the 1950s, so I can't do it justice in a Reddit comment. Suffice to say that our official dietary guidelines are the result of unprecedented medical politics and ego.

The Big Fat Surprise is a very good book on the subject. Others have also suggested Death by Food Pyramid, but I haven't read it yet.

u/michael561 · 1 pointr/todayilearned

I haven't read it yet but this book is supposed to be a good humorous account of the whole sordid story. Death by Food Pyramid by Denise Minger

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/keto

She also wrote Death by Food Pyramid. It's good- not great- but puts out a lot of answers as to how we got to where we are.

u/ChuckL3M0str3 · 1 pointr/mixo

Sticazzi che muro di testo. Devi avere la mia salute davvero a cuore!

Non ho tempo di rispondere nel dettaglio. Apprezzo i tuoi consigli e ti consiglio a mia volta di essere critico con le tue fonti. Purtroppo nei consigli dietetici vegani, la salute viene DOPO l'etica.
Per contro il "campo" opposto, keto diet e affini, ha come principale obiettivo la salute umana, e probabilmente se ne fotte degli animali...
Solo cosi' per precisare.

Ritengo che solamente con l'evitare il cibo preconfezionato e processato, gli zuccheri e i dolci e i carboidrati raffinati, e mangiando con moderazione, uno possa ottenere l'80% dei benefici. Il resto è tanto di guadagnato, ma servono sforzo e consapevolezza maggiori.

Una cosa non posso lasciarti passare:

>le molecole di grassi (i triglicelidi) sono composti da una molecola di glucosio (carb) e tre di fatty acids.

Da dove l'hai tirata fuori questaa, ahahah...Confondi glucosio con glicerolo. Ricontrolla le tue fonti. Dovunque tu l'abbia presa, depenna quella fonte.

Nella tua risposta sembri considerare "low carb", "high protein" e "keto diet" quasi come equivalenti. Low carb è generalmente considerato meno di 100g al giorno, e non sufficiente a indurre ketosis. Per essere in ketosis ci si deve generalmente tenere sotto i 50g, e con BASSO/MODERATO apporto proteico. 1-2g di proteine per kg di peso corporeo non è high protein, e non genera un surplus di proteine da smaltire, se sei ragionevolmente attivo.

>La ketosis pure è sconsigliatissima.

Dai vegani? L'unica istanza in cui essere in ketosis è male, è la ketoacidosi causata dal diabete, ma è tutto un altro paio di maniche rispetto alla ketosis nutrizionale. Come disse qualcun'altro, è come comparare la casa in fiamme con il camminetto acceso.

Vuoi altre fonti? Questo libro é favoloso, e per nulla ideologico: Death by food pyramid. Straconsigliato.

Oppure cerca Valter Longo, sul rapporto tra dieta, invecchiamento e cancro. Peter Attia, Dom D'Agostino, Joseph Mercola, per chiarirti le idee su ketogenic diet. E comunque stai alla larga dai siti dichiaratamente vegani o ideologizzati e cerca la scienza (lo vedi subito dalla quantità e qualità delle citazioni dalla letteratura scientifica seria).

No, non sono diabetico. Si, faccio analisi del sangue annuali e da quando mangio così e mi alleno (calistenics), sono chiaramente migliorate (non che avessi problemi in partenza). Non sono in ketosis regolarmente, solo durante i 5 giorni di digiuno mensile. Non sono mai stato così in forma in vita mia. Sono ancora 90% vegetariano.

Grazie della preoccupazione per mia salute.

u/DakanNiman · 1 pointr/vegan

I have read many books on nutrition and most have issues. I do believe that the authors genuinely believe in their messages but people make mistakes. You have to realize that we don't know the whole truth yet.

I would say the book I can recommend the most is Death by Food Pyramid by Denise Minger. Her background may sound a bit controversial to vegans because she failed a vegan diet in her youth and that started her on her path of research but I would ignore that because her work is very fact centric. She first made waves by criticizing the China Study and has a page specifically for vegans on her homepage. I'd say read the China Study stuff and the "for vegans" page and fact check that (or believe me that I came to the same conclusions after looking at her sources) and after you did that get the book. The book is great because it compares different diets and shows political forces that take issue with the promotion of truth.