This time we talk about the latest science on saturated fat, the Blue Zones, the history of our understanding of it and how religion has interfered.
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Topic
Saturated White
Saturated Fat
- 1950s: Saturated fat is bad
- 1960s: All fat is bad; fraudulent pro sugar study
- 2000s: Saturated fat is bad
- 2020s: Most saturated fat is fine
Blue Zones and Healthy Diets
- What’s a Blue Zone?
- What’s a Blue Zone diets?
- Mediteranian
- Dash/Heart Healthy
- Vegitarian
Adventist Influence
- James White was obsessed with Solitary Vice
- Ellen White’s health message
- Vegetarian, but if you need to eat meat just do the “clean meats”
- No seasoning or salt
- No strong drinks – alcohol, coffee, tea
- No tobacco or drugs
- John Harvey Kellogg
- Battle Creak Sanitarium
- Bland foods to suppress sex drives
- Created really bland peanut butter
- Created sugarless cornflakes
- His brother stole the idea, made it palatable, and invented breakfast
- Adventist Sanitariums
- Adventist Colleges
- Loma Linda University
- Adventist Health Studies
Sources
- Healthline: Is Saturated Fat Unhealthy?
- Nutrition Studies: Is Saturated Fat Really that bad?
- JACC Journal: Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-Based Recommendations: JACC State-of-the-Art Review
- NPR: 50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat
- LA Times: Why Loma Linda residents live longer than the rest of us: They treat the body like a temple
- Loma Linda University: Loma Linda’s longevity legacy
- Science Based Medicine: Blue Zones Diet: Speculation Based on Misinformation
- Healthline: The Complete Beginner’s Guide to the DASH Diet
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