Posted by Trotter on December 26, 2012, at 0:32:50
In reply to Re: High fat diet -) inflammation -) depression, posted by larryhoover on December 25, 2012, at 15:10:36
Yes, I think where nutritionists went wrong is that they looked at the SAD diet, which was high in fat and high in refined carbs, and has links to heart disease and diabetes, and decided that fat was the culprit. However it is the combination that is the problem. Of the two individually, refined carbs is the bigger cause of obesity.
The only problem with a high fat low carb diet that I know of is when the diet is also low in oligosaccharides, which is normally the case with modern diets. I think paleolithic man consumed lots of inulin, whereas modern low carbers don't. This can lead to very low levels of bifidobacteria in the bowel, contributing to depression. Bifidobacteria like carbs, so if you cut back on them you need to supplement with GOS, FOS or inulin.
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