tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post3297359838668369947..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: What's a 'healthy diet' anyway?Anne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-91934771583171781412015-02-14T08:53:23.465-05:002015-02-14T08:53:23.465-05:00David,
Well, in fact, even the cholesterol/heart ...David,<br /><br />Well, in fact, even the cholesterol/heart disease link has been questioned. I know we've written about it before, and searching on 'cholesterol' pulled up a bunch of posts, but here's just this <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/cholesterol-limits-lose-their-lustre-1.12509" rel="nofollow">comment </a>in Nature from 2013. <br /><br />Indeed, even the long-held idea that energy imbalance is what causes obesity is being questioned. I admit to raising my eyebrows at this, but that's largely based on belief, not evidence. <br /><br />There are several lessons here. One, epidemiological methods aren't quite up to the problems of complex diseases. And, everything in moderation. Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-69646447533920791712015-02-14T02:22:41.156-05:002015-02-14T02:22:41.156-05:00My understanding on cholesterol is that the relati...My understanding on cholesterol is that the relationship between cholesterol in the blood and heart disease is well established, and remains seen as medically significant. What has changed is that it's been found that cholesterol intake and blood cholesterol levels are _NOT_ necessarily related. (I think this was discussed over at the Incidental Economist.) So we can eat eggs again.<br /><br />But this all assumes a diet whose total calories don't exceed your calories consumed.<br /><br />Still, the point that heart disease is decreasing and there's no obvious reason why is fascinating.<br /><br />David J. Littleboynoreply@blogger.com