Mmmmmm. Millet. Gotta have my millet.
The guidelines are intended for every human on the planet and, as such, don't work.
On the other hand, 2/3 of the planet live on, barely over or under the poverty line. The other 1/3 generally eat processed crap and don't exercise.
So its a more complicated picture than a food pyramid.
I don't drink any juice or soda so to me that's a lot of sugar
Plenty of dumb people out there though !Depends on the fruit really. You can eat dumb shit like bananas, apples or oranges and yeah you'll have a lot of sugar. Or you could be sensible and eat fruit like capsicum, tomatoes, berries etc
I think you raise a really good point here woody. how is it possible to have a general guideline when what you eat it is heavily dependent availability and type of food which changes based on geographical region, social factors, wealth etc etc .
Depends on the fruit really. You can eat dumb shit like bananas, apples or oranges and yeah you'll have a lot of sugar. Or you could be sensible and eat fruit like capsicum, tomatoes, berries etc
The advice on fats is stupid, zero causal evidence linking dietary fats and heart diseaseI'll stop being lazy, this is copies from the WHO website
[h=3]For adults[/h]A healthy diet includes the following:
- Fruit, vegetables, legumes (e.g. lentils and beans), nuts and whole grains (e.g. unprocessed maize, millet, oats, wheat and brown rice).
- At least 400 g (i.e. five portions) of fruit and vegetables per day (2), excluding potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava and other starchy roots.
- Less than 10% of total energy intake from free sugars (2, 7), which is equivalent to 50 g (or about 12 level teaspoons) for a person of healthy body weight consuming about 2000 calories per day, but ideally is less than 5% of total energy intake for additional health benefits (7). Free sugars are all sugars added to foods or drinks by the manufacturer, cook or consumer, as well as sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit juice concentrates.
- Less than 30% of total energy intake from fats (1, 2, 3). Unsaturated fats (found in fish, avocado and nuts, and in sunflower, soybean, canola and olive oils) are preferable to saturated fats (found in fatty meat, butter, palm and coconut oil, cream, cheese, ghee and lard) and trans-fats of all kinds, including both industrially-produced trans-fats (found in baked and fried foods, and pre-packaged snacks and foods, such as frozen pizza, pies, cookies, biscuits, wafers, and cooking oils and spreads) and ruminant trans-fats (found in meat and dairy foods from ruminant animals, such as cows, sheep, goats and camels). It is suggested that the intake of saturated fats be reduced to less than 10% of total energy intake and trans-fats to less than 1% of total energy intake (5). In particular, industrially-produced trans-fats are not part of a healthy diet and should be avoided (4, 6).
- Less than 5 g of salt (equivalent to about one teaspoon) per day (8). Salt should be iodized.
Nothing on there that looks too wrong to me.
It doesn't mention heart disease
Then why specifically mention limiting saturated fats?
Because that's what the current research indicates for general populations
Its cited in the post above man, just read it
A healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer.
Unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are leading global risks to health.
Healthy dietary practices start early in life – breastfeeding fosters healthy growth and improves cognitive development, and may have longer term health benefits such as reducing the risk of becoming overweight or obese and developing NCDs later in life.
Energy intake (calories) should be in balance with energy expenditure. To avoid unhealthy weight gain, total fat should not exceed 30% of total energy intake (1, 2, 3). Intake of saturated fats should be less than 10% of total energy intake, and intake of trans-fats less than 1% of total energy intake, with a shift in fat consumption away from saturated fats and trans-fats to unsaturated fats (3), and towards the goal of eliminating industrially-produced trans-fats (4, 5, 6).
Limiting intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake (2, 7) is part of a healthy diet. A further reduction to less than 5% of total energy intake is suggested for additional health benefits (7).
Keeping salt intake to less than 5 g per day (equivalent to sodium intake of less than 2 g per day) helps to prevent hypertension, and reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke in the adult population (8).
WHO Member States have agreed to reduce the global population’s intake of salt by 30% by 2025; they have also agreed to halt the rise in diabetes and obesity in adults and adolescents as well as in childhood overweight by 2025 (9, 10).
AgreedEnergy intake (calories) should be in balance with energy expenditure
Utter nonsense, if calories are controlled (as per the first sentence) it doesn't matter if 5% or 80% of calories are from fat.To avoid unhealthy weight gain, total fat should not exceed 30% of total energy intake (1, 2, 3)
Absolute junk science, all this shows is people who reduce calories lost weight. In no way shape or form does this study demonstrate that limiting fats to 30% of calorie intake is inherently healthy.1)Hooper L, Abdelhamid A, Bunn D, Brown T, Summerbell CD, Skeaff CM. Effects of total fat intake on body weight. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015; (8):CD011834.
This isn't a study, doesn't belong as a reference2) Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases: report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation. WHO Technical Report Series, No. 916. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2003.
lol this is a extract from that study "There was convincing evidence that energy balance is critical to maintaining healthy body weight and ensuring optimal nutrient intakes, regardless of macronutrient distribution of energy as % total fat and % total carbohydrates" so once again this study doesn't not substantiate their 30% claim one iota3) Fats and fatty acids in human nutrition: report of an expert consultation. FAO Food and Nutrition Paper 91. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; 2010
I'm not going to stand up for trans fats, they're junk but I'm interested to see what the FAO report (3) has to say about saturated fats and why they should be limited to 10% of calorie intake for a 'healthy diet'Intake of saturated fats should be less than 10% of total energy intake, and intake of trans-fats less than 1% of total energy intake, with a shift in fat consumption away from saturated fats and trans-fats to unsaturated fats (3)
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/healthy-
So like I said there's absolutely no evidence that limiting total fats to 30% of calorie intake nor saturated fats to 10% is inherently healthy
Given it is only a guide, would this not also mean that there is also little or no evidence to suggest these numbers are bad for you, therefore it’s not necessarily wrong (just not supported by studies) ?
What is the best age to transfer kittens onto adult food?I have heard some differing advice from 6 months onwards or some will say wait until they are at least 12 months?
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