The two authors are talking about low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets. And they are right that such a diet is not healthy. But the editorial is misleading as it implies that low-carbohydrate diets, per se, are unhealthy, which is quite untrue.
A truly healthy diet is one that is low in carbohydrate, but high in FAT - preferably animal fats and tropical oils. And there is a vast amount of evidence in favour of such a diet dating back as far as 1863.
This is what they should be writing about. Instead they give the impression that 'healthy eating' is healthy. It is anything but!
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Re: Low carbohydrate-high protein diets
The two authors are talking about low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets. And they are right that such a diet is not healthy. But the editorial is misleading as it implies that low-carbohydrate diets, per se, are unhealthy, which is quite untrue.
A truly healthy diet is one that is low in carbohydrate, but high in FAT - preferably animal fats and tropical oils. And there is a vast amount of evidence in favour of such a diet dating back as far as 1863.
This is what they should be writing about. Instead they give the impression that 'healthy eating' is healthy. It is anything but!
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