World Heart Federation President on How the Current Dietary Guidelines Keep Failing Us - Diet Doctor

World Heart Federation President on How the Current Dietary Guidelines Keep Failing Us Did you miss watching the great talk by Dr. Salim Yusuf before it was taken down? Grieve not – here are some of the highlights summarized in text at http://ift.tt/2m45Vaz. One of the world's top cardiologists says that many of the major nutrition guidelines have no good basis in science. Yusuf's talk relied heavily on findings from the PURE study, a large ongoing epidemiological study of 140,000 people in 17 countries. Though PURE is an observational study, "its design and extensive data collection are geared toward addressing major questions on causation and development of the underlying determinants of cardiovascular disease." The results from PURE will likely add fuel to the ongoing fiery debate over carbohydrates and fats. Yusuf displayed data showing that the incidence of cardiovascular disease in the PURE population increases as carbohydrate intake (as a percentage of total calories) rises. "Previous guidelines said reduce fats and compensate for it by increasing carbohydrates ... and so essentially we've increased carbohydrate intake in most Western countries and this is likely damaging. We were in for a big surprise. We actually found that increasing fats was protective." The PURE data show a steep increase in CV risk as carbohydrate intake increased beyond 55% of total energy. WHO guidelines state that up to 75% of energy can come from carbohydrates. "But that is wrong," said Yusuf. See http://ift.tt/2mbK0gz