Introduction
There is a factor that stops many people from losing weight or holds them back from good health. I have eliminated much of it from my own life with significant benefit to my health, weight and general sense of well-being. I hope that this site will help you to do the same.
It is the half-truth factor, i.e. the holding of beliefs that have a basis in truth but have become distorted.
People pick up half-truths, not from expert nutritionists, but from such sources as misleading advertising and inaccurate magazine articles.
What you think you know that isn't so can bring a lot of misery.
Peterre
Truths, half-truths and untruths (select any that you believe to be true)
- To lose weight, simply consume less calories than your body uses.
- Moderation in all things. That's all you need to know.
- The experts change their minds. Therefore we should ignore them.
- Obesity is caused by greed.
- Fat is bad for you.
- Saturated fat is bad for you.
- Solid fats are bad for you. Oils are good.
- Low carb dieting is the way to go.
- Low fat dieting is the way to go.
- Genetically modified foods are harmless.
Questions (select any that you wish to ask)
- Can you tell me in a nutshell what I should be eating?
- What types of carbohydrate should we eat?
- What is the mechanism by which carbohydrates can harm us if they are digested too quickly?
- How can we ensure that carbohydrates are digested slowly?
- What types of fat or oil should we eat?
- What are hydrogenated fats and oils? Why should I avoid them? How can I avoid them?
- Olive oil is often recommended. What is wrong with other types of vegetable oil?
- Why do I need Omega 3 fats/oils? Where do I find them?
- Why should we prefer the types of food that were eaten by our distant ancestors?
- Who was Dr. Weston A. Price?
- Why should I pay any attention to this site? Have you any qualifications in nutrition or medicine?
- Why are there two versions of this site?