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Well that explains a lot!
Posted by GuntherGump
18th Jan 2012
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What kind of fats?
Posted by John Hartshorn
5th Feb
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Human studies should follow.
A more detailed study of this in humans would be insightful indeed and ....yes, motivational when it comes to altering life styles.
Posted by jon777or333
18th Jan 2012
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Well that explains a lot!
Dumb donuts!
Posted by GuntherGump
18th Jan 2012
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Doh!
This explains Homer Simpson...
Posted by zackers
20th Jan 2012
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Scarring in brain
Seems to me that it is the "over-use" of fatty foods that cause scarring. In fact fatty foods are necessary to help normal brain function and growth. To have a headline that states that "Fatty Foods Cause Brain Scarring" is misleading to say the least. It is my understanding that Americans are probably the most obese people in the world(1). They got that way by listening to their government telling them to eat more carbs and less fat. Eating carbs does not satisfy food cravings as much as eating fat but still causes the body to put on more fat.
(1). I asked a balloon operator once how many people he could take for a ride. He answered "5 Japanese or 4 New Zealanders or 3 Americans"
(1). I asked a balloon operator once how many people he could take for a ride. He answered "5 Japanese or 4 New Zealanders or 3 Americans"
Posted by greggatshack
18th Jan 2012
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Hi Greggatshack,
While I don't disagree with you that eating too many carbs will cause people to gain weight, I just wanted to point out that this study specifically looked at the effects of a high-fat diet, and so the headline is not misleading.
Laura
While I don't disagree with you that eating too many carbs will cause people to gain weight, I just wanted to point out that this study specifically looked at the effects of a high-fat diet, and so the headline is not misleading.
Laura
Posted by laurashin
18th Jan 2012
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Wait a minute...
... so eating a few donuts in the morning can help my brain?
That still explains a lot, well, I mean - about everybody else in the room.
That still explains a lot, well, I mean - about everybody else in the room.
Posted by GuntherGump
19th Jan 2012
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You know,
Japanese have recently discovered donuts. That whole thing about 5 vs 3 is changing now. The fatter ones - they say - have westernized diets. However, while the Japanese call those few fat - we refer to them as normal sized and healthy.
Posted by GuntherGump
19th Jan 2012
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I should know...
... my cousin married one of them. She's what we here would call a "hottie," yet her Japanese friends think she's fat.
Posted by GuntherGump
19th Jan 2012
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What kind of fats?
The type of fats you eat make a big difference in general levels of inflammation as revealed by markers like C-reactive protein levels. Presumably the same principle would apply to brain inflammation in response to dietary fats. The standard American diet (SAD) is high in polyunsaturated fats like soy, corn and safflower oil and deficient in healthy fats like fish oils and monounsaturated fats like olive and canola. A natural diet like our ancestors consumed was much lower in the damaging polyunsaturates and comparatively higher in monounsaturates and Omega-3 fish oils. This doesn't mean pigging out on meat though, as modern meat animals have an unnatural higher content of saturated fats as well as higher total fats and lower levels of healthier fats. Range fed is better, but lean chicken and ocean raised (not farmed) fatty fish like sardines and salmon are great. It would be nice if researchers and science writers put these sorts of things in context when reporting study results like the above.
Posted by John Hartshorn
5th Feb