Q: What do you feed cattle when you want to fatten them?
A: Grains
Q: What is on the bottom of the USDA food pyramid, the stuff we’re supposed to eat the most of?
A: Grains
Q: What type of foods are often sold to us as low-fat?
A: Grain-based foods
Q: What do farmers feed to pigs when they want to fatten them up?
A: Vegetable oils such as corn and soybean
Q: What type of oils did they tell us to eat back in the 70s and 80s?
A: Vegetable oils such as corn and soybean
Q: What type of oils are food manufacturers using in their products?
A: Vegetable oils such as corn and soybean
Are you beginning to get the picture yet? Now try this one:
Q: What do farmers feed to pigs when they want them to be lean?
A: Coconut oil, a saturated fat
Q: What have we been told to avoid for our heart health?
A: Saturated fat
Q: What has been the result of the recommendations to lower our fat intake, particularly saturated fats, and eat a lot of grains?
A: Twice as many Americans are now overweight or obese.