[DanBC]

> I also like how the myth of fatty food causing obesity is repeated a few times in the panelists. Clearly not experts on nutrition or its effects on the human body.

Do you really believe this or is it some kind of satire?

edit: not snarking, I genuinely can't tell if parent thinks fatty food does not contribute to obesity. Obese people aren't obese just because they eat far too much sugar. They're obese because they eat far too much sugar, starch, and fat. It is ridiculous to think that the amount of fat in an obese person's diet has no influence on that person's obesity.

[maerF0x0]

tldr; i was commenting on the false claim that composition of food causes obesity vs the number of contained calories.

From what i've read, ive taken a few points:

fatty food does not cause or contribute to obesity. Total intake does.

1000 excess calories of fat and 1000 excess calories of sugar will roughly cause the same weight increase.

1000 calories of fat is far more satiating than 1000 calories of sugar and therefore leads to lower future consumption of calories. 1000 calories of the former may take 4 hrs to become hungry, whereas 1000 calories of the latter may take 1 hour to become hungry, for example.

Saturated fats a no more correlated with heart disease than other forms of fats.

Some of the science is linked here: http://www.dietdoctor.com/science

[ebbv]

The parent to your comment is probably someone who has bought into the keto (read: re-named Atkins) diet.

[maerF0x0]

more Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) than either keto or atkins (they're not the same) .

See http://www.dietdoctor.com/science