Fats vs Carbs Debate

The cluster centers on debates about whether dietary fats or carbohydrates/sugars are the main cause of obesity and health problems, with strong advocacy for low-carb, high-fat diets like keto over traditional low-fat recommendations.

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modo_mario Oct 27, 2023 View on HN

The issue is mostly sugars i'd guess. Not fats.

eclipxe Jun 23, 2015 View on HN

It's not the oil, it's the carbs

euccastro Sep 8, 2010 View on HN

You may be doing it worse by just avoiding fat. You should worry more about sugar, to begin with.

smm11 Jan 12, 2023 View on HN

Consuming fat is fine.Consuming sugar is fine.Consuming fat and sugar is not fine.

dalore Jan 19, 2019 View on HN

Have a read of books by Nina Teicholz or Gary Taubes. In there is a mountain of data showing the correlation of diets to adopting the national dietary recommendation (which vilified fats).They all make a great case that fat is good for you (proper fat like animal, not vegetables oils which really aren't from vegetables at all).You're right it's more than just sugar, it's carbs in general. Which includes French fries, pizza etc. The sauces they have tend to be loaded wit

spfzero May 26, 2021 View on HN

As ironic as obesity being caused by low-fat, high-carb diet recommendations?

donatzsky Oct 9, 2025 View on HN

Look into the keto diet. Fat is definitely not the main issue, sugar and other simple carbs are.

johnmaguire Apr 16, 2024 View on HN

What exactly do we need to unlearn about Fats vs Sugars vs Proteins?

hgomersall Jul 28, 2023 View on HN

What's wrong with calories from fat?

TomGullen Jan 27, 2012 View on HN

Excellent to see this, it's a western myth that eating fat makes you fat. It's carbs.Carbs are cheap, carbs are bad for you and carbs are often marketed as health food.We don't need carbs. We evolved eating meat and veg. Meat, veg and water is the perfect diet. It's hard to stick to that diet though as carbs are so highly accessible.