Web Site Busts The Myths About Low-Carb

One of my blogging friends--Carol Bardelli from the "Kudos For Low-Carb" blog--sent me a link to a web site the other day that is a wealth of information about livin' la vida low-carb that goes through what the author Kent R. Rieske describes as the "Nutritional Myths, Distortions and Lies That Will Destroy Your Health."

"This web site will prove that eating red meat and natural animal fats while restricting carbohydrates is not only healthy but will prevent and cure many diseases," Rieske boasts on his web site.

WOW! What a way to start! Just reading that statement alone made me excited about reading on. Let me warn you--it's a VERY long web site, but chock full of scientific studies, statistics, and other evidence supporting the thesis that a low-carb diet is "healthy." If you can't handle the truth, then come back when you can.

Check out this comment made on the site about the Food Pyramid.

"Warning! This diet will cause many diseases when eaten for 20 years," referring to the 60% carbohyrate, 30% fat, and 10% protein diet recommended by government health leaders.

But it's not just Rieske's opinions--you get links to the studies that back up everything he's saying and it is written in a very compelling format and style. I LOVE this guy and he did an excellent job presenting all the information in one place.

There's so much to absorb from this site that you'll spend hours scouring through all the information. Much of it centers around busting the following health myths in an intelligent and thorough manner:

Myth No. 1 - Saturated Animal Fats Cause Heart Disease and Cancer.

Myth No. 2 - Carbohydrates are Healthy and Needed for Energy.

Myth No. 3 - Fiber is Healthy and Required in the Diet.

Myth No. 4 - Red Meat Like Beef, Lamb and Pork is Unhealthy.

Myth No. 5 - Organic Fruits, Vegetables, Eggs & Meat More Healthy.

Myth No. 6 - Cholesterol Causes Heart Disease.

Myth No. 7 - Dietary Protein Requirement is 10% on a Calorie Basis.

Myth No. 8 - Dietary Fat Should Be No More Than 30% of Calories.

Myth No. 9 - Soy Products are Healthy Foods.

Myth No. 10 - Omega-6 Vegetable, Seed and Nut Oils are Healthy.

Bonus Myth No. 11 - People Are All Different.

We all owe our sincerest gratitude to Kent Rieske for putting together this impressive low-carb information site. Send Kent your thanks by e-mailing him at RieskeKR@aol.com.

Don't miss the following eye-opening links towards the end of the page: "Drugs and Doctors May be the Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S.," "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False," and "Pharmaceutical firms are inventing diseases to sell more drugs." Like I said, HOURS upon HOURS of low-carb lovin' facts that'll arm you for ANYTHING the low-fatties will ever throw at you!