By David Barr
|
You know too many people who
are overweight or obese. Worse yet, you know people who will
die from health problems related to this.
So why is it, that in the midst
of a obesity epidemic, with a diabetes epidemic looming larger
than global warming, that doctors and nutritionists are still
so anti-protein?
|
 |
We're not even talking performance
or bodybuilding here (yet), we're simply talking about people's
LIVES. Even the most callous and self-centered should be concerned
about the health-related burden on the economy, and in spite of
what we know is coming, it's still getting worse.
"Bad"
Meaning Good?
We've been told that eggs are bad,
but now eggs are good again. Fat was bad but now most fats are good
again. Carbs are bad, but apparently so is protein. So we're not
left with a lot of macronutrient options here are we? Are we supposed
to live on fruits and vegetables? Well, it's possible to do so,
and I have no doubt that we'd all be a lot healthier if we could
manage something resembling a vegetarian diet, but that's not realistic
(or something that most of us want to do).
What's clear is that something needs
to change. This paradox between having the highest obesity rate
in history, coupled with the greatest amount of health information
and number of gym memberships can't continue.
And I don't mean that as a forceful
"it really shouldn't continue", I mean that it literally
can't continue because people are dying from it.
So why are we still
being told that eating too much protein is "bad for you."
Really?!
Are people really overweight because
they're just eating too much protein?
It's not unlike when everyone started
freaking out about the Glycemic index of carrots and vowed to stop
eating them.
Really?!
Are people overweight because they're
just eating too many damned carrots??
|
|
Getting
Real
This anti-protein shtick was
old a decade ago, but now it's just repugnant. I mean it's
great to get people eating more vegetables (as we all should),
but the fear of protein is pushing far too many people toward
other Calorie sources. Now I'm not saying that protein,
or even low-carb diets, are going to save the world, but
at the very least we can stop bullshitting people.
Once we stop the propaganda
we can begin to educate people about the right protein choices.
"No that commercial hamburger
is NOT a good source of protein Sir." can only follow
from the cessation of the "don't eat too much or your
kidneys will explode!" inanity. With this must come
the inevitable "no it is not considered health food
because you have pickles and onions on it."
From this, I only ask that
you do what you can to help this mess.
Raise your expectations. Raise
The Barr!
|
About The Author
|
