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Holly_Hobby

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55. We might need a tweak here and there as we age,

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 09:33 PM

Sep 2014

but I'm a happy camper at the moment. I eat a lot of dairy - cottage cheese, cheese, oh and Kroger Carbmaster yogurt rocks.

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Eating high-fat dairy lowers diabetes risk [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2014 OP

Forgive me but I can't helping thinking, "Brought to You By the Dairy Council" Hestia Sep 2014 #1

I'm no MD Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #3

Note to self - More ice cream! woot! nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #2

As long as it's sugar free. nt tridim Sep 2014 #6

Nope! elleng Sep 2014 #32

+1 Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #20

Yup! elleng Sep 2014 #31

My question would be -- how do you eat 8 portions of high-fat dairy per day? Nay Sep 2014 #4

I drink about three glasses of whole milk per day tridim Sep 2014 #8

Some of us gain weight if total daily calories Ilsa Sep 2014 #16

How many carbs in that diet. upaloopa Sep 2014 #30

Do you make your own kefir? BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #42

That could depend on the size/volume of the portions SoCalDem Sep 2014 #33

Aren't butter and cream considered dairy? eShirl Sep 2014 #69

I have to agree.. sendero Sep 2014 #76

I was wondering that too gollygee Sep 2014 #77

The article refers to 30 ml of cream as a portion - that's about 2 tablespoons - hedgehog Sep 2014 #82

OK, that makes more sense. Thanks. nt Nay Sep 2014 #84

This article is upside down and sideways BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #5

That second paragraph is rife with "weasel words." kentauros Sep 2014 #18

If you read the history of how we arrived at our current food recommendations it all becomes clear BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #28

I don't know... MoonchildCA Sep 2014 #7

Healthy saturated fat doesn't get stored in the body as fat, it gets burned. tridim Sep 2014 #10

Please do not condescend. MoonchildCA Sep 2014 #12

The research has been done. It doesn't matter what you "believe". tridim Sep 2014 #13

Back atcha... MoonchildCA Sep 2014 #24

You need to link to that research to back up your claims muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #68

I lost 130 lbs. Holly_Hobby Sep 2014 #14

2300 calories per day?!? Is that a typo? Did you mean to say 1300 calories/day? mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #17

2300 calories per day Holly_Hobby Sep 2014 #22

I have read some women who increased their calories to over 3000 and still lost weight BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #36

What we've been told about calories is all wrong Holly_Hobby Sep 2014 #54

YES! BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #56

You're so lucky to have a doctor that gets it. tridim Sep 2014 #19

She can't argue with my results Holly_Hobby Sep 2014 #23

I also ditched the higher carb diet that the ADA recommends. I don't even eat Nay Sep 2014 #38

We might need a tweak here and there as we age, Holly_Hobby Sep 2014 #55

I LOVE cottage cheese Aerows Sep 2014 #62

I eat it plain, but for a change I add Holly_Hobby Sep 2014 #74

My husband was diagnosed with diabetes over 20 years ago, long before I met him. DebJ Sep 2014 #66

I believe that. MoonchildCA Sep 2014 #25

It is actually high fat, not high protein that is the key BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #40

What works for me may or may not work for you Holly_Hobby Sep 2014 #57

Agreed. :) n/t MoonchildCA Sep 2014 #65

Good for you! bigwillq Sep 2014 #50

I weigh 115lbs. on a good day. Aerows Sep 2014 #39

That's hilarious... Holly_Hobby Sep 2014 #58

I didn't say anything was wrong with dairy. MoonchildCA Sep 2014 #67

Diabetes causes fat spinbaby Sep 2014 #70

^^this^^ eridani Sep 2014 #71

well, this makes 1/2 + 1/2 look better than milk in my coffee + i must up the whipping cream pansypoo53219 Sep 2014 #9

Have you ever tried butter in your coffee? tridim Sep 2014 #11

Salted or unsalted, and what about the slick? politicat Sep 2014 #37

You can also use coconut oil or unsalted butter BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #41

I'll just stick with cream. politicat Sep 2014 #45

Good for you BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #47

We've been told to avoid fat like the plague, but a bit of fat on your vegetables helps your body to hedgehog Sep 2014 #83

It just goes to show that sometimes researchers don't know what the hell they're doing justiceischeap Sep 2014 #15

Nothing that tastes as good as high-fat French cheeses hifiguy Sep 2014 #21

Seems I threw a bomb in the room to see what would happen Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #26

Hey when I eat that much dairy OriginalGeek Sep 2014 #34

Raw milk or goat milk doesn't have the same problem BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #44

yes bacon! OriginalGeek Sep 2014 #49

Yeah, sometimes it is tough BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #59

It also provides such Aerows Sep 2014 #27

Pass the ice-cream. aikoaiko Sep 2014 #29

mmmm AtomicKitten Sep 2014 #35

Standing between me and cheese Aerows Sep 2014 #64

If it was high fat and low carbs it would be expected, but how about cardiovascular disease? still_one Sep 2014 #43

we now know that cholesterol doesn't cause heart disease grasswire Sep 2014 #46

Grains lead to massive inflammation BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #48

well since i have been a kid drray23 Sep 2014 #51

I'm home alone for three weeks JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #52

Did this two years ago quaker bill Sep 2014 #53

Says a study using one of the few populations on Earth who can digest the stuff. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #60

And with one of the lowest incidences of Type 2 diabetes in the world XemaSab Sep 2014 #63

It's the sugars in milk, not the fat, that is indigestible for most n/t eridani Sep 2014 #72

Still indigestible to most humans. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #80

That's how come yogurt was invented eridani Sep 2014 #81

Lowers diabetes but increases cardiovascular risk! taught_me_patience Sep 2014 #61

This is a fascinating discussion. One of the reasons I love DU. mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #73

Just a quibble.. sendero Sep 2014 #75

Remind me: why did America switch to low fat and no fat merrily Sep 2014 #78

Low carb works for me. All I need to know. Net carbs important, calories not important. djean111 Sep 2014 #79