Tag: Diet wars

Contrary to long-held dietary recommendations that demonized fats, recent international studies have challenged this premise, suggesting a high-carbohydrate diet may carry a greater risk of premature death in some populations. This raises a critical question: is high fat worse than high carbs, or is the answer more nuanced than a simple macronutrient war?

For decades, many health recommendations focused on reducing overall dietary fat, with low-fat diets becoming a public health standard. However, an extensive review published in *Science* demonstrated that the type of fat and carbohydrate consumed is far more important for long-term health and weight management than the quantity or ratio, directly addressing the question: is it worse to eat carbs or fat?.