Discussion 5 - Controversy 5: Is Butter Really Back? The LipidGuidelines Debate Using the information found at the end of Chapter5 about the Controversy: Is Butter Really Back? The LipidGuidelines Debate. Read first the content in the book, supplementthe reading with the power point that emphasizes the main points ofthe controversy. Then, write a 200-250 word response of thecontroversy.
The Dietary guidelines for Americans had been emphasizing fordecades on the importance of low fat eating. Great changes havebeen made in the production, and manufacturing of foods, andfamilies have tried new low fat recipes, and lower their overallfat composition. But there is this new debate: besides all of theefforts to cut fat in the American diet, the efforts have beenunsuccessful, and people have switched to add more sugar to theirdiets in order to keep the flavor that fats provided. So, do weneed to go back to use more butter to cook, and manufacture foods,and snacks? Or, do we need to continue decreasing the amount of fatin our diets in order to decrease the risk for chronic diseases,especially for cardiovascular disease? In this context, whilepreparing your response keep in mind the following:
1. If fats are bad for people, why do we keep eating them? And,if fats are bad for people, what can we do in order to decrease thedaily consumption of fat?
2. In your opinion, is the use of olive oil a good solution tostart consuming healthier fats? And, about the use of fatsubstitutes such as apple sauce for baking? What do you dopersonally in order to have a low-fat diet?
3. What kind of lifestyle changes can be done in the U.S.population in order to decrease or, use in moderation the amount offat in the diet, fast food restaurants, and snacks?
4. Application: share your own experience of trying to eat lowfat and/or eating healthier in general. What kind of lifestylechanges have you had to make in order to eat healthy?
