As dietary guidelines target ultra-processed foods, Oz says change was long overdue
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
New dietary guidelines published this year target ultra-processed foods while promoting protein and reducing saturated fats.
CMS Director Dr. Mehmet Öz told Fox News Digital that these rules should have been implemented much earlier.
“We’ve made America realize something we’ve known for a long time in medicine – [that if] If you eat healthy fats, consume the right amount of carbohydrates, and focus on protein, you’ll be much better off,” Oz said in a recent on-camera interview.
HEART DOCTORS SAY MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE MAKING COMMON VIEW MISTAKES – SIMPLE CHANGES CAN HELP
He said he’s seeing pressure from the food industry to promote simple carbohydrates.
“All white foods, white flour, white rice, white sugar; all of these cause obesity,” Öz said.
“All white foods, white flour, white rice, white sugar—all of these things lead to obesity.” (iStock)
“Paradoxically, it’s not eating fat that makes you fat. It’s sugar that makes you fat, because your body processes it and stores it for future use,” he added.
FOOD PYRAMID FACES REVIEW AS BEN CARSON EXPLAINS WHY AMERICANS DON’T HAVE TO EAT MEAT
Fox News Digital recently caught up with her in Washington, D.C., during the premiere of her new documentary, “MELANIA.”
Approximately 15 million teens are obese, according to the CDC.
According to data shared by the CDC for the period between August 2021 and August 2023, more than 40% of Americans over the age of 20 are struggling with obesity.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER
Approximately 15 million teens are obese, according to the CDC.
The new guidelines advise Americans to “significantly reduce” their consumption of highly processed and refined carbohydrates, such as white bread, flour tortillas and crackers. (iStock)
The new guidelines advise Americans to “significantly reduce” their consumption of highly processed and refined carbohydrates, such as white bread, flour tortillas and crackers.
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FOX NEWS APPLICATION
Kendall Mackintosh, a board-certified and licensed dietitian nutritionist based in Bethesda, Maryland, told Fox News Digital that refined “white foods” and highly processed grains are “among the most metabolically harmful components of the standard American diet.”
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Dr. Mehmet Öz said, “Paradoxically, it is not eating fat that makes you fat.” “Sugar is what makes you fat because your body processes it and stores it for future use.” (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“These foods are stripped of fiber, minerals and natural nutrients and are rapidly absorbed, leading to rapid increases in blood sugar and insulin,” Mackintosh said.
CLICK FOR MORE LIFE STORIES
“Over time, repeated insulin surges can lead to increased fat accumulation, persistent cravings, systemic inflammation, and a higher risk of insulin resistance.”
Foods that are “stripped of fiber, minerals and natural nutrients” are absorbed by the body too quickly, leading to “rapid increases in blood sugar and insulin,” said a board-certified and licensed dietitian nutritionist. (iStock)
“Despite years of low-fat diet messages, it is often overly refined carbohydrates and sugar rather than healthy fats that strongly promote fat storage in the body.”
The real problem is not the fat in unprocessed foods, but “chronic overconsumption of processed carbohydrates, which impairs long-term metabolic health,” Mackintosh said.
In related news, Dr. Oz said on Friday: “The Fox and His Friends” About the new Trump RX website promising Americans big savings on medications. “It’s fair… It’ll save money, it’ll save lives,” he said of the new initiative.
