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I think the demonisation of fat might be partly a linguistic problem. “fat” is a derogatory term for someone who is overweight, but it also happens to describe
by TazeTSchnitzel 7y ago
I think the demonisation of fat might be partly a linguistic problem. “fat” is a derogatory term for someone who is overweight, but it also happens to describe an important component of food, so the (incorrect) connection forms itself: eating fat = getting fat. This isn't the case in all languages, though I don't know if that actually has meant Germany or wherever cares less about fat content.
- StavrosK 7y agoMaybe we should call it "lipids"? Not sure if that's the same.
- buu700 7y agoI've always preferred the French nomenclature: carbohydrates are glucides and fats are lipides.
- chronial 7y agoFun fact: German shares that linguistic property with English. But I agree with your point.
- JMTQp8lwXL 7y agoThere seems to be two major camps when it comes to weight loss: this confused thinking of lowering fats to lose weight (as you mention), and conversely, CICO (calories-in, calories-out). In Western diets, it is all too easy to binge on processed carbs. For people struggling to manage weight, that is usually the main issue. Diets such as Keto or Paleo tend to restrict processed foods which make it hard or nearly impossible to consume processed carbs. Restrictions from these diets naturally lead to CICO. The body only cares to consume so much whole foods -- you can eat a very large quantity of vegetables before hitting an equivalent amount of calories from processed foods (like potato chips, etc). These diets are essentially an "easy" framework (easy conceptually, challenging in practice for some due to cravings) for following CICO and reducing calories.
- marton78 7y agoGerman is a bad example, "fett" means "fat" in both senses of the word. But still, people don't care so much about nutrition in general over here.
- TazeTSchnitzel 7y agoAh, oops. I guess I didn't talk much about weight when I was learning German :)