Comments on: It’s not fat. It’s not sugar. It’s not the USDA guidelines. It’s the DIETS. It has ALWAYS been the diets.

By: May 2014 — Recap | Kelly's Revival

May 2014 — Recap | Kelly's Revival — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 02:19:00 +0000

[…] we be blaming the USDA dietary recommendations (MyPlate) for the obesity epidemic? Go Kaleo thinks we shouldn’t – since we’re not following their guidelines […]

By: Crystal

Crystal — Tue, 20 May 2014 17:23:52 +0000

Hi! I am loving your blog! I have a quick question, I am Breastfeeding and gaining weight. I was wondering if i should up my cals because i am breastfeeding? My daughter is 10 weeks and at first i dropped off 20lbs. I have gained 7lbs in about 3 weeks. My diet has not changed, I eat clean and normally eat 1900-2100 cals a day

By: Chloe Jeffreys

Chloe Jeffreys — Fri, 16 May 2014 01:18:15 +0000

Oh my God! There is one sane person left in the world! My faith in humanity is restored. Thank you for writing this. It’s the diets. It’s always been the diets.

By: Kathleen Gust

Kathleen Gust — Mon, 12 May 2014 14:11:50 +0000

Thank you.

By: Brent

Brent — Sat, 10 May 2014 04:50:44 +0000

ps – what is pretty funny is people are so quick to tear down the USDA guidelines, but if one were to mimic the exact guidelines set forth by the USDA AND (I repeat, AND) follow the ACSM guidelines for exercise, we wouldn’t be in nearly a problem we are now. Yes, I just defended the USDA nutrition guidelines. Obviously I’m working for a major corporation out to screw your health over.

By: Brent

Brent — Sat, 10 May 2014 04:47:47 +0000

How dare you look at something other than diet. Context has no place in nutrition! geesh 🙂

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Thu, 08 May 2014 22:13:47 +0000

Thanks Jan! It must be frustrating indeed.

I love getting feedback from real scientists, it makes up for having to wade through some of the word vomit (some) other bloggers feel compelled to spew in my comments. Seeing as they know more than scientists and all. 🙂

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 08 May 2014 19:01:19 +0000

Even people who claim Science!! refer to the Harvard school of public health researchers as “Authorities” and their guidelines as outdated, especially when it comes to fats and eggs, because they read one abstract on pubmed, usually cited by some food blogger who wants to cook with butter. As an epidemiologist, MD and scientist, I find this very frustrating.

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Thu, 08 May 2014 13:51:47 +0000

“Per USDA reports. per capita consumption of fruits and vegetables has actually increased since 1979, so to claim that only 25% of Americans eat the recommended amount doesn’t tell the whole story. ” <-- yes it does, that is what the report SAYS. Only 25% of Americans eat the recommended amounts, and in fact, the people who aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables are eating LESS fruits and vegetables than they were in 1979. All as per the report.

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Thu, 08 May 2014 13:48:46 +0000

"the government’s dietary pyramid of 1992 which touts that the majority of our calories should come from breads, grains, pastas, cereals… and that obesity rates started to rapidly increase around that same time begins to tell a story. We can argue about causation" <-- yes, we can absolutely argue about causation. The internet was 'born' right around the same time and everyone's lives began to change dramatically. There's plenty of evidence that Americans have been eating bread/grain in large amounts for hundreds of years - it didn't become a problem until the 80's-90's...which was when video games and the internet changed our day do day lives profoundly. Now kids sit and play video games where they used to play outside. Now adults sit at computers 8-12 hours a day. Much changed in the 80's and 90's that had little to do with diet, and ignoring those factors does a HUGE disservice to people struggling with their weight. Dietary fixation is myopic and unhelpful. And like I said, this post isn't about what people should eat. it's about examining the information we're consuming. People are also eating more calories that they were in 1979. And live more sedentary lives. But it's the grains. Yeah.