Ah! Will try to watch soon, thanks. In general I think that what people want to eat is really personal preference, but they could usually learn how to eat better, and it’s pretty basic. Smaller serving sizes, lower sodium and fat/low cholesterol, a good variety of foods from all food groups, and daily fiber, combined with exercise, lowered stress, good sleep, a reasonable weight, etc. is really what we know helps prevent heart disease.
I’m not sure heart disease is really reversible, I guess it depends what it is. For instance in the
British Heart Foundation article I posted above there is some inflammation going on in the arteries of children’s hearts related to their diets. They didn’t specify in the article, and more research is likely needed, but perhaps that inflammation could be reversed in children from a dietary standpoint if better foods were chosen. But how likely are children to change their diets once used to them? Seems it’s better to start off with healthy eating habits and continue than to try to change, but nothing is impossible. OTOH, once coronary artery disease has set in it continues to grow over time. Many factors besides diet influence that, including family history, but risk factor reduction can try to keep it at bay.
I mentioned something earlier in the thread and that was that a lot of cooking I see today involves a LOT of sodium and a LOT of fat, and I think that’s something that really needs to be watched, regardless of the type of diet we eat. We seem to be eating so much cheese! Too much. A Registered Dietician I know once told me that cheese is something to have just once a week! (Personally I think that might be too extreme, but it is something to think about.) I watch videos where people are putting bags and bags of cheese and whole sticks of butter and packages of sour cream or cream cheese, etc., into dishes they’re making. Also a lot of salty canned, packaged and seasoning packets are used, too. I mean, I get it, meals are challenging to make on busy weeknights for families and working folks. But those are still things we need to take into consideration, and ideally, early on.
I’ll post my thoughts after I watch the show, fwtw. I agree that as an animal lover, factory farming is hard to watch, and often pretty gross, as well. But I’m not one of those people who won’t watch because it upsets me. We all should know where our food is coming from and make our choices accordingly.