Breakfast Article on T-Nation Confirms I Was Raised Right

The only problem I have in an absolute sense with this breakfast is that American pork has a very high percentage of linoleic acid and far less oleic acid because our pigs are fed huge amounts of corn and soy, as opposed to pigs eating a mix of things like frout, nuts and tubers. In the wild, pigs don’t go out and pick corn off the stalk, their heads are down, not up, and its not like they even evolved with a cache of edible grains around. I’d prefer a hamburger patty or 1/4 lb beef liver, poached egg YOLKS (the white albumin is mildly inflammatory and allergenic at least for many people) and some potatoes cooked (but not burned) in butter.

My wife is a cardiologist. It is dangerous to make dietary recommendation against ACA, AMA or ADA guidelines. She can tell them to cut sugar, and to eat in moderation. ACA is moving to a “no fat limit” recommendation and eliminating cholesterol recommendations altogether, but it takes time. Corn and Soy farmers have spend billions to get the government to say that linoleic acid is heart healty because it reduces cholesterol. If it lowers cholesterol its “heart healthy” even though replacing LA with saturated fat has been show to lower the risk of heart disease. They have eliminated all of the pro saturated fat studies from meta analyses through prejudicial standards.

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I know this might sound like unrevealing advice, but it’s not like RD’s are high-skilled, rare and talented individuals (at least they don’t need to be for a typical job) who are sought out by head hunters and are so unique they can bargain their way for specific salary. It really is just a matter of sending our resumes, interviewing and getting hired. I don’t intend to belittle my own colleagues or profession but I don’t feel I am. It really is just the way it is for allied healthcare workers (social workers, nurses, physical therapists, etc) in hospitals and nursing homes. We’re not financiers, marketing executives, or other big wigs who need to network or get hunted down.