Busting Myths - International Pasta Organisation

Nutrition Panel:
Busting Myths
Sara Baer-Sinnott
President
Oldways – Boston (USA)
A food and nutrition nonprofit inspiring good health through cultural food
traditions and lifestyles.
• Developed the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid with the Harvard School of
Public Health in 1993
• Other cultural models for healthy eating: Latin America, Asia, African
Heritage, Vegetarian & Vegan
• Whole Grains Council and Whole Grain Stamp (10,000 products in 41
countries)
• Supermarket programs
• Traditional Cheeses
• Culinary Travel
Confusing nutrition communications
Buffalo News – October 11, 2014 -- Low Carb diets better than low-fat ones
– but at the end of the article Dr. Paster says: Next week, I’ll update my
past writings about the Mediterranean diet. It’s the happiest diet around and
it’s not low-fat.
2002-2004 Atkins Diet – Low Carb Diets
New York Times July 2002
Time Magazine October 2003
Fad Diets
International Herald Tribune
• By Martin Wolk
• msnbc.com
• updated 8/2/2005 4:37:37 PM ET
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It was only two years ago that the food industry seemed to be in full retreat under the onslaught
of the low-carbohydrate diet craze led by best-selling author Dr. Robert Atkins.
Burger King tossed the bun and offered high-protein alternatives like steak and grilled shrimp.
Food giants Unilever and Kraft scrambled to offer low-carb options in everything from frozen
dinners to snack foods. There were low-carb colas, low-carb wines and low-carb malt
beverages. Even KFC tried to market its fried chicken as a healthy, low-carb food, a move that
earned it a reprimand from the Federal Trade Commission.
Now it is the Atkins diet that is withering under fire, as seen this week in the Chapter 11
bankruptcy filing of Atkins Nutritionals, the company founded by the late cardiologist and most
closely identified with the low-carb lifestyle.
PASTA AND HEALTH: BUSTING MYTHS
Overview
Sara Baer-Sinnott, Oldways
Healthy Pasta Meal Scientific Consensus Statement
Dr. Sergio Britos, University of Buenos Aires
Pasta & the Glycemic Index
Dr. Cyril Kendall, University of Toronto
Debunking Fad Diets – the Effective Mediterranean Diet
Dr. Alberto Cormillot
PASTA AND HEALTH: BUSTING MYTHS
Overview
Sara Baer-Sinnott, Oldways
Healthy Pasta Meal Scientific Consensus Statement
Dr. Sergio Britos, University of Buenos Aires
Pasta & the Glycemic Index
Dr. Cyril Kendall, University of Toronto
Debunking Fad Diets – the Effective Mediterranean Diet
Dr. Alberto Cormillot
Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load and Glycemic Response
An International Scientific Consensus Summit
Stresa, Italy • June 6 - 7, 2013
Under the patronage of the Ministero della Salute
PASTA AND HEALTH: BUSTING MYTHS
Overview
Sara Baer-Sinnott, Oldways
Healthy Pasta Meal Scientific Consensus Statement
Dr. Sergio Britos, University of Buenos Aires
Pasta & the Glycemic Index
Dr. Cyril Kendall, University of Toronto
Debunking Fad Diets – the Effective Mediterranean Diet
Dr. Alberto Cormillot
Viva la Pasta! Pasta para todos!