I think raw dairy products are better. But butter and cream are always more preferable to margarine and "creme," both of which are genuine health hazards.

I've also started making my own mayonnaise, using olive oil, instead of the nasty soybean oil that is the main ingredient in store bought mayonnaise.

I wish they'd stop removing the fat from yogurt, and remove the sugar instead. Blue Bunny used to make one like that, and it was awesome. It was all protein and fat, with no sugar or carbs. Now I can't find it anywhere. So I stick with cottage cheese - the loaded kind, with 4% fat - instead. And meat, lots of meat and eggs.

Hmm. I have to check on the yogurt I bought about that. Costco brought back Greek style yogurt (my favorite kind) and I bought it but now I see I'd better check out the nutrition info more closely.

And I have absolutely returned to whole milk for my coffee. I'd use heavy cream but I find that to be too much for a morning cup o' joe.

Happy New Year to Amy, Gregg, the Goddess's pooch and all the commenters who help make Amy's site a must-read every day!

... and they recently found that we don't absorb most of the vitamin A and D they've been putting in.

In other words - it's best the way it comes out of the cow.

Only took 70 years of over-regulation to come full circle

I've seen yogurt with fat in the stores here, but it might just be a New England thing.

Half-n-Half is not "low fat cream", it is half cream, half milk (hence the name). I prefer it to cream or milk in my coffee because it has a different texture and sweetness to it.

Oh, and I eat bacon and eggs for breakfast just about every morning.

In my experience -- taking 5,000 iu of pharmaceutical grade vitamin D daily -- it absorbs just fine. I've been tested, and came out around 64 (forget what the measurement initials are). Of course, it would be better if I got my D from the sun, but getting it in a pill doesn't mean it doesn't absorb.

I get Biotech D/5,000 iu, 250 capsules (about $15, I think) from this company: http://www.lifespannutrition.com/

I also take 400 iu of magnesium -- and per Dr. Michael Eades' advice on the optimum type, I'm sure to buy a bottle that has "ate" at the end, like "citrate," "malate," etc.

I started 'eating healthy' about 12years ago, after a bout with breast cancer made me all too aware of my mortality. I had been fairly slim when I was young, but stress, having kids, etc, and I had packed on quite a few pounds.
Went thru a program that taught me how to count calories and carbs and such, and it did work well for me, lost 70lbs. My best friend at the time wasn't as lucky, she gained.
Problem is, even tho I lost weight, my cholesterol soared. I still take meds to control it, and I'm probably healthier than I was when I was a teenager.....

I make my own yogurt from whole organic milk I buy from the store or the raw milk I buy from a local farm. It's absolutely wonderful! Full fat and no added sugar. It's kind of tart, more like a Greek style yogurt so it takes a little getting used to after the sweet stuff from the store. I'll sweeten it with some fruit or raw honey if I don't want to eat it plain. I buy yogurt starter from Whole Foods and make individual jars of it in my yogurt maker. It's as easy as warming up the milk (can be done in the microwave), stirring in the starter, and pouring into jars. About 5 hours later you've got wonderful, creamy yogurt.

Yogurt recommendations. Liberte Coconut, Greek style yogurt, and Greek Gods, plain or pomegranate, Yes I know they both have some sugar but the taste is better than ice cream. Both are full fat and delicious. I don't buy ice cream hardly ever any more. I just eat these.

The organic brands always carry full-fat, unflavored yoghurt. Check your hippy aisle.

Well just started on the road many your are on, after being shocked into making changes. I am starting to avoid carbs and the sugar now after years and years of bad eating. Trying to go cold Turkey on the sugar and breads/rice and starchy vegetables. Also, listening to Gary Taubes new book in Audio book format. Maybe I can get some good advice.

Where I am (Korea) they really like the yogurt drinks. Tried to find a healthy one but surprise later as I am translating it was full of sugar. Looks I will have to get rid of the rest. Damn I would kill for cottage cheese. Very hard to find and get. What about sour cream is that safe to use? Also Amy I am very much like you I avoid cooking - so if you can please share more recipes and what you eat for us lazy or on the go people.

His name is Guyenet.

I am very interested to know what Drs. Eades and Guyenet think about this study: http://www.annals.org/content/153/5/289.abstract

So why dont you write them a lette or send them an email and ask THEM?

Because quite frankly I havent read it, and even if I had I wouldnt be able to tell you if they had read it, and even if they had read it I would still be unable to tell you their thoughts as I can not read minds.

For if I had the powers of telepathy I wouldnt have bothered writing this, I'd have used them to kill you for being so stupid as to ask a bunch of strangers what a couple of doctors think about a study none of us knows if they've even read, because even of they have read the study none of us can read their thoughts

You know I'm sorry, I'm feeling a bit bitchy this morning and writting without topping to consider what I wrote.

I meant to say I'd kill you SLOWLY AND PIANFULLY for . . ect ect

One of the problems of the weight loss studies is that it is extremely hard to separate out genetic predisposition, and other medications from the pure data of diet and exercise. Most diet studies have relied on self reporting and as House says "People always lie" By the way I am in the middle of Why People Get Fat and enjoying it very much.
Thyroid disorders probably also play a huge part. A recent study has determined that a larger number of people than they thought before are actually hypothyroid.
If I was taking a drug with known weight loss properties, for example Adderall, (and I have never seen anyone on it who was not thin, no matter what their diet was like}, you would have to control for that before you could draw any conclusions about the effectiveness of a low carb diet alone.

I make my own yogurt from whole organic milk I buy from the store or the raw milk I buy from a local farm.

After making my own yogurt for so long, I can't eat the store-bought stuff. Way too sweet.

I used to eat low-fat dairy, but I've switched to the full-fat version and just eat less. Full-fat cottage cheese is really filling, and 1/2 cup is good enough for breakfast.

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