[Wayne07]

You might consider looking for a dietician or doctor who is more forward looking about diet. There is a mountain of evidence piling up that fatty foods like butter, cheese, and red meat have absolutely nothing to do with weight gain or heart disease. You should probably worry more about the bread and even the fruits, which are high in sugar and carbohydrates.

There was yet another new study showing butter isn't bad that came out last week: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2946617/Butter-ISN-T-bad-Major-study-says-80s-advice-dairy-fats-flawed.html

[CatherineofAragon]

Agreed.

Fructose (fruit sugar) messes with blood sugar and can cause weight gain. “High quality bread” might be heavy in carbohydrates, which work the same way.

I’ve always heard that doctors are not up on the latest nutrition. I have a friend who needs to lose weight, and her doctor told her to eat low-fat, which proves that particular physician isn’t up-to-date.

Our bodies do need some carbohydrates, so I’m certainly not one who advocates cutting them out...that’s not healthy. But I find that, by limiting them, I can eat what I want and not gain weight.

(BTW, nuts are a great low-carb, good-fat snack).