2019.10.22 AHA Cognitive Dissonant 7- Ted Eytan MD-1001 816
The American Heart Association operates a health assessment and improvement tool called “My Life Check”
I completed the check with two different situations, a normoglycemic individual and a person with hyperglycemia. Both individuals are advised not to skip dessert, with a key word substitution - “ Your sweet tooth won't miss the added sugars.” for the person with hyperglycemia, “Your sweet tooth won't miss the saturated fats” for the person without. The banana advice is taken away for the person with hyperglycemia.
The assessment does not ask about validated measures of heart health, including triglycerides or HDL.
The assessment does not include or ask about consumption of 100% fruit juice as a sugar sweetened beverage. American Heart Association certifies 100% fruit juices in practice.
In September, the AHA came under fire for posting a breakfast recipe on Twitter that suggested adding maple syrup honey and orange juice to an already high-carbohydrate mixture for heart health.
Sources: mlc.heart.org/; www.flickr.com/photos/taedc/39187817305/ ; twitter.com/American_Heart/status/1176625989763440641;htt...
2019.10.22 AHA Cognitive Dissonant 7- Ted Eytan MD-1001 816
The American Heart Association operates a health assessment and improvement tool called “My Life Check”
I completed the check with two different situations, a normoglycemic individual and a person with hyperglycemia. Both individuals are advised not to skip dessert, with a key word substitution - “ Your sweet tooth won't miss the added sugars.” for the person with hyperglycemia, “Your sweet tooth won't miss the saturated fats” for the person without. The banana advice is taken away for the person with hyperglycemia.
The assessment does not ask about validated measures of heart health, including triglycerides or HDL.
The assessment does not include or ask about consumption of 100% fruit juice as a sugar sweetened beverage. American Heart Association certifies 100% fruit juices in practice.
In September, the AHA came under fire for posting a breakfast recipe on Twitter that suggested adding maple syrup honey and orange juice to an already high-carbohydrate mixture for heart health.
Sources: mlc.heart.org/; www.flickr.com/photos/taedc/39187817305/ ; twitter.com/American_Heart/status/1176625989763440641;htt...