Greetings, you English speakers!

Photo: R. Pollitt Oilfield Construction Ltd.

Welcome to all of you English speakers who may be visting via the link on Jimmy Moore's website. He has been kind enough to include my blog on his list of go-to-places while he is away in the Big Apple. You gotta love that guy!

My blog is going on its third year and deals with some of the same issues as Jimmy's does. It's mostly based on my incredulity with the Danish national nutrition recommendations, which do not differ much from yours: Eat a lot of "healthy whole grains", avoid animal fats as much as possible and keep carbohydrate intake well above the fifty percent. Something is definitely rotten in Denmark too.

Fat Taxuenza
My latest post is actually on the scandalous new fat tax that our government has seen fit to jam down our throats. The fat tax is only on the 'dangerous' saturated fats, of course, the 'good' PUFA-laden plant oils are exempt. I participated in a saturated fat conference in my capacity as journalist last year--check out www.SFC2009.com--and one of the foreign experts, a French, English or American guy, told us that outside of Denmark the scientists were refering to the Danes as suffering from Fat Taxuenza ... Needless to say, these guys were trying to educate among others our Food Minister, but alas to no avail.

My P.O.V.
I advocate a nutritional approach that all but elimantes sugars and grains, and allows plenty of animal fat as well as adequate protein from preferably pastured animals or wild fish, seafood, eggs and such.

Also I see no problem with vegetables and fruit, while stressing that you shouldn't overdo the latter. Two a day, if you need it. As for starch, rice and potatos are alright in small quantities for most people. Just focus on the fats and carpet bomb those taters with butter ;-)

If you want to explore my blog further, but find yourself lacking in the necessary language skills, there is a translation button in the top of the right column. The translation is far from perfect, but it will give a good idea of the content as well as a few laughs along the way.

Thanks for visiting and feel free to leave comments.

/Kostbloggeren

Links to Google Translations of key posts:

Vegans May Check Their Brains In the Wardrobe (A humorous look at how our brains have developed on a fat rich diet, and would not have on a Vegan diet).

The Proof That Everyone Has Been Waiting For (Not) (Another satirical piece about a guy who advocates a Greek monk diet on dubious grounds)

Requested: How It All Started "My blog's raison d'etre and first post.)