Dish up the red meat, eggs, and whole milk In this well researched and captivating narrative, veteran food writer Nina Teicholz proves how everything we ve been told about fat is wrong.
For decades, Americans have cut back on red meat and dairy products full of bad saturated fats. We obediently complied with nutritional guidelines to eat heart healthy fats found in olive oil, fish, and nuts, and followed a Mediterranean diet heavy on fruits, vegetables, and grains. Yet the nation s health has declined. What is going on?
In "The Big Fat Surprise," Teicholz reveals how sixty years of nutrition science has gotten it so wrong: how overzealous researchers have made basic scientific mistakes that, through a mix of ego and bias, allow dangerous misrepresentations to become dogma, and how scientists who dared oppose this consensus have been ostracized. For eight years, Teicholz has pored over the massive research literature and interviewed hundreds of leading experts to unravel the shockingly distorted claims of nutrition studies. She brings these researchers to life and shows how their ambitions, loyalties, and rivalries have undermined a field of research already full of difficult pitfalls.
With a lively narrative style akin to Michael Pollan s in "The Omnivore s Dilemma" and the scientific rigor of Gary Taubes in "Good Calories, Bad Calories," Teicholz convincingly upends the conventional wisdom about "all "fats. Her groundbreaking claim is that more dietary fat leads to better health, wellness, and fitness. Science shows that reducing the saturated fat in our diets has been disastrous for our health as a nation, and we can, guilt-free, welcome these whole fats back into our lives."
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Dish up the red meat, eggs, and whole milk In this well researched and captivating narrative, veteran food writer Nina Teicholz proves how everything we ve been told about fat is wrong.
For decades, Americans have cut back on red meat and dairy products full of bad saturated fats. We obediently complied with nutritional guidelines to eat heart healthy fats found in olive oil, fish, and nuts, and followed a Mediterranean diet heavy on fruits, vegetables, and grains. Yet the nation s health has declined. What is going on?
In "The Big Fat Surprise," Teicholz reveals how sixty years of nutrition science has gotten it so wrong: how overzealous researchers have made basic scientific mistakes that, through a mix of ego and bias, allow dangerous misrepresentations to become dogma, and how scientists who dared oppose this consensus have been ostracized. For eight years, Teicholz has pored over the massive research literature and interviewed hundreds of leading experts to unravel the shockingly distorted claims of nutrition studies. She brings these researchers to life and shows how their ambitions, loyalties, and rivalries have undermined a field of research already full of difficult pitfalls.
With a lively narrative style akin to Michael Pollan s in "The Omnivore s Dilemma" and the scientific rigor of Gary Taubes in "Good Calories, Bad Calories," Teicholz convincingly upends the conventional wisdom about "all "fats. Her groundbreaking claim is that more dietary fat leads to better health, wellness, and fitness. Science shows that reducing the saturated fat in our diets has been disastrous for our health as a nation, and we can, guilt-free, welcome these whole fats back into our lives."
Imprint | Blackstone Audiobooks |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | May 2014 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | May 2014 |
Authors | Nina Teicholz |
Readers | Erin Bennett |
Dimensions | 191 x 135 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | |
Running time | 13 hours, 26 minutes |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4830-1469-2 |
Barcode | 9781483014692 |
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LSN | 1-4830-1469-X |