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BIG FAT
LIES
“For a large percentage of
the population, perhaps 30 to 40 percent, low-fat diets are
counterproductive. They have the paradoxical effect of making people
gain weight."
Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, Director of
research at Harvard's Joslin Diabetes Center
We know more about nutrition than at anytime in
the whole of human history. The official nutrition advice is to restrict
your fat intake and base your diet on carbohydrates such as cereals,
breads and pastas. This scientifically inaccurate advice is killing
people. Despite our advances in technology and science:
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Heart diesase, a diet and lifestyle based
disease, is now our #1 killer
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1 in 14 (some estimate 1 in 10) people have
diabetes
Does eating low-fat work?
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1976: 26% Americans overweithg
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1977: Low-fat message began
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1992: Introduction of Food Pyramid, 56%
overweight
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2000: 64% overweight
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2003: Obesity levels have risen 74% since 1991
To learn about the possible dangers of eating a
low fat diet, see chapter 5,
"Are
They Telling Us Big Fat Lies?"
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