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"Investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals here that everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong. She documents how the low-fat nutrition advice of the past sixty years has amounted to a vast uncontrolled experiment on the entire population, with disastrous consequences for our health. For decades, we have been told that the best possible diet involves cutting back on fat, especially saturated fat, and that if we are not getting...

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,...

"You can enjoy eating rich, full-fat foods and lose weight without counting calories or suffering from hunger. The secret is a high-fat, ketogenic diet. Our bodies need fat. Its necessary for optimal health. Its also necessary in order to lose weight safely and naturally. Low-fat diets have been heavily promoted for the past three decades, and as a result we are fatter now than ever before. Obviously, there is something wrong with the low-fat approach...

A nutritional whodunit that takes readers from Greenland to Africa to Israel, this book gives a fascinating account of how we have become deficient in a nutrient that is essential for good health: the fatty acids known as omega-3s. Writing with intelligence and passion, Susan Allport tells the story of these vital fats, which are abundant in greens and fish, among other foods. She describes how scientists came to understand the role of omega-3s in...

Introduces a six-week program designed to restore the proper balance of fatty acids in the human diet, explaining how to promote natural weight loss and decrease the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other ailments.

"Durante años se ha divulgado la falacia de que consumir grasas es perjudicial. Al eliminar las grasas, no solo nos privamos de extraordinarios beneficios para la salud, sino que también saboteamos los esfuerzos empleados en adelgazar. Comer más grasa, del tipo inteligente o grasa buena, es la clave para la salud, la longevidad y la pérdida de peso permanente. Es lo que revela esta innovadora guía escrita por un respetado médico y un renombrado...