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Few people in this world have done more to unearth the fallacy and shoddy evidence behind our dietary guidelines than nina teicholz. The big fat surprise book by nina teicholz official. The big fat surprisewell written and hard to put downshould help americans wake upcertainly a few, and hopefully a great manybefore it is too late. Why butter, meat and cheese belong in a healthy diet, is a tireless advocate for reform of the u. Teicholz is also the executive director of the nutrition coalition, a nonprofit group that promotes evidencebased nutrition policy. Nina teicholz is a journalist who became an advocate opposed to the mainstream nutritional principle that saturated fat is unhealthy and should be minimized in the american diet. In 2014, nina released her book the big fat surprise that was nine years in the making. The big fat surprise was named a 2014 best book by the economist, the wall street journal, forbes, mother jones, and library journal. Nina teicholz is an investigative science journalist and author as well as an. With eyeopening scientific rigor, the big fat surprise upends the conventional wisdom about all fats with the groundbreaking claim that more, not less, dietary fat including saturated fat is what leads to better health, wellness, and fitness. Teicholz also serves as executive director of the nutrition coalition, an independent nonprofit group that. The book offers guidance on how to adjust your diet to maximize the benefits of certain kinds of fats while lowering your risk of heart disease. The big fat surprise by nina teicholz abebooks passion for books. Her international bestseller, the big fat surprise has upended the conventional wisdom on dietary fat especially saturated fat and has challenged the very core of our nutrition policy.
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She documents how the lowfat nutrition advice of the past sixty years has amounted to a vast uncontrolled experiment on the entire population, with disastrous consequences for our health. I was not compensated for this post in any way, and all opinions are my own. By, nina teicholz january 24, 2019 the eatlancet report, published by the lancet last week, has been presented as the product of 37 scientists from around the world who gathered to evaluate the science on diet and both human health and the health of the planet. Researchers, clinicians, and health policy advisors should read this provocative book. The big fat surprise by nina teicholz what if the governments crusade against fat fed the spread of obesity by encouraging us to abstain from foods that satiate us efficiently. A conversation with investigative journalist, nina teicholz, author of the big fat surprise. Teicholz has been widely recognized for changing the conversation on dietary fat and particularly saturated fat, following publication of her international bestseller, the big fat surprise, which was named a best book of the year by the economist, the wall street journal, forbes, mother jones, and library journal as well a finalist for the. May, 2019 by, nina teicholz january 24, 2019 the eatlancet report, published by the lancet last week, has been presented as the product of 37 scientists from around the world who gathered to evaluate the science on diet and both human health and the health of the planet. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The new york times bestselling author of the big fat surprise. Read teicholzs excellent book and tell me you arent convinced shes right. Old cholesterol warnings steeped in soft science, may be lifted.
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