I was going to post this as a new thread but, it seems to dovetail nicely here. I am working my way though a new book called "The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet" by
Nina Teicholz and it is an eye opener. It is not a diet book, it is a history of how Americans, and then later, the world got so screwed up about what to eat and why.
I cut and paste the publisher's summary from Audible. I couldn't help but think of Pavel's advice to avoid chicken as I dove along listening to this book. He nailed it again.
Craig
Summary:
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 60 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.