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The big fat surprise
Book • 2014
In this book, Nina Teicholz presents a nine-year-long investigation into the history and science of dietary fat.
She argues that the low-fat nutrition advice of the past sixty years has been based on weak, inconclusive evidence and has led to disastrous health consequences.
Teicholz documents how misinformation about saturated fats took hold in the scientific community and public imagination, and how recent findings have overturned these beliefs.
She explains why traditional foods like meat, cheese, whole milk, and eggs are safe and beneficial for health, contrary to long-held dietary dogma.
She argues that the low-fat nutrition advice of the past sixty years has been based on weak, inconclusive evidence and has led to disastrous health consequences.
Teicholz documents how misinformation about saturated fats took hold in the scientific community and public imagination, and how recent findings have overturned these beliefs.
She explains why traditional foods like meat, cheese, whole milk, and eggs are safe and beneficial for health, contrary to long-held dietary dogma.
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in the context of discussing the Mediterranean diet and Nassim Taleb's work.

Thomas Seager

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85. Cold Exposure for Optimal Testosterone & Mitochondrial Health | Thomas Seager, PhD
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when discussing mainstream dietary advice since the 60s.


Elizabeth Nolan Brown

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From Big Gulps to Raw Milk: The Rise of MAHA
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as a book that challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat.


Mark Hyman

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The Industry Secret Keeping You Inflamed, Tired, & Bloated | Nina Teicholz & Max Lugavere
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as the author of "The Big Fat Surprise", a book detailing corruption and confusion in nutritional research.


Paul Saladino

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129. Paul Saladino, MD: Why 'Heart-Healthy' Seed Oils Are Actually Poison
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as the "Science Book of the Year" by The Economist in 2014.

Carl Franklin

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Food as a Reward
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while discussing her work and expertise in nutrition.

Nina Teicholz

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629: Busting the Myths About Saturated Fat, Seed Oils, Carbs & Salt | Dr. Nina Teicholz
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as an expert on saturated fats.

Jayne Buxton

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568: The Great Plant-Based Con: A Vegan Diet Hurts Your Health & Won’t Save the Planet | Jayne Buxton
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as the focus point of one book called The Big Fat Surprise.


Christopher Labos

140 – Cholesterol denialism with Unbiased Science
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as a book where others have presented information taken directly from without giving credit.

Vinnie Tortorich

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as a book providing another perspective on nutrition.


Mark Hyman

INTERVIEW: The Evolution of Diabetes Treatment with Gary Taubes
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as containing a compelling story about the history and assumptions behind the Mediterranean diet.


Dr. Ford Brewer

The Secret to Reversing Diabetes (It's Not Meds) - Ford Brewer MD MPH (PrevMed Health)
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erwähnt, als Bezugnahme auf ihre Reanalysen der Datenlage von Ernährungsempfehlungen.

Julia Tulipan

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as the author of Big Fat Lie, and someone who is part of the USDA movement now.

Nasha Winters

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as the author of "The Big Fat Surprise", which challenged conventional wisdom on dietary fat.


Mark Hyman

How Suppressed Science Led To Widespread Misunderstanding About Fat And The Root Cause Of Heart Disease
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as the author of the book.


Tom Woods

Ep. 2569 Ignore the New Dietary Guidelines (Of Course)
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as a book that spurred new attention and meta-analyses on saturated fats.


Dr. Ford Brewer

The Shocking Truths about Seed Oils: NEW EVIDENCE - Ford Brewer MD MPH (PrevMed Health)
Mentioned as a New York Times bestselling book that argues that we have wrongly vilified saturated fats and that they do not cause heart disease.

Ep 123 - Dr Nina Teicholz | Eat Cholesterol & Saturated Fat: Fix Your Heart & Inflammation
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as documentation of folks who hired trans fat opponents at conferences.

Jeff Nobbs

Big Idea: Why Are Seed Oils So Pervasive and The Case For and Against Them
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while discussing the book's insights on fats and healthy diets.


Daniel Trevor

Episode 278: Unholy Trinity, The Three Worst Foods For Your Health
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in relation to the sugar industry's influence on Harvard's nutrition department.


Saifedean Ammous

270. Crowdhealth with Andy Schoonover