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HOT OFF THE PRESS: 'Beyond Impossible' Documentary with Vinnie Tortorich

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The Origins of the Ketogenic Diet

Vinny: I have a degree in exercise physiology and nutrition from Tulane University, which is no slouch when it comes to medical schools. In other words, I have a lot of degrees and I started working in weight loss in the early 80s. So just to give you an example, my grandmother who never finished high school, your poor peasant Italian people somehow knew that bread will make you fat. She's Italian. You would think, Oh, peasant Italians, all they're doing is eating pasta around the clock. How did these women know? And by the way, off to the side, it wasn't even an impairment, dairy. They were shoving you out before

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