Title:
The big fat surprise : why butter, meat, and cheese belong in a healthy diet / Nina Teicholz.
ISBN:
9781451624427
9781451624434
Personal Author:
Edition:
First editon.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2014]
Physical Description:
ix, 479 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
The fat paradox -- Why we now think saturated fat is unhealthy -- Diet-heart hypothesis becomes policy -- The flawed science behind saturated vs. polyunsaturated fats -- The diet-heart dogma goes to Washington -- Benefits would be shared by all? -- Lost at sea on the Mediterranean diet ... -- The bad bargain: replacing sat fats with trans fats -- Getting rid of trans fats: an even worse unintended consequence? -- Why fat (including saturated) is good for you -- Conclusion.
Summary:
Challenges popular misconceptions about fats and nutrition science, revealing the distorted claims of nutrition studies while arguing that more dietary fat can lead to better health, wellness, and fitness.
OCLC Number:
ocn875403905
Availability:
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