The big fat surprise : why meat, butter, and cheese belong in a healthy diet
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
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First Simon & Schuster hardcover editon.
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Rapid City Public Library - Health & Fitness - Adult
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
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Book
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First Simon & Schuster hardcover editon.
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ix, 479 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-453) and index.
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Investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals here that everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong. She documents how the low-fat nutrition advice of the past sixty years has amounted to a vast uncontrolled experiment on the entire population, with disastrous consequences for our health. For decades, we have been told that the best possible diet involves cutting back on fat, especially saturated fat, and that if we are not getting healthier or thinner, we are not trying hard enough. But what if the low-fat diet is itself the problem? Based on a nine-year investigation, Teicholz shows how the misinformation about saturated fats took hold in the scientific community and the public imagination, and how recent findings have overturned these beliefs. She explains why the Mediterranean Diet is not the healthiest, and how we might be replacing trans fats with something even worse. She upends the conventional wisdom with the groundbreaking claim that more, not less, dietary fat--including saturated fat--is what leads to better health and wellness. Science shows that we have been needlessly avoiding meat, cheese, whole milk, and eggs for decades and that we can now, guilt-free, welcome these delicious foods back into our lives.--From publisher description.
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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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Teicholz, N. (2014). The big fat surprise: why meat, butter, and cheese belong in a healthy diet (First Simon & Schuster hardcover editon.). Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Teicholz, Nina. 2014. The Big Fat Surprise: Why Meat, Butter, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet. Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Teicholz, Nina. The Big Fat Surprise: Why Meat, Butter, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet Simon & Schuster, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Teicholz, Nina. The Big Fat Surprise: Why Meat, Butter, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet First Simon & Schuster hardcover editon., Simon & Schuster, 2014.

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