Dont be fooled by big fat surprises, fat is still bad for. Investigative journalist nina teicholz reveals here that everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong. Nina teicholz book the big fat surprise is at its core a wellresearched history of nutrition science in this country over the past 100 years or so. The big fat surprise by nina teicholz a 30minute instaread summary book. A devastating new book the big fat surprise shows that the low fat craze was based on flimsy evidence. Nina brings a background in biology and investigative reporting to bear on the questions of whats changed in that time in what were eating and drinking, how thats changed our bodies and bodies, especially the increased. Was a vegetarian at one time and have since gone the other way. And a new book called the big fat surprise by journalist nina teicholz has popularized the controversial message to eat more fat. Nina teicholz, an experienced journalist who spent eight years tracking down all the evidence for and against the advice to eat low fat diets, finds that it was based on flimsy evidence, supported by an intolerant consensus backed by.
New york times bestseller teicholz has a gift for translating complex data into an engaging forensic narrative. The big fat surprisewell written and hard to put downshould help americans wake upcertainly a few, and hopefully a great manybefore it is too late. New diet book the big fat surprise rocks the health food. The big fat surprise book by nina teicholz official. By, nina teicholz january 24, 2019 the eatlancet report, published by the lancet last week, has been presented as the product of 37 scientists from around the world who gathered to evaluate the science on diet and both human health and the health of the planet.
Teicholz observes, there was a paradox in the statistical data. Named one of the economists books of the year 2014. Why butter, meat and cheese belong in a healthy diet teicholz, nina on. Minneapolis star tribune a devastating new book the big fat surprise shows that the lowfat craze was based on flimsy evidence. The big fat surprise is a dense, but interesting, compilation of information documenting why the low fat hearthealthy diet hypothesis is not based on solid scientific study. Dec 15, 2014 among them is the big fat surprise, a book that totally rejects the last decades unnecessary fear of saturated fat.
May, 2014 teicholz has a gift for translating complex data into an engaging forensic narrative. She documents how the lowfat nutrition advice of the past sixty years has amounted to a vast uncontrolled experiment on the entire population, with disastrous consequences for our health. May 24, 2015 heres my recent interview with nyt bestselling author nina teicholz. May, 2019 by, nina teicholz january 24, 2019 the eatlancet report, published by the lancet last week, has been presented as the product of 37 scientists from around the world who gathered to evaluate the science on diet and both human health and the health of the planet. The big fat surprise should become mandatory reading in every science class teicholz describes the human story of how bad science became federal policy, especially concerning the question of heart disease. You can watch the first six minutes of our interview above. Jul 21, 2014 i have three brand new copies of nina teicholzs new best seller big fat surprise sitting on my office desk. The accusation that the big fat surprise plagiarizes or cribs from my work is unjustified and naive. This article appeared in wise traditions in food, farming and the healing arts, the quarterly journal of the weston a. Since neither vegetables or meat are a religion with me, i decided on the food that made me feel good. The big fat surprise is a comprehensive summary of the most influential studies that shaped our beliefs around what constitutes a healthy diet and is arguably the missing political summary in helping us understand just what lay behind the big fat surprise, which is despite years of misinformation saturated fat isnt the enemy. The big fat surprise nyt bestselling book by nina teicholz. She documents how the lowfat nutrition advice of the past sixty years has amounted to a vast uncontrolled experiment on the entire population, with disastrous consequences.
Big fat surprise book giveaway the science of human. With examples both from research and experts, she explains how fat can even be healthy, if eaten correctly. A big fat crisis stopping the real causes of the obesity epidemic. The basis thrust of the book, to my understanding, is that fats, specifically saturated fats, are crucial to the proper functioning of the human body and help prevent obesity and chronic disease. I certainly wasnt expecting it to, after all i have read probably 100 books on nutrition and none of them caused me to feel flashes of anger so powerful that i had to walk away. And the book that i think best brings this subject into clear focus. The story on nightline shows me getting my cholesterol tested. The new book that claims a highfat diet can actually be good for you. Big fat surprise among the best books of the year diet. Wall street journal has named the best books of the year. As i explain in my book, neither total cholesterol nor ldlc turn out not to be very reliable predictors of heartattack risk in the great majority of people. Shes done a great job, in the gary taubes good calories, bad calories genre.
With eyeopening scientific rigor, the big fat surprise upends the conventional wisdom about all fats with the groundbreaking claim that more, not less, dietary fat including saturated fat is what leads to better health, wellness, and fitness. As teicholz herself notes, any critical recounting of nutrition policy inevitably includes certain key events that must be addressed. Among them is the big fat surprise, a book that totally rejects the last decades unnecessary fear of saturated fat. I have three brand new copies of nina teicholzs new best seller big fat surprise sitting on my office desk.
Gary taubes has provided the following statement on this issue july 23, 2015. The big fat surprise is more than a book about food and health or even hubris. Jan 10, 2020 nina teicholz investigative journalist well, hello everybody. She documents how the past sixty years of lowfat nutrition advice has amounted to a vast uncontrolled experiment on the entire population, with. Combining scientific rigor with riveting storytelling, she argues that more, not less. Anyone interested in either food or health will want to read to this book.
The big fat surprise delivers on its title, exposing the shocking news that much of what everybody knows about a healthy diet is in fact all wrong. The big fat surprise book south san francisco public. I was not compensated for this post in any way, and all opinions are my own. Named one of the wall street journals top ten best nonfiction books of. The big fat surprise makes a lot of sense, a lot of common sense. In the big fat surprise, investigative journalist nina teicholz reveals the unthinkable. The big fat surprise by nina teicholz was the second book that malcolm gladwell recommended on his podcast about the evolution of the mcdonalds french fry recipe. The translation of books into chinese is a good filter because garbage is not translated because its not worth anybodys time. Named one of the wall street journals top ten best nonfiction books of 2014. It was long before i started poring over thousands of scientific studies and conducting hundreds of interviews to write this book. The big fat surprise is the ultimate book on nutrition which took 9 years of dedicated research. In fact, it may cause many of the problems it was developed to prevent. The big fat surprise a conversation with nina teicholz.
Nina teicholz investigative journalist well, hello everybody. In big fat surprise 2014, author nina teicholz dismantles the common misconception that a lowfat diet is good for you. In big fat surprise 2014, author nina teicholz dismantles the common misconception that a low fat diet is good for you. Investigative journalist nina teicholz reveals the unthinkable. The big fat surprise by nina teicholz why butter, meat and. But there was no correlation with rates of heart disease. The big fat surprise is the first publication not only to systematically argue that the saturated fats in animal foods have been unfairly maligned, based on weak. The book offers guidance on how to adjust your diet to maximize the benefits of certain kinds of fats while lowering your risk of heart disease. The big fat surprise should become mandatory reading in every science class teicholz describes the human story of how bad science.
It is an eyeopening dissection of some of the longheld nutrition. To the charge that i copied the work of gary taubes. Why butter, meat and cheese belong in a healthy diet, traced the history of us diet guidelines. This book explains why meat, with its fat is good for you. With an audience that largely embraces the low carb movement, i am sure to be preaching to the choir. The big fat surprise introduction i remember the day i stopped worrying about eating fat. Big fat surprise among the best books of the year diet doctor. May 15, 2015 and the book that i think best brings this subject into clear focus.
Big fat surprise is an investigative work detailing how the idea that saturated fats cause heart disease and how the removal of saturated fat from our diet has led to the obesity epidemic and ironically an increase in heart disease and other metabolic diseases. A new york times bestsellernamed one of the economists books of the year 2014named one of the wall street journals. Nina teicholzs the big fat surprise bfs is a book that claims to reveal the unthinkable. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book documents how misunderstanding, misconduct and bad science caused generations to be misled about nutrition. In the big fat surprise, investigative journalist nina teicho. The big fat surprise by nina teicholz a 30minute instaread. In the book the shaky background is discussed and how today the theory completely falls apart in the light of modern science. The big fat surprise at tedxeast full transcript read more. However, several of the authors critiques are not supported by the evidence. Nina argues for the relevance of diet to the current covid19 pandemic. Response to critics the big fat surprise by nina teicholz. The new book that claims a high fat diet can actually be good for you. So, like probably many of you, and probably most of the western the world, a decade ago, i was just totally confused nina teicholz.
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