Eat Fat, Get Thin: Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained Weight Loss and Vibrant Health: 5 (The Dr. Hyman Library)

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Hyman doing what looks an awful lot like a late night infomercial on PBS, it raises my suspicions-what is he selling? It has been made the 'bad guy' by scientists, doctors, nutritionists, the government, the media, the food industry. The paper also concluded that there was convincing evidence that replacement of saturated fatty acids with polyunsaturated fat will decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly in men. The purpose of the study was to try to find a possible reason why intake of extra virgin olive oil may provide protection from cancer on a cellular level. I did learn some interesting facts such as the stuff that comes out of beaver anal glands is featured in vanilla flavoring.

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The obesogenic diet group gained weight, the low-fat diet group appeared to maintain their weight, and the ketogenic and calorie restricted diet groups both lost about equivalent amounts of weight.Hyman crafted and helped introduce the Take Back Your Health Act of 2009 to the United States Senate to provide for reimbursement of lifestyle treatment of chronic disease. We did find some support for the claim that fat intake is not related to the risk for developing certain cancers. Another curious thing we wanted to highlight was that there are many statements and claims made by Eat Fat, Get Thin (including entire studies and sections of the book) that are never supported by references. Eat Fat, Get Thin suggests that there are randomized controlled trials disputing this conclusion, however, they provide no evidence of this. The exception to this was that long chain omega-3 fatty acids intake appeared to be protective against heart disease.

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When evaluating three of the major claims made by Eat Fat, Get Thin we found little support for them, either in the broader scientific literature or in the data provided by the book itself.

Food affects the expression of your genes and influences your hormones, brain chemistry, immune system, gut flora, and metabolism at every level. Page 192: “Even the secretion from beavers’ anal glands, which is commonly used as a vanilla flavor. He is the winner of the Linus Pauling Award, The Nantucket Project Award, and was inducted in the Books for Better Life Hall of Fame.

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References cited by the book often did not support its claims, results were often overstated, and key information about studies was often withheld.Hyman and his team work every day to empower people, organizations, and communities to heal their bodies and minds, and improve our social and economic resilience. As noted above many of the references provided by Eat Fat, Get Thin show no differences between low-fat and low-carb diets on weight loss.