No grains, no exceptions. (I could totally see why giving up gluten would be advisable. But this includes healthy grains like quinoa, teff, steel-cut oats, brown rice.) The diet recommended by Eat Fat, Get Thin is likely to cause some degree of weight loss, but we found little evidence that it will improve other major health conditions targeted by the book. Although some of the dietary advice in Eat Fat, Get Thin is likely to improve health, the amount of saturated fat it recommends is likely to have negative consequences. UPDATE: This book made my re-read list because I remembered being fascinated at the author's approach to gaining health. He defines the differences in fat and details the good and the bad. I think I liked this more the second time, but it is still 3 stars for me.

Eat Fat Get Thin: Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained

sugar and refined carbs – not fat – are responsible for obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart desease, as well as causing increased risk of dementia and premature deaths lots of research, and it basically says there’s no link between total dietary fat (the fat you eat) or saturated fat and heart disease Dr. Hyman is a practicing family physician, an eleven-time New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in his field. He is the Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. He is also the founder and medical director of The UltraWellness Center, chairman of the board of the Institute for Functional Medicine, a medical editor of The Huffington Post, and was a regular medical contributor on many television shows including CBS This Morning, Today Show, CNN, and The View, Katie, and The Dr. Oz Show. 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. We felt it fair to list a handful of these statements here:

When we looked for more recent studies and meta-analyses related to prostate cancer we found conflicting evidence. For example, a 2015 meta-analysis found no link between total fat and prostate cancer. However, in a more recent population level study published in 2019, known as the SABOR study, a relationship was observed between both total fat intake and saturated fat and the risk of developing prostate cancer. Although we do note that this study was published after Eat Fat, Get Thin was released. Another recent paper reviewed the current state of the literature and also highlighted that there is some disagreement in the literature. They found that most preclinical trials show a relationship between fat and prostate cancer while only some human trials demonstrate this relationship. They do however note that dietary patterns that are low in saturated fat (specifically, the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet) appear to have more reliable evidence for their efficacy in protecting against developing prostate cancer. Overall we found that for prostate cancer the connection with fat does appear to be conflicting as Eat Fat, Get Thin suggests.

Eat Fat, Get Thin: Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained Eat Fat, Get Thin: Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained

In summary, the evidence overall does not support the position that saturated fat does not play a role in the development of heart disease. At best, it appears that sufficient intakes of “healthier fats”, such as omega-3 fatty acids, may negate some of the negative effects that higher intakes of saturated fats may have on cholesterol and heart disease risk, although, no strong evidence of this is presented by Eat Fat, Get Thin. In humans it appears that substituting unsaturated fats for saturated fat in the diet is likely to improve an individual’s cholesterol profile and reduce their risk for heart disease. Criterion 1.2. Are the references cited in the book to support the claim convincing? I have been reading health and nutrition books since I was pregnant in 1970. This is the most up to date and he put the info I had read from many sources in one simple easy to understand book. Since I had read similar things earlier, I didn't learn a lot. If you haven't kept up with research or cared about the importance of organic etc. this would be an excellent choice. He lays out a healthy diet very much like what I put myself on in late 2014 and lost 30 lbs. Got rid of 95% of my allergies, helped with my chronic EBV and fatigue, and feel so much better. So I have no doubt his plan would do the same for everyone. Great reference. Plus fresh food with healthy oils taste so good and keep you satisfied so you never feel you are on a diet. We were falsely sold the low fat info years ago, but our bodies were not made to exist without fat. Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shown Eat Fat, Get Thin’s references received a score of 1, indicating poor support for the book’s claims. The majority of the studies cited by the book do not support its claims. In some cases Eat Fat, Get Thin appears to mischaracterize, overstate, or withold elements of the studies that are cited. Criterion 1.3. How well does the strength of the claim line up with the strength of the evidence?I care as much as Dr. Hyman does, so I felt compelled to speak out. Was a certified Natural Therapeutics Specialist and Licensed Massage Therapist for more than twenty years, have a firm foundation. Also worked for physicians for about fourteen years and know how and what they think. I believe Hyman cares, but... I do have concerns. Guys like Chopra and Oz, with their new-age piecemeal unqualified advice outside their profession, worry me. His premise is that we as a culture are obsessed with calorie counting and becoming thin… all the while struggling with various diseases and not seeming to make much progress. Here are a few things I took away from this book:

Eat Fat, Get Thin: Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained

This reference received a score of 2, indicating that it offers weak support for the claim. The paper cited is a review paper discussing the possibilities and potential of modifying the gut microbiome to improve obesity and insulin sensitivity outcomes. Within this review, the authors specifically discuss a trial in humans where faecal matter was transplanted from lean participants to participants with metabolic syndrome. This transplant led to an alteration of the gut bacteria of some of the recipients but not all of them. Some of the transplants from lean individuals had no effect on those with metabolic syndrome. However, some of the donors were considered “super-faecal” donors because following their transplant individuals with metabolic syndrome showed great improvements in their insulin sensitivity. The authors of the paper thought that the reason some of the transplants were successful and others were not was because of the transfer of some specific bacteria that were found in a high amount in some of the lean donors but not others. Of note, there was no claim that any of the individuals who received a transplant “reversed” their diabetes, only that their sensitivity to insulin improved. Overall, what we can take from this study is that some bacteria may play a role in improving insulin sensitivity, although perhaps not reversing diabetes. It also suggests that not all lean individuals have a microbiome that would cause the reversal of diabetes, as suggested by Eat Fat, Get Thin. In fact, in the conclusion of the paper the authors remind the reader that there is no definitive proof that intestinal bacteria play a causal role in either obesity or insulin resistance. Reference 6 Reference Taubes says as long as you avoid carbs you can eat all the protein and fat you want and not gain weight. Miller goes even further, claiming that a high fat diet will make you lose weight. I think any influence on weight loss is due to a decrease in calorie intake; admittedly, the satiety from fat might reduce total calorie consumption, but this has not been proven to have any practical effect on dieters. you can lose weight on a high fat diet, as long you eat the right kinds, and as part of a healthy diet The book’s references received a score of 2, indicating that they provide moderate support for the book’s claim. Although the cited studies did examine the association between fat and cancer they are often mischaracterized or crucial pieces of information are withheld from the reader. Criterion 1.3. How well does the strength of the claim line up with the strength of the evidence? This reference received a score of 2, indicating that it offers weak support for the claim. The cited study reports on the extraction of polyphenols and lectins from a variety of beans, however, it does not report any data on the quantity of lectins that are contained within beans, how much remains after cooking, whether this quantity is concerning. Additionally, the paper is more heavily focused on the polyphenol content of the beans and the potential for polyphenols to agglutinate erythrocytes in cell cultures, but not in humans. Reference 8 ReferenceHe says, “A hundred years ago less than one in one hundred Americans were obese and coronary heart disease was unknown.” It was hardly unknown, although it was admittedly less prevalent and may not have been diagnosed with that name. He is correct that obesity has become a serious problem and is a risk factor for diabetes, heart disease, and a number of other illnesses; but he goes too far when he claims We’ve been told lots of falsehoods about fat over the past 50 years that have shaped what we eat, what we buy, how we diet—all of which has had huge and disastrous consequences for our health. It all began with two big ideas about fat that have turned out to be wrong…The first was that all calories operate the same way in your body. Since fat has more than twice as many calories as carbs or protein per gram, the natural conclusion was that if you ate less fast, you would lose weight. That, in effect, the fat you ate turned to fat in your body. The second idea was that since fatty cholesterol deposits caused heart disease, and dietary fat, especially saturated fat, raised cholesterol, then the fat we ate caused heart disease. Seems to make sense, except the body is more complex than this simplistic conclusion would suggest…I’ll explain how the government and the food industry jumped on the bandwagon to create a maelstrom of bad advice. It was the perfect storm of overzealous scientists leaping to premature conclusions, anxious government agencies eager to do something to stem the tide of obesity and heart disease, and a profit-hungry food industry that raced in to capitalize on the low-fat mania, leading, in fact, to a rise in obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.” Ch2 Nothing sweet (not just sugar, not just high fructose corn syrup, but all artificial sweeteners (including stevia) and all natural sweeteners (agave, honey, maple syrup). I’ve been trying to lose weight for several months now, and this book really helps me determine what I should eat, and helps me feel good about those decisions. He approves delicious meats! Loads of veggies, fruits, nuts, potatoes, and all the brain-feeding fats such as ghee, butter, avo, and various other *good* oils. Canola, you’re not welcome here.

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More recently, Ge et al. meta-analyzed 121 dietary randomized control trials which allowed for high-quality comparisons between 17 specific dietary patterns. This included low-carb and low-fat diets. The authors found that overall, low-fat and low-carb diets had similar weight outcomes at both 6 and 12 months. It would appear, based on the bulk of the scientific literature, that there is no meaningful long-term difference in weight loss between low-fat and low-carb diets. In conclusion, there is little to no evidence to support the claim that low-carb, high-fat diets are superior to low-fat diets for weight loss either in the broader literature or in the studies presented by Eat Fat, Get Thin. In fact, much of the research cited by the book undermines their claim and shows that there is little, if any, long-term difference between the effectiveness of these diets for weight loss. Additionally, Eat Fat, Get Thin often misinterprets and overstates the conclusions of studies discussed and withholds critical nuances of the studies presented to the reader. Criterion 1.2. Are the references cited in the book to support the claim convincing? Hey everyone! I’ve been trying to improve several aspects of my life lately. And I thought that the book Eat Fat, Get Thin might help me with my weight problem. And after having read it, I think it definitely will! Overall, Eat Fat, Get Thin provided references for the majority of their claims, however, the details and conclusions of the papers cited were often misrepresented or greatly overstated. In some key instances the data cited actually undermined the claims being made by Eat Fat, Get Thin. There were also some important studies discussed by Eat Fat, Get Thin for which references were not provided. It is unclear why these citations were left out. This book is full of good information, but the actual diet is a lot more complicated than I had imagined. The diet turned out to be really strict. For instance, you can’t eat any dairy except for clarified butter or ghee, and you can only eat certain kinds of nuts prepared in a specific way.

What comes through is that Dr. Hyman genuinely wants to improve the public's health and the health of our nation (see the documentary, 'Fed Up' on Netflix). The time is right and he is the man to do it. He joins company with Dr. William Davis (Wheat Belly), Mary Enig (Eat Fat, Lose Fat), Gary Taubes (Why We Get Fat), and Mark Sisson (The Primal Blueprint) but with his vast social media footprint, facebook community, You Tube Channel, celebrity status (documentary films, TV appearances) etc.. he just might be the person to provoke a tipping point where a wider number of the general population adopt the recommendations he makes here which are neither 'Vegan' nor 'Paleo' but a smart mash-up of the best of both.