No-Bologna Facts
- There’s never been a single study that proves saturated fat causes heart disease.
- As heart-disease rates were skyrocketing in the mid-1900s, consumption of animal fat was going down, not up. Consumption of vegetable oils, however, was going up dramatically.
- Half of all heart-attack victims have normal or low cholesterol. Autopsies performed on heart-attack victims routinely reveal plaque-filled arteries in people whose cholesterol was low (as low as 115 in one case).
- Asian Indians – half of whom are vegetarians – have one of the highest rates of heart disease in the entire world. Yup, that fatty meat will kill you, all right.
- When Morgan Spurlock tells you that a McDonald’s salad supplies almost a day’s allowance of fat, he’s basing that statement on the FDA’s low-fat/high-carbohydrate dietary guidelines, which in turn are based on … absolutely nothing. There’s no science behind those guidelines; they were simply made up by a congressional committee.
- Kids who were diagnosed as suffering from ADD have been successfully treated by re-introducing natural saturated fats into their diets. Your brain is made largely of fat.
- Many epileptics have reduced or eliminated seizures by adopting a diet low in sugar and starch and high in saturated animal fats.
- Despite everything you’ve heard about saturated fat being linked to cancer, that link is statistically weak. However, there is a strong link between sugar and cancer. In Europe, doctors tell patients, “Sugar feeds cancer.”
- Being fat is not, in and of itself, bad for your health. The behaviors that can make you fat – eating excess sugar and starch, not getting any exercise – can also ruin your health, and that’s why being fat is associated with bad health. But it’s entirely possible to be fat and healthy. It’s also possible to be thin while developing Type II diabetes and heart disease.
- Saturated fat and cholesterol help produce testosterone. When men limit their saturated fat, their testosterone level drops. So, regardless of what a famous vegan chef believes, saturated fat does not impair sexual performance.
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Hi Tom,
Fat Head came across as a no-bull film that presented the facts in a relatively unbiased way. (No documentary is ever completely unbiased.
) I had found success with low-carb eating on a few occaisions but did unfortunately fall off the wagon and back to carbs. Turns out that I had clinical depression and a part of my depression was using food as a comfort not a necessity. Having been on anti-depression/anti-anxiety medication for almost a year now it has made such a difference in my state of mind.
I watched Fat Head at the end of December and something clicked in my brain. It was like an instant motivation. The last few times I had tried low-carb I was still constantly craving carbs and I wasn’t happy on low-carb but I blame that on the depression. Now that I’m taken care of mentally, I can now focus on taking care of myself physically.
On January 5th I cut the tie with carbs and started back with low-cab. As of today I have dropped 13 lbs and I feel fantastic. I don’t crave carbs and have no interest in eating them. I’m happier, I’m more full throughout the day (with the help of drinking water as well as the fat), I feel more energetic, and my exhaustion has dwindled down to nothing.
Thanks for providing the boost that I so desperately needed!
David
That’s terrific, David. Onward and upward.
Hey Tom, what are your thoughts on Jaminet’s Perfect Health Diet daily recommendation of 75-150 grams of “safe starches” per day?
Isn’t 75-150 daily grams of carbs considered low carb?
Well, I lost weight during my fast-food experiment while consuming around 100 grams of carbohydrate per day, so I’m certainly not opposed to his diet and consider it a huge improvement over what most people eat.
Some people also claim they have improved thyroid function with a moderate intake of carbohydrates … I don’t know if that’s true or not. My concern would be for people who are diabetic or near-diabetic consuming 150 grams per day. I’m not sure they could handle that much starch without provoking blood-sugar problems.