The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet by Nina Teicholz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an excellent book! Nina Teicholz digs deep to uncover the truth about nutrition as we’ve known it for 60 years revealing how fats aren’t the bad guy.
What I liked the most about this book was that it was confirmation of what I have learned on my own experiment, party of one, me. I’ve always been a student of healthy eating. When the low fat/high carb recommendations came out, I was right there. No fat? Even better. What did that get me? A big butt.
Several years ago, I stumbled up on the Paleo lifestyle and after having removed the grains and carbs from my diet and added back meat and fats, I am the healthiest I’ve ever been.
I have worked with the American Heart Association over the past several years and, although I admire what they are trying to achieve especially regarding women’s heart health, I was never in agreement with their nutritional suggestions.
Thank you for this book, Ms. Teicholz! I hope more people will understand, after reading it, how to be healthier. 🙂