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SweetP1967
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A lot of interesting analyses of studies that have driven our national eating recommendations and beliefs about what constitutes healthy eating. The end analysis is that carbs are the main culprit of many diseases and we should be eating more fats, which is the eating plan I arrived at years ago, but it is still fascinating to read about how some of the most commonly held beliefs were established.

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Nicki_K
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you read 1 book about Keto LCHF eating this year, make it this one. Gary delves into some of the misinformation surrounding this way of eating again whilst remaining factual and providing great information as to how and why Keto works. I would highly recommend this book for anyone considering a LCHF lifestyle, anyone currently following this lifestyle and even for the eye rollers/nay sayers of this lifestyle. Such an informative read.

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CampbellTaraL
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Written for everyday readers, this is a good starting point for understanding keto/LCHF. Bodies are varied in the same way minds are; it is ignorant to assume one way of eating works equally across the board. If you have never been overweight or obese, you don't know hunger the way those of us who fatten easily do. Overweight/Obesity is not about self-control or willpower.

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CampbellTaraL Note #1: I'm biased. I dropped 60lb in 2019 like it was nothing. 2020 was 2020, and while I didn't lose anything, I also didn't gain. Maintenance for a year demonstrated for me that this is sustainable. I'm now on track for my last 15lb this year and have no concerns. My doctor couldn't be more impressed with my blood work.

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CampbellTaraL Note #2: I strongly recommend reading The Case Against Sugar (Gary Taubes), and The Big Fat Surprise (Nina Teicholz). These are deep journalistic investigations with heavy science citation, tombs of info that can be hard to wade through, but well worth the effort. 4y
Reggie Wow great job and review! 4y
CampbellTaraL @Reggie Thanks! 💛 4y
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Nicki_K
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⭐⭐⭐⭐A very informative book that will arm the reader with tools and a plan they need to rewire their appetite and start losing weight for good. This book also provides a lot of detailed information as to why we crave the unhealthy foods we do and the possible detrimental health impacts may be if you don't change up your eating habits. A great book, where the author explains things in an easy to understand manner.

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RamsFan1963
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To paraphrase Gordon Gecko from Wall Street, Fat is Good. It's good for you, it makes food taste better, and low fat diets are actually harmful to us. I've toiled for years on low fat, high carb diets with little to show for it, but my current ketoesque diet, full of meat, cheese and butter, has allowed me to drop 55 pounds and feel the best I have in years. 4 💥💥💥💥
2nd book finished for #CYOreadathon @Sace

Sace 2 books! 🎉🎉 4y
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a.bookish.byrd
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(This book is actually by Jason Fung, MD with some commentary by Jimmy Moore.)
Who knew there were so many benefits to fasting?

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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Started another round of Whole30 today. No sugar, carbs, etc until August 1st. So I cut up two pineapples for snacks. #summerfun #getcooking

Seekingtardis How does the whole 30 work?? 4y
Graciouswarriorprincess @Seekingtardis You basically give up everything except for meat, fish, fruit and veggies for thirty days. It is an elimination program and after thirty days, you introduce food categories back to see how you feel. No sugar, no carbs, no alcohol! https://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/ 4y
Seekingtardis Thank you!!! 4y
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Graciouswarriorprincess @Seekingtardis You‘re welcome! If you have any questions, please let me know. 😃 4y
Seekingtardis I absolutely will 😉 4y
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CampbellTaraL
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Short review: I hate the name of this book because it is so pithy for such a deeply researched investigation into the unscientific basis of the US dietary guidelines. Ten years of work boiled down to click baity sounds bite. 🙄 I recommend this book.

Long review threaded in the comments because I have some things to say.

CampbellTaraL In the same vein as Gary Taubes' The Case Against Sugar, this book is a deeply researched powerhouse of information and revelation. Ten years worth of it, in fact. And to a degree of careful scrutiny that surpasses the efforts of those who have defined public dietary guidelines over the past 60-70 years. (cont) 4y
CampbellTaraL When people talk about nutrition science, it's conflated with the rigorous, and often ruthless, analysis standardized by the scientific method in science where nothing is sacred and independent replication is required. Scientists understand their biases and actively work to address these areas. (Cont) 4y
CampbellTaraL In some cases, scientists spend most of their time trying to disprove their own hypothesis, regardless of how much they may or may not want/expect for a particular outcome. Good science does not care about feelings. (Cont) 4y
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CampbellTaraL Nutrition science has not followed these same scientific principles, and it's at the detriment of three generations' health and lives. Teicholz has done an excellent job peeling back layer by layer every compounding "belief" our modern societies (namely US/UK) hold that are based on the hyperbolic zeal and fanaticism of men too desperate to be right, with domineering personalities that rival current day political bloviators. (Cont) 4y
CampbellTaraL If a data didn't align with their expected results, it was tossed out. If a person challenged study results, they shouted them down. When the public continued to get sicker, they pushed the blame onto consumers, declaring a society-spanning apparent lack of self-control. (Cont) 4y
CampbellTaraL It doesn't take long into the book to realize that the AHA (American Heart Association) and other prominent institutions base their dietary guidelines on shaky hypotheses, at best. What's worse is the fact that they quietly adjust their stance now that there are researchers disproving many of the key aspects of the guidelines. (Cont) 4y
CampbellTaraL Saturated fat, for example, is not indicative of heart disease, and the guidelines were adjusted to move that fact lower down the list of importance, but silently and without an official public declaration of having been wrong. The public still views a piece of bacon as the ultimate sin to health. (Cont) 4y
CampbellTaraL The book is tiring to read, not because of the writing nor the content itself, but because of the level wrongness that has steered generations of peoples' dietary decisions. The amount of disease and misery inflicted on people is appalling. It's exhausting. However, I highly recommend reading every page and taking the time to pull up every footnote and study cited; it's absolutely worth your time. (Cont) 4y
CampbellTaraL Lastly: the author acknowledges there is so much more that cannot be explored in this one book--again, ten years--the primary opposing concern is the environmental impact of animal-based food production. That topic alone is one that gives me pause, but it does not refute the fact that our current trajectory of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer are inhibiting our collective ability to live, and think, healthfully. (End) 4y
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OriginalCyn620
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I picked up this book after hearing of many keto success stories. This book is very informative and satisfied my curiosity about keto - what to eat, how much to eat, what to expect when you switch to keto, etc. And now that I‘ve read it, I don‘t think keto is for me!
#booked2020 #liveandlearn

Cinfhen Great photo!! 💕as much as I want to attempt Keto I don‘t think I could stick with it🙅🏼‍♀️ 5y
britt_brooke My husband and I started Keto January 1. 😬 The first few days were pretty tough. But now I‘m used to it. And I‘m down 8 lbs already! 5y
OriginalCyn620 Thanks @Cinfhen! 😊 (edited) 5y
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OriginalCyn620 @britt_brooke That‘s awesome! 😊 5y
Cinfhen That‘s awesome @britt_brooke !! What‘s a typical day‘s meals for u?? Im trying to decide if I could really do it. I‘ve done W30 & No Sugar for a few months but then inevitably I start to fall back into my bad eating habits 🙄 5y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Today, for example: breakfast was a hard boiled egg, 2 pieces of bacon, and a quarter of an avocado all chopped up together; lunch was tuna with a sliced bell pepper; dinner was chicken egg drop soup and a veggie egg roll bowl. All pretty tasty. 😋 5y
Cinfhen Yum indeed!! Way to go @britt_brooke !!!! 5y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Thanks! 🤗🤗 5y
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SheilaChew
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I spent the weekend devouring this book. It‘s fascinating! Anyone tried intermittent fasting?

sprainedbrain I recently read another of Dr. Fung‘s books, and I think I‘m going to try it. 5y
Eggs I started 10 days ago with a high fat, high protein, low/no carbs regime. It works, I‘ve lost over 10 lbs (edited) 5y
Eggs I don‘t eat outside of my 8 hour window 5y
SheilaChew @Eggs Congratulations! That‘s great! 5y
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