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The Big Fat Surprise
- Why Butter, Meat, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Fitness, Diet & Nutrition
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Publisher's Summary
Dish up the red meat, eggs, and whole milk! In this well-researched and captivating narrative, veteran food writer Nina Teicholz proves how everything we've been told about fat is wrong.
For decades, Americans have cut back on red meat and dairy products full of "bad" saturated fats. We obediently complied with nutritional guidelines to eat "heart healthy" fats found in olive oil, fish, and nuts, and followed a Mediterranean diet heavy on fruits, vegetables, and grains. Yet the nation's health has declined. What is going on?
In The Big Fat Surprise, Teicholz reveals how 60 years of nutrition science has gotten it so wrong: how overzealous researchers have made basic scientific mistakes that, through a mix of ego and bias, allow dangerous misrepresentations to become dogma, and how scientists who dared oppose this consensus have been ostracized. For eight years, Teicholz has pored over the massive research literature and interviewed hundreds of leading experts to unravel the shockingly distorted claims of nutrition studies. She brings these researchers to life and shows how their ambitions, loyalties, and rivalries have undermined a field of research already full of difficult pitfalls.
With a lively narrative style akin to Michael Pollan's in The Omnivore's Dilemma and the scientific rigor of Gary Taubes in Good Calories, Bad Calories, Teicholz convincingly upends the conventional wisdom about all fats. Her groundbreaking claim is that more dietary fat leads to better health, wellness, and fitness. Science shows that reducing the saturated fat in our diets has been disastrous for our health as a nation, and we can, guilt-free, welcome these "whole fats" back into our lives.
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- wendy sauer
- 10-01-2016
Well Presented and informative
Really enjoyed this intellegent presentation of facts and the lack of bias in its entirity
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- Anonymous User
- 06-03-2018
Amazing highly critical and balanced analysis
I rarely write reviews but this book is a must read! I thoroughly enjoyed the depth of analysis, level of critique and support of questions that I, myself have been pondering for some time.
I love the logical progression of the book and the continual build up of detailed information. it really helps to offer direction and stimulates your own critical thinking and reflection of everything you thought you knew about nutrition.
I purchased this book after hearing about it in a review of The Obesity Code by Dr Fung, which I also highly recommemd. These 2 books are a breath of fresh air in a highly biased and somewhat narrow minded topic.
Overall the performance is fantastic and so is the writing. It is a book that will encourage you to question everything you thought you knew about a healty diet and open your eyes to the engrained bias decades of questionable research has instilled in you.
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- Jackie
- 15-03-2017
This book changed my life
I urge every health professional and member of the public who is interested in their health to read this book. It has changed my life
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- Anonymous User
- 12-09-2018
long winded
Lots of history information but only in the last chapter did it explain what it all meant.
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- dorothy Soper
- 14-04-2017
Roll on Ketogenic eating.<br />
Here is a whole lot of evidence for Low carb, High fat, Moderate protein, eating.
This book covers all the evidence for this way of eating as opposed to low fat.
We are just getting sicker, something has to change and why not what we eat.
Full fat everything. Enjoy.
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- Amanda Pease
- 28-02-2018
Thought provoking and well researched
Such an interesting read. who would have thought that there is so much data to support a diet rich in fat when we are all told to eat less fat. intelligently written and well researched this book has definitely made me think twice about the food I eat.
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- Rev. David B. Smith
- 08-02-2022
Well written and engaging
Having read a lot on this subject, I was impressed at the author’s thoroughness as well as her communication skills
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-02-2022
Much to think about
Although very technical and a bit of a hard slog, this book is a real eye-opener on carb diets vs fat diets! It is also a great book on bad research, bad public policy, and the influence of business and bold personalities to have self fulfilling prophecies and policies. Have we got our diet and nutrition guidelines wrong?
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- Anonymous User
- 08-01-2022
One of the best books on nutrition ever written
Teicholz presents a thorough and informativecase for why low fat diets are based on flawed science and why high fat diets may be healthier. At a time when obesity and diabetesl are at an all time high, this book is crucial reading!!
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- alileex
- 03-01-2022
Too detailed
Very long winded. Parts interesting but most probably more for a professional. Narrator was annoying with her American accent
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- Cole
- 15-04-2015
Helped me lose 37lbs
Tons of great information I really enjoyed this book and it really has help me change my life for the better I'm down 37 pounds and 15% body fat thank you Nina
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- Ted
- 08-07-2014
Great book. Challenges your belief system.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would recommend it to a friend because it addresses "numero uno" : health.
What does Erin Bennett bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
She is one of the best narrators I have heard. I have heard the author speak in a podcast and Bennett brings her persona into the story. In this way she is like a good actor.
Any additional comments?
This is one of those books that changed long-held beliefs and reset my worldview. Every few years I run across one. The last time was "Power to Save the World: the Truth about Nuclear Energy" by Gwyneth Cravens. It overthrew decades of received wisdom--what I thought I "knew."
"Big Fat Surprise" does the same thing for the energy source used in our bodies.
This book, like the other, doesn't just make assertions. Seemingly paradoxical ideas are backed up with a lot of convincing history and evidence. Along the way you will learn some nutrition science. And some science history-- including the political corruption of science. If you are disposed to have popular orthodoxies challenged and overturned this is a great book. The kind of book one reads several times.
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- TJ
- 11-12-2014
Most accessible book on the most screwed up field.
I've read a lot of books on nutrition, having dealt with weight problems my entire life. It wasn't until I started learning the actual science of nutrition that I was able to lose weight, keep it off, and become healthy. There are a handful of books I would recommend as starting places for others who want to follow that path, and, at the top of the list, is The Big Fat Surprise.
Understanding why we are so healthy requires a 50 year dive into history as scientists decided how they thought the world was, stretched the numbers in their experiments to make it look like they were right, then used political persuasion to push those beliefs in an experiment on hundreds of millions of people. The low fat diet, so beloved by dietitians and nutritionists everywhere, was NEVER tested in a controlled fashion before being dumped on the American people, and, with half of the country obese, the results speak for themselves.
Erin Bennett does a great job narrating, keeping the material fresh and interesting throughout. Reading this book is much like peeking behind the Wizard's curtain, and, once you do, you can never look at nutrition the same again.
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- mark s. zumhagen
- 15-02-2015
2 reasons this is a must read!
Like many MDs across the country I have been astounded at the research that is invalidating the low fat diet dictum that has been embraced for so long. Ms Teicholz' book admirably and accurately shows us the validity of the low carb approach to improved health, but just as importantly shows us how we came to embrace such a misguided viewpoint about saturated fat consumption. Science is valid, but we quickly come to realize how easily it is manipulated by competing interests and agendas. You must read this book for your health, your family's health, and the health of mankind. Mark Zumhagen MD
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- KellysHero718
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Big Edible Oil Worse Than Big Oil
Just as it ought not to surprise any of us that health in America has declined since 1960, so ought it not surprise us that a low-fat, high carb diet is the cause. Everything the heart-diet hypothesis was designed to protect has been made worse. Some will be surprised at the culprits this author claims are behind this tragedy, but it seems pretty obvious in this interesting and well-researched book.
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A big fat lesson in corporate and scientific corru
What made the experience of listening to The Big Fat Surprise the most enjoyable?
The book isn't afraid of chipping away at the misinformation, corruption & outright lies against the American people by those who are supposed to have our best interests at heart (no pun intended).
What did you like best about this story?
The in depth research of old studies showing their flaws.
Which character – as performed by Erin Bennett – was your favorite?
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Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
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Any additional comments?
As a physician, I was shocked to learn that most, if not all, I had been taught to tell my patients is most likely incorrect.
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- Brian Corbin
- 20-05-2014
Must read!
Outside the books of Gary Taubes, she has written a definitive book covering the history of nutrition, especially lipids. She goes into areas previously uncovered. It is presented in an organized, glowing way. This should be required reading for anyone who offers nutrition advice. Great book!
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- Kathleen
- 10-03-2015
Eye Opening information
Book was very well researched. I had some knowledge on the topic before reading but was blown away by the overwhelming research the author presented in support of her conclusions. I am more than convinced. Excellent, life changing book and well worth taking the time to listen carefully.
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- Lance
- 13-07-2014
Politics aside, some folks respond to LCHF diets
If you're one of these people, this book is great as a resource so that you can understand more of how we all got to this point in time.
How you may have eaten what was inappropriately labeled "healthy" food in the grocery store and found yourself with a number of illnesses. How you might start to explore finding a diet that could cure your illnesses (she mentions a number of researchers such as Volek and Phinney). How you can understand why your doctor who seems pretty reasonable can be so completely against a system that is working for you.
There is so much in this book. I have not read Taubes. But if you are one of the multitude of Americans who are realizing that they must take responsibility for their health, I would highly recommend this book. Shocking to hear how the trans-fats became outlawed, even more shocking to realize that whats next is not necessarily tried and true. The establishment has banished saturated fat and is sticking to the story, come hell or high water. You also get the inside story on the Mediterranean diet, olive soybean and palm oil. You can't make this stuff up. Although many are attacking the author for exactly that. Reality always trumps fiction. Science is settled despite the rapidly increasing obesity rates. You want to know why healthcare costs so much? This is a great book to start to understand that government and doctors have duped the public into a system that values conformity of message over adversarial scientific truth seeking. This is all about to change and this book will help you understand why.
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- Lyra
- 10-03-2016
Everyone should read this book!
I had read Taubes on the subject of low-fat vs low-carb diets and thought both his books very good. This one is even better. Nina Teicholz does a wonderfully methodical job of reviewing the history of the diet-heart hypothesis and explains complex endocrinology ideas extremely well.
Everyone should know what the science (or rather, lack thereof) is behind the advice to eat low-fat diets, and what the facts about carbs really are. Excellent book. I throughly recommend it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-08-2014
Excellent Book. Easy listen.
What did you like most about The Big Fat Surprise?
Such an easy listen despite the material contained. As soon as I finished I listened to it over again. Very informative.
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- Anonimo Nonlodico
- 21-04-2016
Fantastic!
An excellent book! Well written, interesting, covering an extremely important subject and doing it well. Truly life-changing. I have listened to it several times and gave away at least 10 copies of this book. A must read!
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- Allan Hviid Jensen
- 18-05-2016
Good science
Excellently researched. Time to change the popular misconceptions on dietary fat which contrary to popovers belief, are not backed up by science.
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- Kindle Customer
- 25-10-2016
A surprise for all
Probably one of the best books I've ever read & should be a must read for all. Maybe then we'd all be living happier, healthy life's. It's made me think again about the full implications of diet, not just to focus on weight.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-07-2016
eye opening and informative
quite long, but a very informative book that shows the history of almost corrupt science that has lead to the obesity epidemic we have today.
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- Stephen Sharp
- 20-07-2015
A must read
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
yes. This book is full of information dispelling the illusion that fat is bad for us. Dietary fat is not the problem we were lead to believe.
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- T R
- 23-03-2015
Well researched
Fantastic book, flying in the face of the dogma we are subjected to daily. I highly recommend this to any and all who are finding out the truth.
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- sandra
- 30-07-2016
Fascinating, eye opening, really makes you wonder
Would you consider the audio edition of The Big Fat Surprise to be better than the print version?
Audio easier I would imagine
Who was your favorite character and why?
Gary Taubes is mentioned. I read his book "Why we get fat" after reading this book. Another great listen.
What about Erin Bennett’s performance did you like?
Very easy to hear and it sounds like she is actually interested in what she is talking about.
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- Tim
- 14-02-2015
And the truth shall set you free!!
brilliant. I knew the basics of where it all went wrong but really informative and detailed as to how western world nutrition descended into such a mess!
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