The food we were born to eat: John McDougall at TEDxFremont

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Cites Spoygg · 2014-02 · on “John Yudkin: the man who tried to warn us about sugar”

Thanks for honest answer :) It's interesting how there is so much evidence for whatever approach you take on foods :D I guess one can only try and see how anything works for him. Well, there is no consensus about common name and there are more than one approaches to this kind of eating (high carb, low fat, low protein) I will list you some references so you can see what I'm talking about. In no special order: [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [this video] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK]

Cites lucidguppy · 2016-08 · on “Machine Learning and Ketosis”

Carbohydrates do not make you fat. I am eating a high carb vegan diet and have lost 63 pounds since last October. My weight loss: [LINK] I do not restrict the amount of food I eat. I snack and have big meals. Carbs do not make you fat. Eating high caloric density foods makes you fat. More resources: [LINK] [this video] [LINK]

Cites eatfruitnoteggs · 2016-09 · on “Medical guidelines don’t include a diet low in carbohydrates”

I commend your effort, but don't even try bringing up Veganism on Hacker News. I've tried to do the same and low-carb dogma ideologues lost their minds to the point logical and evidence-based dialogue became impossible. My own theory is, there is too much emotional attachment to eating meat, dairy and eggs in Americans to consider Veganism seriously. They will perform incredible mental gymnastics to justify their violent ideology promoted and ingrained by USDA and Animal Ag. Regarding the NY Times article itself - it is the usual incoherent nonsense, citing how "USDA began recommending a high-carb, low-fat diet" as if to imply Americans then started eating whole plant foods, instead of added