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Is Nina Teicholz right about saturated fat or is she a lobbyist for the meat industry?
Fascinating links:
The Big Fat Surprise: A Critical Review Part 1 by Seth Yoder:
thedietwars.com/the-big-fat-surprise-a-critical-review-part-1-by-seth-yoder
The Big Fat Surprise: A Critical Review Part 2 by Seth Yoder:
thedietwars.com/the-big-fat-surprise-a-critical-review-part-2-by-seth-yoder
Nina Teicholz's Response to Critics:
thebigfatsurprise.com/response-critics
Marion Nestle's blog entry about Nina Teicholz:
foodpolitics.com/2015/09/never-a-dull-moment-the-bmjs-attack-on-the-dietary-guidelines-advisory-committee-report
The Seven Countries Study:
sevencountriesstudy.com
Seven Countries Study book, A Multivariate Analysis of Death and Coronary Heart Disease by Ancel Keys:
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674497887
Henry Blackburn's history of The Seven Countries Study:
www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi
Dr. Pekka Puska's WHO report on The North Karelia Project:
https://www.who.int/chp/media/en/north_karelia_successful_ncd_prevention.pdf
Katherine Pett's phenomenal white paper on the Seven Countries Study:
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/38/42/3119/4600167
The Yerushalmy and Hilleboe 1957 paper, Fat in the Diet and Mortality from Heart Disease:
library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/1957_Yerushalmy_Hilleboe_Fat_Diet_Mortality_Heart_Disease.pdf
Denise Minger's book, Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health:
amazon.com/dp/B00HFKX24Y/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_TDK5NQ245578AKRRHM89
Nina Teicholz's book, The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet:
amazon.com/dp/B00A25FDUA/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_F7SDE27X9Y9WCT3TJ790
0:00 Intro
0:48 Denise Minger
2:44 animal studies on saturated fat
4:35 Denise on Ancel Keys
5:45 Marion Nestle on Ancel Keys
6:45 Denise on Adventists and Mormons
9:33 Denise Minger's diet
11:48 Nina Teicholz throws shade
12:52 Nina Teicholz on Ancel Keys
18:55 Pekka Puska saves Finland
21:24 Nina on epidemiology
25:15 Nina Teicholz as global authority
26:17 Henry Blackburn on Seven County Study
28:18 Nina Teicholz as lobbyist?
Is Nina Teicholz right about saturated fat or is she a lobbyist for the meat industry?
Fascinating links:
The Big Fat Surprise: A Critical Review Part 1 by Seth Yoder:
thedietwars.com/the-big-fat-surprise-a-critical-review-part-1-by-seth-yoder
The Big Fat Surprise: A Critical Review Part 2 by Seth Yoder:
thedietwars.com/the-big-fat-surprise-a-critical-review-part-2-by-seth-yoder
Nina Teicholz's Response to Critics:
thebigfatsurprise.com/response-critics
Marion Nestle's blog entry about Nina Teicholz:
foodpolitics.com/2015/09/never-a-dull-moment-the-bmjs-attack-on-the-dietary-guidelines-advisory-committee-report
The Seven Countries Study:
sevencountriesstudy.com
Seven Countries Study book, A Multivariate Analysis of Death and Coronary Heart Disease by Ancel Keys:
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674497887
Henry Blackburn's history of The Seven Countries Study:
www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi
Dr. Pekka Puska's WHO report on The North Karelia Project:
https://www.who.int/chp/media/en/north_karelia_successful_ncd_prevention.pdf
Katherine Pett's phenomenal white paper on the Seven Countries Study:
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/38/42/3119/4600167
The Yerushalmy and Hilleboe 1957 paper, Fat in the Diet and Mortality from Heart Disease:
library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/1957_Yerushalmy_Hilleboe_Fat_Diet_Mortality_Heart_Disease.pdf
Denise Minger's book, Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health:
amazon.com/dp/B00HFKX24Y/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_TDK5NQ245578AKRRHM89
Nina Teicholz's book, The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet:
amazon.com/dp/B00A25FDUA/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_F7SDE27X9Y9WCT3TJ790
0:00 Intro
0:48 Denise Minger
2:44 animal studies on saturated fat
4:35 Denise on Ancel Keys
5:45 Marion Nestle on Ancel Keys
6:45 Denise on Adventists and Mormons
9:33 Denise Minger's diet
11:48 Nina Teicholz throws shade
12:52 Nina Teicholz on Ancel Keys
18:55 Pekka Puska saves Finland
21:24 Nina on epidemiology
25:15 Nina Teicholz as global authority
26:17 Henry Blackburn on Seven County Study
28:18 Nina Teicholz as lobbyist?
