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“All I'm trying to do is wipe out heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.”

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Nathan Pritikin was a renowned nutritionist born on August 29, 1915, and died on February 21, 1985. He is known for promoting a low-fat, high-fiber dietary approach, which he believed could prevent heart disease. more

“The simplest way to look at all these associations, between obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cancer, and Alzheimer's (not to mention the other the conditions that also associate with obesity and diabetes, such as gout, asthma, and fatty liver disease), is that what makes us fat - the quality and quantity of carbohydrates we consume - also makes us sick.”

“The simple answer as to why we get fat is that carbohydrates make us so; protein and fat do not”

Simple Answers Fats Protein Carbohydrates

Author:Gary Taubes

“What sets science and the law apart from religion is that nothing is expected to be taken on faith. We're encouraged to ask whether the evidence actually supports what we're being told - or what we grew up believing - and we're allowed to ask whether we're hearing all the evidence or just some small prejudicial part of it. If our beliefs aren't supported by the evidence, then we're encouraged to alter our beliefs.”

Ifs Believe Law Asks Belief Support Taken Grew Grew Up Evidence Hearing Expected

Book:Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

Source: Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

“Just as animal research tells us that gluttony and sloth are side effects of a drive to accumulate body fat, it also says that eating in moderation and being physically active (literally, having the energy to exercise) are not evidence of moral rectitude. Rather, they're the metabolic benefits of a body that's programmed to remain lean.”

Body Energy Sides Animal Moral Effects Exercise Benefits Eating Research Evidence Active Fats Moderation Sloth Side Effects Gluttony Rectitude Body Fat Animal Research Physically Active

Author:Gary Taubes

“The point to keep in mind is that you don't lose fat because you cut calories; you lose fat because you cut out the foods that make you fat-the carbohydrates.”

Mind Loses Cutting Fats Calories Carbohydrates

Book:Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

Source: Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

“Meaning is malleable: take it out, you get nihilism and despair. Put it in, you get sacredness and something most special.”

Special Despair Nihilism Sacredness

Author:Dean Ornish

“Awareness-mindfulness-is the first step in healing. In Counterclockwise, Dr. Ellen Langer eloquently describes how becoming more aware of our beliefs and expectations allows us to powerfully transform our lives for the better. A pioneering, beautifully-written book.”

Firsts Book Belief Healing Steps Our Lives Written Awareness Becoming Mindfulness Expectations First Steps Drs Becoming More Pioneering

Author:Dean Ornish

“In my opinion, right now there's way too much hype on the technologies and not enough attention to the real businesses behind them.”

Way Real Enough Behinds Attention Opinion Technology Too Much Right Now Hype

Author:Mark Cuban

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