Eat Fat, Get Thin: Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained Weight Loss and Vibrant Health: 5 (The Dr. Hyman Library)

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A revolutionary new diet program based on the latest science showing the importance of fat in weight loss and overall health, from # 1 bestselling author Dr. Mark Hyman. Eat Fat, Get Thin is based on the premise that you can, as the title suggests, get thin by eating more fat. Written by Mark Hyman, MD, Eat Fat, Get Thin contends that many of our health problems, including excessive weight, are primarily caused by following low-fat diet advice. The book suggests that a diet high in fat, particularly saturated fat, will reduce the risk of a long list of conditions including heart disease and cancer. It also recommends substantially reducing the intake of whole grains and eliminating the intake of refined grains and processed foods. Moreover, the diet he proposes is pretty much unattainable for anyone living on a budget and anyone with little time to cook. I mean, grass-fed organic meat, line-caught fresh fish (I'd like to see that happen when you live far away from oceans and lakes!), everything organic (which, by the way, has not been proven to be healthier, especially organic fruits and veggies), all kinds of nuts and seeds, homemade broth/milks, etc. It's very expensive and highly impractical. I am one of those “my tummy always hurts!” girls, and this book my just well have changed my entire perspective on food. I feel great for the first time in forever, and I have Dr. Mark to thank. Although some of the dietary advice in Eat Fat, Get Thin is likely to improve health, the amount of saturated fat it recommends is likely to have negative consequences.

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But when I see someone like Dr. Hyman doing what looks an awful lot like a late night infomercial on PBS, it raises my suspicions-what is he selling? Well, besides books and DVD's and appearance fees, he must believe he's helping. Among other diet gurus, we've previously had Drs. Roizen and Oz doing same thing on PBS and Oprah. Now, Dr. Oz has his own show and is talking to people who have returned from the dead. it’s not eating more and exercising less that makes you fat – rather, BEING fat makes you eat more and exercise lessI care as much as Dr. Hyman does, so I felt compelled to speak out. Was a certified Natural Therapeutics Specialist and Licensed Massage Therapist for more than twenty years, have a firm foundation. Also worked for physicians for about fourteen years and know how and what they think. I believe Hyman cares, but... I do have concerns. Guys like Chopra and Oz, with their new-age piecemeal unqualified advice outside their profession, worry me. Overall, Eat Fat, Get Thin provided references for the majority of their claims, however, the details and conclusions of the papers cited were often misrepresented or greatly overstated. In some key instances the data cited actually undermined the claims being made by Eat Fat, Get Thin. There were also some important studies discussed by Eat Fat, Get Thin for which references were not provided. It is unclear why these citations were left out.

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This is not exclusively a "diet/weight loss" book. Read it for the sound up to date 'nutrition 2.0' information it contains: Also you're only allowed small allotments of fruit (half a cup per day). But *only* lemons, limes, kiwi, and watermelon. I may have forgotten the whole list. But it did not include peaches, pears, apples, grapes, strawberries, bananas, oranges, cherries, plums, pineapples, you know, the things you think of when you think FRUIT. Eat Fat, Get Thin appears to be written for a general audience, particularly those who are concerned about their weight. Criterion 3.1. Is the intervention likely to improve the target condition? Dr. Hyman is a practicing family physician, an eleven-time New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in his field. He is the Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. He is also the founder and medical director of The UltraWellness Center, chairman of the board of the Institute for Functional Medicine, a medical editor of The Huffington Post, and was a regular medical contributor on many television shows including CBS This Morning, Today Show, CNN, and The View, Katie, and The Dr. Oz Show.One other key study presented by Eat Fat, Get Thin, is a review paper by Dias et al. The book uses this study to make the argument that saturated fat intake is not problematic for health if there is an adequate intake of omega-3 fatty acids. However, most of the data reviewed by Dias et al. actually shows that higher levels of saturated fat intake contribute to poor cholesterol levels and heart disease risk. The paper does highlight that many previous studies have not accounted for the intake of omega-3 fatty acids in their analyses. As omega-3 fatty acids may have a protective effect against heart disease, the authors suggest that future studies need to consider this as a variable. However, at no point does the cited paper present evidence that directly supports the hypothesis that intake of omega-3 fatty acids will actually provide protection in the presence of high saturated fat intake. His epiphany came from reading an article in Nexus in 1999 that led him to question Dean Ornish’s low fat advice. He was further influenced by the book Eat Fat, Lose Fat by Mary Enig and Sally Fallon (co-founders of the Weston A. Price Foundation, which has been criticized by medical experts as purveying misleading information) and by the writings of notorious cholesterol denialist Uffe Ravnskov.

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Following the “21-day detox” participants can transfer to the first stage of a “pegan” diet. The “pegan” diet still has a high level of food restriction but allows for more fruit, legumes, and grains. The “pegan” diet also maintains a high fat intake. Continued supplement use is also recommended. In the second stage of the “pegan” diet individuals are moved to a less restrictive eating pattern. This less restrictive diet allows for the reintroduction of most foods. It is still recommended to consume the prescribed dietary supplements. Condition targeted by the book, if applicable

Another curious thing we wanted to highlight was that there are many statements and claims made by Eat Fat, Get Thin (including entire studies and sections of the book) that are never supported by references. We felt it fair to list a handful of these statements here: if you believe all calories are created equal, then might think that staying away from fat is a good idea, but it just doesn’t work out this way Update 10 monthe later, I continue to eat this way and continue to feel better. I have lost 6 more lbs. Slower than the first 30 but I think I am finding my new normal. One thing I am very happy about is that after being a life long allergy sufferer I only have small reactions now and only to pollen in Spring and fall or to perfumes. I am now able to eat dairy with little or no reactions. I do try to do only grass fed dairy but not being real strict and happy to have some dairy now!

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Saturated fats work best for losing weight. In a randomized, double-blind trial comparing the effects of coconut oil and polyunsaturated vegetable (soybean) oil in women with abdominal obesity, women who consumed coconut oil had a significant reduction in waist circumference (with no change in cholesterol levels). Women taking vegetable oil had no change in their waist size and had a statistically significant increase in LDL cholesterol and reduction in HDL cholesterol (Lipids 2009;44:596–601). I’ve been trying to lose weight for several months now, and this book really helps me determine what I should eat, and helps me feel good about those decisions.

This reference received a score of 3, indicating that it offers moderate support for the claim. In this study mice were placed onto 1 of 4 diets: a ketogenic diet (78.9% fat, 9.5% protein, and 0.76% carbohydrate), a typical chow diet (6.5% fat, 23.5% protein, and 56% carbohydrate), a high-fat, high-sugar “obesogenic diet” (24% fat, 24% protein, and 41% carbohydrate), and a calorie restricted diet (66% calorie restricted). The obesogenic diet group gained weight, the low-fat diet group appeared to maintain their weight, and the ketogenic and calorie restricted diet groups both lost about equivalent amounts of weight even though the keto group consumed more calories. It is clear that Eat Fat, Get Thin is trying to compare the keto group to the control group (which has a higher carb content than the keto group) as the quote from Eat Fat, Get Thin states “weight loss was greater than in rats fed a high-carb diet, even though they ate exactly the same number of calories”. While the results of the study do support the weight loss claim we do note that the mice on the low-carb diet lost their weight from the nonfat component of their weight, likely water weight. So, although there was a difference in weight between the control diet and the keto diet mice there was no difference in body fatness. Therefore, this study actually raises some questions as to how beneficial the reduction in weight from nonfat tissue is for health. We would also like to clarify that the cited paper reports on an experiment in mice, not rats as claimed by Eat Fat, Get Thin. Overall (average) score for reference accuracy Eat Fat, Get Thin also tends to withhold study nuances from the reader. An example of this is a study by Kennedy et al. In this study mice were placed onto 1 of 4 diets: a ketogenic diet (78.9% fat, 9.5% protein, and 0.76% carbohydrate), a typical chow diet (6.5% fat, 23.5% protein, and 56% carbohydrate), a high-fat, high-sugar “obesogenic diet” (24% fat, 24% protein, and 41% carbohydrate), and a calorie restricted diet (66% calorie restricted). The obesogenic diet group gained weight, the low-fat diet group appeared to maintain their weight, and the ketogenic and calorie restricted diet groups both lost about equivalent amounts of weight. Eat Fat, Get Thin decided to compare the keto group to the control group (which has a higher carb content than the keto group) as they specifically state that “weight loss was greater than in rats fed a high-carb diet, even though they ate exactly the same number of calories”. While the results of the study do support the weight loss claim we do note that the mice on the low-carb diet lost their weight from the nonfat component of their weight. So, although there was a difference in weight between the control diet and the keto diet mice there was no difference in body fatness. The significant change in weight is mentioned but the non significant change in fat is withheld from the reader. I read a lot of books like this. I enjoy the research and and posture the authors adopt. They all think their book is the definitive answer to what ails people. But putting that aside, I also love the research that is coming out and how this area is constantly evolving to a better understanding on how the body functions and what it needs to stay healthy. I grew up on the four basic food groups and the food pyramid that replaced that. I grew up thinking eating fat was bad, so I find that where modern research is taking us now, is kind of fascinating. restricting calories makes your body perceive a starvation situation which makes you tired and hungry and slows down your metabolism – things we don’t want Eat Fat, Get Thin’s references received a score of 1, indicating poor support for the book’s claims. The majority of the studies cited by the book do not support its claims. In some cases Eat Fat, Get Thin appears to mischaracterize, overstate, or withold elements of the studies that are cited. Criterion 1.3. How well does the strength of the claim line up with the strength of the evidence?