The Big Fat Surprise

For decades, the American public has been told that the best possible diet involves cutting back on fat, especially saturated fats. But what if the low-fat diet is the real problem?

That was a question posed by investigative journalist Nina Teicholz who determined that the exact foods termed bad for us — butter, meat and cheese — are actually important parts of a healthy diet.

Teicholz: "I was really on this journey with the science being led by the evidence. I also interviewed hundreds of top nutrition experts from all over the world. At the end of that, I realized that this fundamental idea that saturated fat and cholesterol cause heart disease couldn't not be supported by the evidence."

 

She shares her groundbreaking research in her book, "The Big Fat Surprise".

Teicholz: "And it showed me that these foods that we've been avoiding — that I had been avoiding — meat, butter and cheese had been unfairly convicted on the basis of their saturated fat and cholesterol content. There was really no reason not to eat those foods. It is good news for people who want to eat yummy, delicious food and it is also good news for the people that produce those foods."