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Carbohydrate restriction is a key component of most dietary plans on how to lose weight. But all carbs are not the same. Some carbs should be severely restricted if you want to lose weight, but others are relatively benign. Dr Jason Fung discusses the different types of carbs for weight loss.
Low carb diets have often been used throughout history for weight loss. Although sometimes called a fad, low carb diets have actually more science and experience for successful weight loss than any other diet. Calorie counting and low fat diets have been much less successful than low carb diets for weight loss over the years. Dr. Jason Fung explains the history of the low carb diet.
Fat Fiction reveals how the United States government relied on questionable evidence to support one of the most damaging public health recommendations in the history of our country: the “low fat diet.”
Assoc Prof Herman Pontzer from Duke University shares about the science of metabolism, and how clues from the lifestyles of traditional hunter-gatherers may reveal new insights into how chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and coronary heart diseases, can be managed with lifestyle modifications.
