Nina Teicholz is an investigative science journalist and author as well as an advocate for evidence-based nutrition policy. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker, among other places. She grew up in Berkeley, California, and now lives in New York.
"The Big Fat Surprise delivers on its title, exposing the shocking
news that much of what "everybody knows" about a healthy diet is in
fact all wrong. This book documents how misunderstanding,
misconduct and bad science caused generations to be misled about
nutrition. Anyone interested in either food or health will want to
read to this book."--Nathan Myhrvold, author of Modernist
Cuisine
"A page-turner story of science gone wrong: what Gary Taubes did in
Good Calories, Bad Calories for debunking the connection between
fat consumption and obesity, Nina Teicholz now does in Big Fat
Surprise for the purported connection between fat and heart
disease. Misstep by misstep, blunder by blunder, Ms. Teicholz
recounts the statistical cherry-picking, political finagling, and
pseudoscientific bullying that brought us to yet another of the
biggest mistakes in health and nutrition, the low-fat and
low-saturated fat myth for heart health."--William Davis, MD,
author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wheat Belly: Lose the
Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Bac
"Nina Teicholz reveals the disturbing underpinnings of the
profoundly misguided dietary recommendations that have permeated
modern society, culminating in our overall health decline. But The
Big Fat Surprise is refreshingly empowering. This wonderfully
researched text provides the reader with total validation for
welcoming healthful fats back to the table, paving the way for
weight loss, health and longevity."--David Perlmutter, MD, author
of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grain Brain: The Surprising
Truth About Wheat, Carbs
"[Teicholz] has a gift for translating complex data into an
engaging forensic narrative . . . [The Big Fat Surprise] is a
lacerating indictment of Big Public Health . . . More than a book
about food and health or even hubris; it is a tragedy for our
information age. From the very beginning, we had the statistical
means to understand why things did not add up; we had a boatload of
Cassandras, a chorus of warnings; but they were ignored,
castigated, suppressed. We had our big fat villain, and we still
do." -- "The Wall Street Journal"
"Nina Teicholz's The Big Fat Surprise is essential reading on the
saturated fat debate . . . Blew my mind." --Malcolm Gladwell
"The Big Fat Surprise is a gripping narrative. . . Teicholz reminds
us to critically question research and, more importantly, challenge
unjustified extrapolation. . . Researchers, clinicians, and health
policy advisors should read this provocative book." --Stuart
Spencer "The Lancet"
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