Bad news Quote by Michael Matthews

“Research has associated trans fat intake with a variety of health problems: heart disease, insulin resistance, systemic inflammation, female infertility, diabetes, and more. •”

— Michael Matthews

We see clear evidence repeated in many studies that higher intake of trans fats is associated with higher risk of heart disease, and with…

— Walter Willett

Trans fats really are a metabolic poison.

— Walter Willett

“The best way to avoid trans fats is to shun the types of foods that commonly contain them, regardless of what the nutrition facts…

— Michael Matthews

“Trans fats ruin liver function. They wreak havoc on blood lipids. They destroy insulin sensitivity.”

— Robb Wolf

“For half a century, nutrition experts have been dedicated to the hypothesis that fat, especially saturated fat, causes heart disease (plus obesity and cancer).…

— Nina Teicholz

Dietary fat, whether saturated or not, is not a cause of obesity, heart disease or any other chronic disease of civilization.

— Andrew Weil

“Choose foods rich in polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, like nuts, salmon, and avocado, over those rich in saturated fats, like red meat. And don’t…

— Walter C. Willett

“The sum of the evidence against saturated fat over the past half-century amounts to this: the early trials condemning saturated fat were unsound; the…

— Nina Teicholz

“you can be quite flexible in how you get your dietary fats: dairy, meat, eggs, oils, nuts, and fish are all healthy sources. You…

— Michael Matthews

“Any food that contains hydrogenated oil or partially hydrogenated oil contains trans fats. Unfortunately,”

— Michael Matthews

“Butter was demonized and replaced with margarine, one of the most supremely stupid nutritional swap-outs in recent memory. Only much later did we discover…

— Jonny Bowden