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"Jed made a few changes, such as eating the "heart-healthy" low-fat diet prescribed by the hospital dietician. Six weeks later, his chest pain returned. The stent had closed up and one of the grafts was hanging by a thread. We inserted two more stents, but scans revealed poor blood flow to one-third of his heart muscle. After being released from the hospital, Jed came back to my office. "Let's start again," he said. He began Diet Evolution that day. I also prescribed supplements to augment his diet—there was no time to lose." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "Almost all of these folks, including me, transitioned to a relatively low-fat diet, regardless of their initial weight-loss strategy. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER So, it's time again to slowly evolve your habits: decrease the density of the food and increase the volume of calorie-sparse food you eat so that it speeds through your system, turns off the hunger switch, and lowers your metabolism. This means gradually eating less meat, poultry, fish, and cheese and fewer grains and legumes. Want an easy way to remember this? Most cooked animal protein, grains, and legumes are brown in color." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Eating a low-fat diet, they say, is a natural way to reduce triglycerides. corner, and all the junk and snack food that seems to feed the masses, not to mention our apparent love affair with high-calorie sweetened beverages like soda, fancy coffee drinks, and bottled teas (from 150 to 400 calories a pop), and you've got yourself an obesity epidemic. The icing on the obesity cake, so to speak, is our practice of dieting, losing weight fast, and gaining it back. Many chronic dieters have lost the ability to eat when they are truly hungry and to stop eating when they're comfortable." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.) "This was followed by a human trial of postoperative bypass patients with high triglyceride levels who were put on a very low-fat diet (the standard for fighting heart disease), but one group was given red or white grapefruit every day for 30 days. The grapefruit eaters, in general, had lower total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. However, only those eating the red grapefruit enjoyed a 17 percent decrease in serum triglycerides, compared with the control group." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"My clinical experience over some thirty-five years has been that a raw-food, low-fat diet with the use of food enzymes and supplemental digestive enzymes has been very effective in the treatment of adult Type-2 diabetes. Cooking affects weight gain as well. Research has found that if raw potatoes are fed to hogs they won't gain weight, but when fed cooked potatoes they gain weight. In his book Food Enzymes for Health and Longevity, Dr. Howell describes a study at Tufts School of Medicine related to weight gain and inadequate enzymes." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"In the recent Women's Intervention Nutrition Study, participants who followed a low-fat diet (around 20 percent of calories from fat) reduced their risks of recurrence from breast cancer during the next 5 years by 24 percent. It's possible, however, that the benefit came not from fat reduction itself but from another factor. For example, the women had been eating higher amounts of fruits and vegetables, which brought plenty of cancer-protective nutrients and fiber to the table. A lower-fat diet might also assist in weight loss, which also lowers cancer risk." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Forty-nine were on a vegan low-fat diet with no animal products and no limits on complex carbohydrates. The remaining fifty people were on the basic American Diabetes Association diet. The ADA diet reduced glycosylated hemoglobin by 0.4 percent. The vegan diet was three times more effective, reducing the HgbAlc by 1.2 percentage points (one point is considered 1 percent). So the average value of gylcosylated hemoglobin fell from 8 percent to 6.8 percent during the twenty-two weeks. This is very significant." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"For these reasons, a low-fat diet (less than 30% energy from fat) is currently the typical recommended macronutrient guideline for weight loss [5, 47]. Because diabetes and cardiovascular disease are frequent comorbidities of obesity, it is also recommended to modify the fat content of the diet to be low in saturated and trans-fatty acids, and higher in mono-unsaturated fats [48]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "What is responsible for the low rate of participation for subjects on the low-fat diet is not clear. Even more puzzling, however, is that maintaining a reduced fat intake is a common characteristic of people who have lost weight and have sustained that weight loss for at least 1 year [36-39]. IV. IS IT FAT OR ENERGY DENSITY? The fact that high-fat diets cause an increase in energy intake and obesity in animals has been evident for a long time in the animal feeding literature (see West and York [40] for a thorough review)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet versus a low-fat diet to treat obesity and hyperlipidemia: A randomized, controlled trial. Ann. Intern. Med. 140, 769-777. 186. Fontana, L., Meyer, T. E., Klein, S., and Holloszy, J. O. (2007). Long-term low-calorie low-protein vegan diet and endurance exercise are associated with low cardiometabolic risk. Rejuv. Res. 10, 225-234. 187. Westerterp, K. R., Wilson, S. A., and Rolland, V. (1999). Diet induced thermogenesis measured over 24h in a respiration chamber: effect of diet composition. Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord. 23, 287-292. 188. Crovetti, R." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Most epidemiologists at the time attributed the Japanese's longevity to their low-fat diet, and the dietary theory was the starting point for Stallones's work. Would immigrant Japanese-Americans adopt a more high-fat, Western-style diet as they assimilated? And would such a transition affect Japanese-American rates of heart disease? Syme was interested in something else. He had done earlier research which indicated that men who had either recently moved or changed jobs were more likely to suffer a heart attack than men who had done neither." - Anne Harrington, The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine (Get the book.)

"Over the past twenty years, the low-fat diet craze has caused many people to replace fat in their diets with low-fat carbohydrates, and the result has been a nationwide epidemic of obesity. Imbalanced or inadequate intake of fats can cause everything from PMS and infertility to depression, anxiety, and even premature aging. Research conducted at Harvard showed that high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets may actually increase the risk of heart disease by reducing the levels of the protective or "good" HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol in the bloodstream." - Hyla Cass, Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"Almost buried in the news reports about this latest, largest, most expensive study ever was this incredibly important fact: the women who were supposedly consuming a low-fat diet were actually getting 29 percent of their daily calories from fat. For those on the front lines of nutritional research, that is not "low fat" at all. It is three times the level—around 10 percent of daily caloric intake—that researchers like me recommend through plant-based nutrition. The Women's Health Initiative study and the conclusions drawn from it bring to mind an analogy." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Khalsa recommends a low-fat diet. Vitamin and mineral supplements provide "an all-purpose insurance policy." Other beneficial substances include ginkgo, which enhances circulation to the micro capillaries, oxygenating the tissues in the brain; coenzyme Q10, "a very energetic cofactor that works in the brain's power plant, the mitochondria"; and old-style phosphatidyl serine (PS) from bovine brains, as well as newer types of PS synthesized from soybeans. "Everything I've talked about is regenerating or protective, not stimulating," Dr. Khalsa says. " - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"This makes you lose more weight—and sustain the loss—than you would if you ate a high-carb or a low-fat diet. The basics to take away from these studies of weight-loss programs are two simple facts: 1. To lose weight, you have to be able to stay on the program. 2. To stay on the program, you have to feel satisfied on the program. Calcium also is linked to satiety, and people who take in a great deal of calcium often have a lower body mass index." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Should I eat a low-fat diet? The American public has been told by organizations such as The American Medical Association, The American Cancer Society, dieticians, their own physicians, and our government that we must eat low-fat foods in order to be healthy. However, numerous imbalances and vitamin deficiencies, including Vitamins A, D, E, and K, are apparent in low-fat diets. The low-fat idea is emphasized in the food pyramid that is so well known. Even with the recent changes to the food pyramid, little emphasis is on fat in the diet; and the most emphasis is on grains." - M.D. David Brownstein, The Guide to Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"Participants who made lifestyle changes, including 30 minutes a day of exercise (usually walking or other moderate-intensity exercise) and a low-fat diet, cut their risk of type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. For people age 60 and older, these lifestyle changes reduced the development of diabetes by a whopping 71 percent. Most people in this group also lost 5 to 7 percent of their body weight, which computes to 9 to 12 pounds for a 180-pound person. DIABETES 101 Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not properly produce or use insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"The microbe Candida albicans, which is beneficial at normal levels since it consumes our excess sugars, also proliferates to unhealthful levels. On a low-fat diet, sugar gets processed and redistributed, causing yeast levels to drop since there is no longer any sugar stuck in the blood for the yeast to feast on. In addition, the oxygen-carrying capacity of each individual red blood cell is reduced when blood fat levels rise, and the actual number of viable red blood cells diminishes. This makes one experience fatigue and even brain fog after eating fats." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"She did not attempt to pick out from the complexity of the diet (either before or after the experiment) which one nutrient might explain the results—whether it was the low-fat diet, or the absence of refined carbohydrates, or the reduction in total calories that was responsible for the improvement in the group's health." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"DASH for This Diet lower consumption of sodium and alcohol along with increased physical activity are regularly prescribed for lowering blood pressure, a government study shows that eating a certain healthful low-fat diet can reduce mild hypertension without restricting sodium and alcohol, or introducing a new exercise program. The ¦ummmmbbb National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has conducted research as part of its Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) program." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) "As is often the case, more research is needed to confirm the findings, but a low-fat diet provides so many other benefits, a healthier prostate may be but a bonus. One-Stop Shopping Whether you are looking for information on common conditions such as enlargement of the prostate, known as benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), inflammation or infection of the prostate (prostatitis) or prostate cancer, contact the Prostate Health Council, American Foundation for Urologic Disease, 1128 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201, 800-242-2383." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Over the past twenty years, the low-fat diet craze has caused many people to replace fat in their diets with low-fat carbohydrates, and the result has been a nationwide epidemic of obesity. Imbalanced or inadequate intake of fats can cause everything from PMS and infertility to depression, anxiety, and even premature aging. Research conducted at Harvard showed that high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets may actually increase the risk of heart disease by reducing the levels of the protective or "good" HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol in the bloodstream." - Hyla Cass, M.D., Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"When on a low-fat diet, people notice a heightened mental clarity and zest for life. The proof of his theory lies in the results Dr. Graham gets. He has successfully treated people with Type I, as well as Type II diabetes. They have gotten off insulin within weeks or days. People are freed from Candida albicans infections. Athletes, including Olympians and professionals, get maximal performance results on this diet. Dr. Graham disagrees with the idea that there are significant differences in the ratio of macronutrients that individuals need, according to genetics." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"I eat a low-fat diet and can't seem to lose weight. ? If I miss a meal, I feel cranky and irritable, weak, or tired. ? If I eat a carbohydrate breakfast (muffin, bagel, cereal, pancakes, etc.), I can't seem to control my eating for the rest of the day. ? Once I start eating sweets or carbohydrates, I can't seem to stop. ? If I eat fish or meat and vegetables, I feel good, but seem to get sleepy or feel "drugged" after eating a meal full of pasta, bread, potatoes, and dessert. ? I go for the bread basket at the restaurant. ? I get heart palpitations after eating sweets. ?" - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"I tried out vegetarianism for several years, as well as the trendy low-fat diet. How fortunate, I thought, to live in a time when technology can create zero-fat "butter" out of chemicals, zero-calorie spray for frying, and Olestra zero-fat chips. But to compensate for the low fat, I would eat lots of carbohydrates and fall asleep after eating zero-fat pasta. Then I read The Zone by Dr. Barry Sears. This led me to a new diet, low in carbohydrates." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"The experimental short-term randomized controlled trial of adding olive oil and nuts to a low-fat diet demonstrated a change in lipid profile that suggested a reduction in risk (Estruch et al. 2006). Examples of observational cohort studies that demonstrate an inverse relationship between leisure-time physical activity and all-cause and cardiac mortality are the studies by Lakka et al. (1994) and Anderson et al. (2000). These studies are representative of all the observational cohort studies seeking risk factors that are under way around the advanced world." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.) "This is not to say there's no biological effect from adding olive oil and nuts to your diet, even a low-fat diet. Your lipid profile will look better, more pleasing to those who define risks and hazards. But the reduction in hazard is very small. Don't feel remiss if you don't like nuts or olives. This, too, is much ado about the miniscule. I feel the same about the craze to eat fish, or at least consume the particular omega-3 fatty acids found in finfish or shellfish." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"A study conducted by the University of California-Los Angeles, School of Medicine found that people who took red yeast rice and maintained a low-fat diet reduced their overall cholesterol levels by an average of 40 points over a period of twelve weeks. The extract contains a number of cholesterol-lowering compounds known as statins. One of these is lovastatin, a substance also sold as a prescription drug under the brand name Mevacor." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.) "There have since been conflicting reports on this, but most health professionals still recommend a high-fiber, low-fat diet. A high-fat diet has a strong link with colon cancer. Either a vegetarian diet or a diet low in red meat, alcohol, and refined foods and high in vegetables, fruits, soy, fish, whole-grain breads, and cereals, as well as low- or nonfat dairy products and lots of fruit and vegetable juices offers optimum dietary protection." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.) "For instance, studies have indicated that a high-fat diet increases the risk of cancer, while a low-fat diet that is rich in fiber, fresh fruits and vegetables, and whole grains actually helps the body to fight cancer. Three of the therapies that fall into this category are wheatgrass therapy, a diet based on wheatgrass and other raw foods; the macrobiotic diet, a traditional Japanese diet high in whole grains and vegetables; and the Moerman regimen, a meatless high-fiber diet that includes nutritional supplements." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

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