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What if Everything You Ever Learned About Fats Is Wrong?

Summary by Dr. Joseph Mercola

In one of the largest and most expensive feeding trials ever conducted, new research shows that all that advice your doctor’s given you about eating a low-fat diet may be flat-out wrong. The New York Times reports that a $12 million study found that cutting carbs and replacing them with fats — exactly the opposite of what you’ve been told — not only helped overweight adults lose weight, but increased their metabolism as well. Study subjects on the high-fat,...