Nina Teicholz, PhD (@bigfatsurprise) on X (original) (raw)

Science journalist challenging nutrition dogma and flawed dietary guidelines. PhD in nutrition. NYT bestselling author. Subscribe for uncensored insights 👇

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  The government HAS NO CAPS ON CHOLESTEROL..for ten years now. So why didn’t they tell you? 🤔 The U.S. government quietly dropped its cholesterol cap in 2015 (the American Heart Association did the same in 2013), yet most people still think dietary cholesterol is something to
  
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  Italian Senate overwhelmingly passes a bill to ban cell-based/synthetic foods. Says these fake foods are more like pharmaceutical products and should be treated as such. The Italians know about food!
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  For all those who fear the 'end of science' with the recent upheavals at the CDC, remember that "CDC" stands for "Center for Disease Control and Prevention" Yet, since its founding in 1946, chronic diseases have all skyrocketed. Uncontrolled, not prevented. In fact, just the
  
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  RFK Jr. says the President has lost 30 lbs, in part by (mostly) skipping the bun on his burgers. Ditch the sugars and grains to lose weight and improve metabolic health. I can't believe this message is finally getting out there!
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  First ever peer-reviewed low-carb/keto food pyramid!! 🔥New paper addresses all the myths vs. FACTs on these diets. i.e, they are not nutritionally deficient, not a "fad" diet, do not have harmful side effects, do not cause heart disease, and more. Link below.
  
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  First ever peer-reviewed low-carb/keto food pyramid!! 🔥New paper addresses the many myths that are often alleged about low-carb diets, i.e., that they are nutritionally deficient, cause heart disease, increase mortality and have harmful side effects etc. Many thanks to my
  
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  “We are going to ensure the new guidelines are based on science, not medical dogma.” For decades, saturated fat was vilified based on flawed science and institutional groupthink. Now, the FDA Commissioner
  @DrMakaryFDA
  is citing the very research I spent years unearthing. For
  
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  New chart from Tufts' new food ranking system. 53 General Mills cereals all healthier than cheddar cheese, milk, egg cooked in butter Including: Dora the Explorer, Berry Burst Cheerios, Count Chocola, Lucky Charms, Chex Chocolate. (General Mills funds a Tufts Food Inst 🤨)
  
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  New report: Harvard leader Willett recently had a paper linking red meat + diabetes. Yet this idea has been refuted in clinical trials. Why does Willett persist? This investigation finds the answer in a mixture of personal ambition, bad science, financial interests and personal
  
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  Someone nominated me to reform the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans. I have dedicated the last 10y of my life to this issue, and it would be an enormous honor to serve. To vote, go here:discourse.nomineesforthepeople.com/t/nina-teichol…(I am trying to get info filled on in this page and also moved to
  
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  The irony! Gates claims his fake butter is needed to improve "food security" when the greatest threat to our food security is Gates et al working to eliminate its very backbone: farmland and livestock.
  @ChefGruel
  
  Disgusting. They are combining hydrogen, carbon and oxygen to create fat molecules then manipulate that to taste like butter. Why do this when we already have butter?
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  Olympic athletes ask for more eggs, meat: 700kg eggs + 1 tonne (2200lbs) meat flown into the Olympic village to replace fake-meat vegan options that athletes reject.theaustralian.com.au/sport/olympics…
  
  Athletes don't want fake meat. They know that complete proteins--crucial for sports performance--come from animal foods. Paris Olympics 2024: Food becoming an issue for athletes in Olympic village - Yahoo Sports sports.yahoo.com/paris-olympics…
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  New, most rigorous-ever reviews of red/processed meat conclude that there's only low/very low-quality evidence to show any negative health outcome. “The guidelines [on meat] are based on papers that...say there's evidence...and there isn’t” says one expert