![]() It's a vicious cycle that's been weighing us down for decades. What's more, he explains, we eat too much not out of gluttony but because our bodies have been conditioned - by our own eating behavior - to crave the types of foods that go straight to our hips and muffin tops. ![]() It's the carbohydrates we eat that prompt our fat cells to suck up our energy, making exercise a chore. We're not fat, he says, because we eat too much or sit around watching TV - it's the other way around: We sit on the couch because we're fat. ![]() If that's not hard enough to swallow, Taubes reveals that - surprise! - fatty foods aren't actually bad for our hearts. ![]() Why? Most "skim" or low-fat foods (think skim latte, low-fat cream cheese) simply replace the fat with carbs. In fact, it has coincided with an obesity epidemic. Unfortunately, the low-fat diet we all thought was the solution to reducing our weight and waists, based on the "calories in/calories out" paradigm and the pervasive idea that fat-rich foods are the enemy, hasn't made us skinny. This isn't some newfangled discovery: It's been known for decades. ![]()
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