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[Dr. Mark] In April of 2019
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In April of 2019, the American DiabetesAssociation issued an update to its longstanding...

[Dr. Mark] In April of 2019, the American Diabetes
Association issued an update to its longstanding position
that diets lower than 130 grams of carbs a day are unsafe

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- [Dr. Mark] In April of 2019,
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the American Diabetes Association issued an update
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to its longstanding position that diets lower than 130 grams
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of carbs a day are unsafe.
Duration
13 seconds
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19
Timestamp in Movie
01:32:27
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
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documentary
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Leading health experts examine the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and question decades of dietary advice insisting that saturated fats are bad for us.
- I was thrilled, it felt like Christmas morning to me. - Fat Fiction 00:05
- I was thrilled, it felt like Christmas morning to me.
It was the very first time in writing - Fat Fiction 00:07
It was the very first time in writing
What I was doing was an approach - Fat Fiction 00:06
What I was doing was an approach
And while it was something that I have known for years, - Fat Fiction 00:06
And while it was something that I have known for years,
It was the first time I felt safe - Fat Fiction 00:05
It was the first time I felt safe
- [Dr. Mark] In 2015, after more than 50 years - Fat Fiction 00:18
- [Dr. Mark] In 2015, after more than 50 years
That same year, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Committee - Fat Fiction 00:15
That same year, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Committee
- The hypothesis that saturated fats are bad - Fat Fiction 00:09
- The hypothesis that saturated fats are bad
Some 75,000 people, 65,000 somewhere in that range, - Fat Fiction 00:13
Some 75,000 people, 65,000 somewhere in that range,
- [Dr. Mark] Even so, the American Heart Association, - Fat Fiction 00:16
- [Dr. Mark] Even so, the American Heart Association,
- But there is so much politics and so much money, - Fat Fiction 00:15
- But there is so much politics and so much money,
I feel like eventually they will change, but when? - Fat Fiction 00:05
I feel like eventually they will change, but when?
Millions of people have died already because of this mess. - Fat Fiction 00:06
Millions of people have died already because of this mess.
His company, LowCarbUSA is partnering - Fat Fiction 00:14
His company, LowCarbUSA is partnering
- Now it gives a lot of them confidence - Fat Fiction 00:13
- Now it gives a lot of them confidence
Now, they're actually following some kind - Fat Fiction 00:05
Now, they're actually following some kind
- And what about the official dietary guidelines - Fat Fiction 00:04
- And what about the official dietary guidelines
The three main eating patterns recommended - Fat Fiction 00:10
The three main eating patterns recommended
According to the dietary guidelines, low carbohydrate, - Fat Fiction 00:07
According to the dietary guidelines, low carbohydrate,
In 2017, the National Academy of Sciences and Medicine - Fat Fiction 00:14
In 2017, the National Academy of Sciences and Medicine