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[Joan] Yes. -This is a unique event
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The Magic Pill

Yes.-This is a unique event in the historyof modern medicine that a scientisthas been...

[Joan] Yes.
-This is a unique event in the history
of modern medicine that a scientist
has been charged with giving
unconventional advice, and can get up there
and say, "Actually, it is not unconventional." It has been in the literature

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-[Joan] Yes. -This is a unique event
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in the history of modern medicine
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that a scientist has been charged
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with giving unconventional advice,
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and can get up there and say, "Actually,
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it is not unconventional."
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It has been in the literature.
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16 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:41:49
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
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documentary
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People around the globe are combating illness through a paradigm shift in eating. And this simple change -- embracing fat as our main fuel -- is showing profound promise in improving the health of people, animals and the planet.
[Marika] The Association for Dietetics in South Africa - The Magic Pill 00:12
[Marika] The Association for Dietetics in South Africa
It's time to look at the results and the outcomes - The Magic Pill 00:17
It's time to look at the results and the outcomes
That's obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer-- - The Magic Pill 00:10
That's obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer--
I'm talking about insulin resistance, - The Magic Pill 00:06
I'm talking about insulin resistance,
[Marika] What actually lies at the heart of his case is the science, - The Magic Pill 00:16
[Marika] What actually lies at the heart of his case is the ...
One of the definitive studies of the low-fat diet - The Magic Pill 00:15
One of the definitive studies of the low-fat diet
There were 48,000 post-menopausal women - The Magic Pill 00:07
There were 48,000 post-menopausal women
They were divided into two groups: - The Magic Pill 00:09
They were divided into two groups:
The low-fat group were told to reduce their energy from fat to 20% - The Magic Pill 00:13
The low-fat group were told to reduce their energy from fat ...
After eight years, this amazing study-- - The Magic Pill 00:13
After eight years, this amazing study--
So after all that effort, that was the outcome. - The Magic Pill 00:05
So after all that effort, that was the outcome.
[Nina] In the 35 years we've been following the guidelines, - The Magic Pill 00:12
[Nina] In the 35 years we've been following the guideli...
So, everything we've been told to cut down on, we have cut down, - The Magic Pill 00:08
So, everything we've been told to cut down on, we have ...
Grains are up by 41%, - The Magic Pill 00:10
Grains are up by 41%,
So on the whole, Americans have been following the guidelines. - The Magic Pill 00:05
So on the whole, Americans have been following the guideline...
It leads you inevitably to the conclusion - The Magic Pill 00:07
It leads you inevitably to the conclusion
There were parts of the study which were a bit worrying, - The Magic Pill 00:08
There were parts of the study which were a bit worrying,
This healthy diet should make them even healthier, - The Magic Pill 00:09
This healthy diet should make them even healthier,
And what I find interesting is they never reported - The Magic Pill 00:15
And what I find interesting is they never reported
This hypothesis has been adopted - The Magic Pill 00:19
This hypothesis has been adopted