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Bit of a strawman, nobody takes the pritikin diet seriously either. The place and purpose of healthy fats is well understood.


It sounds like you haven't actually read Taubes' book. He makes the case that no fat is actually "unhealthy." Saturated fats, which have been demonized, are harmful if and only if they are consumed with a large amount of carbs. That happens to resemble the average American's diet, which is why saturated fat consumption is correlated with heart disease - but it does not cause it.




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