Why carbs make many of us fat and sick

In previous two posts I have written about why we don’t know what to eat and that fat isn’t dangerous as long as we avoid certain types of it. When you’ve read this post you’ll know the facts about carbohydrates. Knowing all this you’re armed with the knowledge that will inspire you to undertake the exciting 2-week eating experiment. How to ensure that this 2-week experiment is a great success is the focus of next week’s post. Something to look forward to!

First however, we need to focus on 1) what carbs and macronutrients are, 2) why carbs make many of us fat and sick, and 3) what foods contain carbs.

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The big fat lie: Eating fat does not make you fat nor promotes heart disease

I admit it. My aim with writing this post is to convince you that eating fat doesn’t make you fat nor promotes heart disease. Guilty as charged!  Consider yourselves obliged to slate me if I didn’t achieve my goal or if I put you to sleep before my goal could be achieved.

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Why we don’t know what to eat and what to do about it

We all have some idea of what we should and shouldn’t be eating. We all try, or have tried at some point, to eat healthy. However, how confident are we answering the question “why do I believe what I eat is what I should be eating?” The fact of the matter is that most of what we “know” just isn’t true at all. Are we all just dumb or is there a reason for our lack of food knowledge?

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