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Good Sugar Bad Sugar tackles the biggest dietary threat to the modern world: sugar. Due to refined sugar in so many foods, we are seeing epidemics of obesity and type II diabetes on a global scale. The warnings are stark - a 50 percent rise in the death toll from type II diabetes in the next 10 years - yet it's not as straightforward as telling people to cut down on the sugar. Sugar consumption is an addiction that begins at birth and it requires a proven method to get you free.

For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating less and exercising more. Yet despite this advice, we have seen unprecedented epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Taubes argues that the problem lies in refined carbohydrates, like white flour, easily digested starches, and sugars, and that the key to good health is the kind of calories we take in, not the number.

Should you cook with coconut oil or vegetable oil? Eat butter, cream, or olive oil? Supplement with fish oil or flax oil? Sometimes it seems as if everyone has a different opinion on these crucial questions - but this audiobook holds real answers. Best-selling author and teacher Dr. Joseph Mercola teams up with cardiovascular expert Dr. James DiNicolantonio to cut through the confusion about how dietary fats affect our bodies and set the record straight on how to eat for optimal well-being.

The vegan diet, which excludes all forms of animal products, is a subject of much debate. On one hand, it is associated with several health benefits, such as a lower risk of heart disease, obesity, type-2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer due to its high content of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. It also promotes mindful eating and can lead to weight loss and reduced food costs. Moreover, many choose a vegan lifestyle for ethical reasons, to avoid animal cruelty, and to reduce their environmental impact, as plant-based diets are considered more sustainable.

The paleo diet is the new diet fad that has caught almost everyone's attention. It throws out all of the nutritional principles that we have been following for hundreds of years. Is the paleo diet really the next big thing in helping people around the world become healthier and more physically fit? With diet trends comes critique, and all diet plans must be analyzed to their fullest potential in order to consider them true or just another fading fitness fad.

This book is about the nutritional value of fresh vegetables and the health benefits it has on the body by incorporating vegetables to a non-vegetable meat diet in order to obtain more balanced nutrition.