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> USDA shares the blame for placing Carbohydrates as the primary food source on the food pyramid.

I agree, but I have no real evidence, just a feeling.

Is there any evidence?

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None of this is intended to be medical advice. Consult your own practitioner.

This is publicly available, but to understand Dr. Fung's entire thesis on obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (along with his entire destruction of the prevailing mainstream treatment protocols for T2D) in particular, it is necessary to read his book, "The Diabetes Code".

https://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2017-221854

I've been following the protocol from The Diabetes Code for about 2 months. Objectively: 10lbs lost, key metrics are improved, medications deleted and a Type 2/inflammation related vision ailment objectively healing. I guess I need to say, I have no association with this doctor, receive no monetary benefits. Prior to that, working with an endocrinologist, my stats were deteriorating and my symptoms worsening.

Fung's book The Obesity Code received a 31% score for scientific accuracy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fung

I'm kind of curious if there is any diet or nutrition related book that would score high on scientific accuracy. The field in general seems hard to study well.

If any commenting pass-byers know of any, let me know, id be interested.

Dr. Michael Greger's books (and website: https://nutritionfacts.org) boast an astonishing amount of citations of medical studies. He readily acknowledges the vast volume of literature around nutrition, with more and more studies being published every year. He and his volunteers have taken on the mission of wading through it and making sense of it.

His books, in order of publication:

- How Not to Die (2k citations) - How Not to Diet (5k citations) - How Not to Age (13k citations)

thanks for the recommendation!

Right. I can't believe you're citing a source that can be edited by literally anyone.

Also, I cited "The Diabetes Code", not "The Obesity Code", goalpost mover.

Wikipedia did very well here. There is a link in a footnote to an external site where you can confirm that Red Pen Reviews did in fact give this review.

Carbs craving is an evidence, I feel them myself and have much more difficult controlling the amounts of calories I eat when I'm eating more carbs and sugar. One person experience, especially if oneself, is a hard evidence.

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