Why The US Dietary Guidelines Don’t Apply to 90% Of Americans And How They Can with Nina Teicholz

<p>Why The US Dietary Guidelines Don’t Apply to 90% Of Americans And How They Can | This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://hellotushy.com/HYMAN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tushy</a>, <a href="https://learn.myessentia.com/drmarkhyman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Essentia</a>, and <a href="https://foursigmatic.com/hyman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Four Sigmatic</a></p><br><p>The dietary guidelines laid out by the government are conflicting with good health in so many ways. For one, they are recommendations that would only work for someone who is already healthy, yet close to 90% of our population in the US is metabolically unhealthy. They also don’t take ethnicity and socioeconomic status into account, among many other factors. This is a big issue. Clearly, we should be providing Americans with guidelines that will actually serve their health. And research shows that whether we like it or not, as a society we’ve followed the guidelines over several decades and suffered the consequences of worsening health.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Today’s guest has been a huge inspiration to me, as she’s challenged the conventional wisdom on nutrition and continues to expose the truth behind our guidelines and the food industry. Nina Teicholz is a science journalist and author of the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>The Big Fat Surprise</em>, which upended the conventional wisdom on dietary fat—especially saturated fat—and spurred a new conversation about whether these fats in fact cause heart disease. Named a Best Book of the Year by the <em>Economist</em>, <em>Wall Street Journal,</em> and <em>Mother Jones</em>, among others, it continues to be called a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the amazing story of how we came to believe fat is bad for our health—and what a better diet might look like.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This episode is brought to you by Tushy, Essentia, and Four Sigmatic</p><br><p>The Tushy bidet is a sleek attachment that clips onto your existing toilet and co