In the crazy, demoralizing world of dieting, we’re relentlessly reminded through the media-, and our very own family, that this failure must be our fault. After all, how can one possibly not be held accountable for being able to lose (and keep off) a few lousy pounds? Although we passionately try again and again with
FACT: 98 percent of all attempts to lose weight inevitably fail. As reported by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), this astounding rate of diet failure is frighteningly apparent with 127 million Americans overweight, 60 million obese, and 9 million morbidly obese. But, unlike what most health experts claim, diet failure is not due to
For those who wonder why Americans are heavier than ever, carb addicted, depressed, and suffering from heart disease, you need not look any further than the low-fat myth that has sadly been perpetuated for the last 30 years. I like to call this the “low-fat myth,” because there wasn’t one, long-term study that verified the