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>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME.
I'M MEGYN KELLY.
WHAT SHOULD WE EAT?
WITH ALL OF THE HIGH-FAT,
LOW-FAT, NO-FAT, HIGH-FIBER
DIETS OUT THERE, IT IS A MYSTERY
TO SO MANY OF US, INCLUDING ME.
WELL, NO MORE.
WE BEGIN WITH THE DIRECTOR OF
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOR
FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE AND AUTHOR
OF "WHAT THE HECK SHOULD I EAT."
DR. MARK HYMAN IS HERE TO TAKE
BACK OUR HEALTH, STARTING WITH
OUR FOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
I'M RELIEVED.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO
BELIEVED THAT FAT WAS BAD AND WE
SHOULD DO THE ARTIFICIAL
SWEETENER, COOKIES AND ALL THAT
STUFF.
THAT WAS GOING TO MAKE US
HEALTHIER.
>> YOU AND 300 MILLION OTHER
AMERICANS.
>> AND THEN, YOU SEE THE FAT
GLYCEMIC INDEX GO UP SHOWING HOW
MANY OBESE AMERICANS THERE ARE.
AND IT'S -- OVER THE PAST 30
YEARS.
CLEARLY WE'RE DOING SOMETHING
WRONG.
WHAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE YOU'RE
TRYING TO TELL US?
>> WE ALL HAVE NUTRITION
WHIPLASH.
ONE DAY COCONUT OIL IS GOOD.
THEN, IT'S BAD.
THE TRUTH IS, IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE
WHAT TO EAT.
ONE, ASK YOURSELF A SIMPLE
QUESTION -- IS THIS FOOD THAT
WAS MADE BY MAN OR MADE BY
NATURE?
OR GOD?
DOES GOD MAKE A TWINKIE?
PROBABLY NOT.
>> WELL, YOU CAN MAKE THE
ARGUMENT.
>> DID GOD MAKE AN AVOCADO?
YES.
IT'S SOMETHING A KINDERGARTNER
CAN UNDERSTAND.
AND WE'RE NOT FOCUSING ON WHAT
WE SHOULD BE.
IT'S QUALITY.
QUALITY MATTERS MORE THAN
QUANTITY.
A STUDY SHOWING THAT PEOPLE WHO
CONSUME HIGH-QUALITY FOODS DO
BETTER AND LOSE WEIGHT.
>> IS THIS BACK TO EAT LIKE YOUR
GRANDPARENTS USED TO EAT.
THEY USED TO GO TO THE STORE
EVERY ONE OR TWO DAYS.
>> BUY FRESH, EAT FRESH.
WE'RE SO CONFUSED BECAUSE WE GET
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
NOW, WE SHOULD BE EATING LOW-FAT
OR WHOLE GRAIN.
THE FOOD COMPANIES TWEAK THE
INGREDIENTS B S BUT THEY'RE MAKING
JUNK A LITTLE LESS JUNKY.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO BREAD, I
HAVE THREE CHILDREN.
SHOULD THEY HAVE WHEAT BREAD,
RYE BREAD?
NO BREAD?
>> BREAD IS A TREAT.
IT'S LIKE SUGAR.
WE KNOW TWO TABLESPOONS OF TABLE
SUGAR IS BETTER FOR YOU THAN TWO
SLICES OF BREAD IN HOW IT RAISES
YOUR BLOOD SUGAR.
>> TWO TABLESPOONS OF TABLE
SUGAR ARE BETTER THAN
WHOLE-WHEAT BREAD.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE GLYCEMIC
INDEX OF BRED, IT'S WORSE THAN
SUGAR.
YOU CAN HAVE WHOLE-GRAIN BREAD.
FLOUR IS GROUND UP AND RAISES
YOUR BLOOD SUGAR.
>> BREAD IS THE DEVIL.
>> WE WERE TOLD TO EAT 6 TO 11
SERVINGS OF BREAD OR PASTA.
>> I REMEMBER WHEN I WOULD EAT A
HUGE BAGEL OR A BAKED POTATO.
WHAT ABOUT POTATOES?
GOD MAKES POTATOES.
>> THEY DIDN'T MAKE THE KIND WE
HAVE NOW.
THEY MADE THESE LITTLE TINY
POTATOES THAT ARE NUTRIENT
DENSE.
THOSE ARE FINE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH
IT.
WE HAVE PRACTICAL EXAMPLES THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO WALK US THROUGH.
CAN WE DO MYTH-BUSTING OVER
HERE?
>> SURE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO START BY THE
MEAT, BY THE PROTEIN.
I'M GOING TO SAY THE MYTH TO
YOU, THE STATEMENT, YOU TELL ME
IF IT'S A MYTH OR ISN'T.
THIS IS FROM HIS BOOK.
CHICKEN IS HEALTHIER THAN RED
MEAT?
>> FALSE.
CHICKEN, THE WAY WE GROW IT IN
FACTORY FARMS IS FULL OF
GRAIN-FED CHICKENS AND HIGH
LEVELS OF FATS.
GRASS-FED BEEF HAS HIGH LEVEL OF
MEGA 3 FATS.
>> HOW DO I KNOW WHAT THEY FED
MY COW?
>> THE STICKER SHOULD SAY
GRASS-FED.
>> HERE'S THE THING THAT
CONFUSES ME.
YOU GO TO A RESTAURANT AND IT
DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> YOU CAN ASK THEM.
>> WE ORDER IN A LOT.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
PUTTING IN.
>> IT'S USUALLY FACTORY FARM
FOOD.
>> DO YOU ASK?
>> USUALLY IT SAYS ON THE MENU.
>> THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO LOOK
FOR, GRASS-FED OR ORGANIC.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE COW IS
EATING BEFORE ME EAT IT.
>> YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU EAT.
YOU ARE WHAT YOU'RE EATING ATE.
>> EXACTLY.
WHAT YOUR ANIMAL ATE.
THE RED MEAT HAS GOTTEN A BAD
NAME.
>> WE HAVE SO MANY STUDIES THAT
SUGGEST IT MIGHT BE BAD.
BUT THEY'RE LOOKING AT A PERIOD
OF TIME WHEN PEOPLE WERE LOOKING
AT DIETS WITH RED MEAT.
THEY SMOKED MORE, THEY DIDN'T
EXERCISE.
YOU LOOK AT PEOPLE WHO EAT AT
HEALTH FOOD SCORES OR ARE
VEGETARIANS OR MEAT EATERS, THEY
HAVE THE SAME EVOLUTION.
>> AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
BUTTER.
>> WE'LL GET TO THAT.
>> THIS IS CLEARLY THE WHOLE AND
THIS IS THE SKIM.
THE MYTH SUGGESTED THAT LOW FAT
IS HEALTHIER THAN SKIM.
>> FAT HAS MORE CALORIES THAN
STARCH AND SUGAR.
YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT, CUT THE
FAT.
THAT'S NOT TRUE ANYMORE.
THE GUIDELINES HAVE ACTUALLY
FOUND THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE
CONSUMING LOW-FAT FOODS, THEY
HAVE MORE ISSUES.
SKIM MILK LEADS TO MORE WEIGHT
GAIN AND MORE HUNGER AND MORE
ISSUES.
WE'RE CUTTING THE FAT, WHICH
MAKES US FEEL FULL.
>> THIS HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS
FOR DECADES.
WE'VE BEEN TOLD NOT TO HAVE
WHOLE MILK.
I COULD FEEL IT CALCIFYING MY
ARTERIES.
>> IT'S PROBABLY THE SATURATED
FAT MYTH.
>> SATURATED FAT HAS A BAD NAME.
>> WE NEGLECTED THE RESEARCH
THAT SHOWS IT'S NOT SO BAD
ANYMORE.
17 ANALYSES FOUND LINKS BETWEEN
NO --
>> FRIED FOOD NOW?
>> NO SWEET FOOT.
THAT'S FAT WITH STARCH AND
SUGAR.
>> AN ASSAULT OF INFORMATION
THERE.
>> SORRY.
>> ARE EGGS OKAY?
WE'RE TOLD, THE YOLKS, GO FOR
THE EGG WHITES AND NOT THE
YOLKS.
>> WE WERE SUFFERING THROUGH EGG
WHITE OMELETS FOR THE LAST 40
YEARS.
>> THEY'RE NOT GOOD.
>> TO GET RID OF DIETARY
CHOLESTEROL.
THE LATEST GUY LINES SHOW
THERE'S NO LINK BETWEEN DIETARY
CHOLESTEROL AND HEART DISEASE.
CHOLESTEROL IS NO LONGER A
NUTRIENT OF CONCERN, ACCORDING
TO THE GOVERNMENT.
>> AND YOGURT.
YOU CAN GET FULL-FAT YOGURT.
>> NOT SUGARY YOGURT.
THE AVERAGE YOGURT HAS MORE
SUGAR PER OUNCE THAN SODA.
>> YOGURT IS LIKE A DEVIL IN THE
DETAILS WHERE YOU GET 18 OUNCES
OF SUGAR IN THERE.
>> THIS, WE KNOW WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO EAT THIS.
BUT WAIT, HERE'S THE QUESTION.
FRESH FRUIT IS BETTER THAN
FROZEN.
IS THAT TRUE?
>> NOT NECESSARILY.
FROZEN FRUIT IS AMAZING.
IT'S FROZEN RIGHT OFF OF THE
VINE, RIPE.
YOU GET BURBERRY R BEINTERRYES IN THE
SUPERMARKET, IT KEEPS LONGER.
>> YOU PUT IT ON YOUR COUNTER TO
GET THE FULL BENEFIT.
>> YOU CAN.
PUT IT IN THE BLENDER.
PUT IT ON SALADS.
AND FROZEN VEGETABLES.
>> AND WHAT ABOUT THE PESTICIDES
DO THEY SPRAY ON THEM?
>> I TRY TO BE ORGANIC WHEN I
CAN.
WE HAVE A GUIDE THAT'S THE DIRTY
DOZEN.
ONE OF THE CLEAN 15 AND THE
CLEANEST ONES.
AND YOU CAN PICK THE LEAST
CONTAMINATED ONES AND THE ONES
THAT ARE, KALE, YOU WANT TO BUY
ORGANIZE
ORGANIC.
>> I CALL IT SHORTENING.
IT SHORTENS YOUR LIFE.
>> THERE'S A PNEUMONIC FOR YOU.
>> WE GOT IT WRONG.
NOW, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS WE
SHOULD NOT BE EATING ANY OF
THAT.
WE SHOULD BE EATING THINGS THAT
ARE QUITE DIFFERENT.
>> CAN WE BE HAVING BUTTER?
ACTUAL BUTTER?
>> HERE'S THE AMAZING THING.
THERE'S A STUDY THAT CAME OUT
LOOKING AT 600,000 PEOPLE,
CONSUMING 6 MILLION YEARS OF
BUTTER.
NO LINK OF HEART DISEASE, AN
INVERSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
DIABETES AND BUTTER.
>> THROW OUT THE BUTTER
SUBSTITUTES.
>> I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S A HEALTH
FOOD.
BUT CONSUME IT, GRASS-FED.
>> I THINK OF JULIA CHILD WHO
LIVED TO BE 96 OR SOMETHING.
AND SHE LOVED BUTTER.
SHE PUT BUTTER ON EVERYTHING.
BUTTER IS BACK.
RIGHT?
IT GIVES YOU A LOT TO THINK
ABOUT THE WAY OUR GRANDPARENTS
USED TO EAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS BOOK.
I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN.
I WAS LIKE, WHAT?
WHAT?
IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
>> IT DOES.
IT'S SCIENCE IS COMING TOGETHER
WITH COMMON SENSE AND IT'S
SIMPLE.
YOU EAT FOODS THAT ARE LOW IN
STARCH AND SUGAR, LOTS OF PLANT
FOODS, GOOD FATS.
>> MARK HYMAN, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
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