I got my New York driver’s license recently and was horrified. Who was that fat guy in the license photo? Since moving to Upstate New York from D.C., I’ve worked hard getting our small farm together. But all the physical toil hasn’t kept me slim. I’m growing right out of my jeans. Somewhere in the […]
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Robert Atkins was pilloried by the medical profession for having the nerve to question the prevailing dogma that fat is at the root of our dietary ills. Not fat, Atkins insisted, carbohydrates. Quit carbohydrates and the fat will melt off your body and restore your health. His words were like mana to millions of Americans suffering […]
Deny the body carbohydrates and it goes into starvation mode. It starts digesting fat already stored. This can be a problem for dairy farmers. If cows don’t get enough feed when they start lactating, they can develop “fatty liver” disease from all the fat their body metabolizes. It can be a very serious problem for […]
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