I was gaining weight very rapidly and read about the idea of restricting carbohydrates as an alternative to going hungry. I had a big appetite, so that was the only thing I would even consider.
You take the healthiest diet in the world, if you gave those people vitamins, they would be twice as healthy. So vitamins are valuable.
My patient population has a low recidivism rate, but if they haven't made up their minds that it is permanent, then of course, they will fail.
Nobody had ever told me junk food was bad for me. Four years of medical school, and four years of internship and residency, and I never thought anything was wrong with eating sweet rolls and doughnuts, and potatoes, and bread, and sweets.
A controlled carbohydrate lifestyle really prevents risk factors for heart disease.
Carbohydrate is the bad guy. You have to see that.
