Best Diet Confirmed by 5,248,916 Person-Year Study
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Timestamps:
00:00 Which Best is Best?
01:27 The Seven Countries Study
03:01 Alternative Theory: Sugar as the Culprit
04:34 The Atkins Diet and the Low-Carb Narrative
06:25 The Problem with Low-Fat and Low-Carb Labels
07:04 The New Study: Quality Over Quantity
08:42 Conclusions & Key Takeaways
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Here are the links to the research papers referenced in the video:
https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.12.038
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC503641/?page=19
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24811552/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9794145/
https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/full/10.5555/19711403775
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7644455/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3779925/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11257042/
https://diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/article/37/12/1595/8592/Role-of-Insulin-Resistance-in-Human-Disease
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10837285/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(04)16986-9/abstract
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16467234/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12679447/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4814348/
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Dr Brad Stanfield · 10 min · Source published: 2026-03-21
Added to Harbor: 10/23/2026
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