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Carb-Loaded: A Culture Dying to Eat

Carb-Loaded: A Culture Dying to Eat

2014•1h 14m•6.9/10
Documentary

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6.9/10(6)

One in three Americans is pre-diabetic. A huge percentage of them do not know that they are sick. Adult onset diabetes is no longer an illness for the obese and elderly. Millions of Americans who regularly exercise and eat a diet recommended by the USDA are classified as "skinny-fat". The connection between the standard American diet and numerous metabolic disorders is now an unspoken fact in most medical circles

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David D. Perlmutter

Himself

Tim Noakes

Himself

Andreas Eenfeldt

Himself

Jimmy Moore

Himself

Gary Taubes

Gary Taubes

Himself

Lathe Poland

Lathe Poland

Self

Jonathan Bailor

Self

Jonny Bowden

Self

Kashia Cave

Self

Ann Cooper

Self

Andrea DiMauro

Self

Yoni Freedhoff M.D.

Self

Jeffery Gerber M.D.

Self

Jacqueline Gjurgevich

Self

Stephan Guyenet M.D.

Self

Adele Hite MPH R.D.

Self

Sami Inkinen

Self

Meredith Loring

Self

David L. Katz

David L. Katz

Self

Rick Lindquist

Self

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