The presentation discusses the role of breakfast and nutrition in health, emphasizing that the consumption of breakfast cereals is linked to lower BMI and reduced obesity rates in children. It challenges common dietary beliefs, arguing that dietary fat and cholesterol are not necessarily the causes of heart disease, evidenced by recent studies. The document also critiques prevailing nutritional advice and suggests focusing on lower carbohydrate intake while promoting a more meat-centered diet for optimal health.

1. From Fat & Tired to Lean & Keen
A 2nd Innings Presentation
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2. Is breakfast REALLY the
Most Important Meal of
the Day?
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3. Life is a Mystery
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4. From Fat & Tired
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Nutrition
is
Life

5. Nutrition is
Confusion!
An Example:
Association
between
consumption of
breakfast
cereals & BMI in
schoolchildren
aged 12-17
(VYRONAS 2008)
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6. Consumption of breakfast
cereals was associated with:
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• a lower BMI
• a lower likelihood of
overweight/obesity in both genders
Thus a solid basis for public health professionals
could be built when issuing advice on weight
management.

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So we should eat this
SH1T?

8. Virchow’s Rabbits!
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Cholesterol leads to
hardening of the arteries
(Anitschkow)
Ancel Keys
7 Countries Study
The Lipid Research Clinics
Coronary Primary
Prevention Trial

9. Nutrition is Confusion!
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Fat and Cholesterol
in the diet are the cause of
heart disease.
Saturated fat is the
demon in our diet.
Studies examine
Cholesterol levels

10. Recent Study:
Association of Dietary, Circulating, and
Supplement Fatty Acids With Coronary
Risk
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347,000 subjects followed between 5 and 23
years
11,000 developed heart disease
Findings: Quantity of saturated fat eaten had no
relevance to risk of developing heart disease.

11. FYI: A Few Statin Side Effects
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• Muscle Weakness
• Memory Loss
• Diabetes
• Sexual Dysfunction
• Increased Cancer Risks?

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Orangutans + Gorillas
(1.6%)
Herbivores
Let’s Start From The Very Beginning:
The Great Apes
Chimps +Humans
(1.2%)

13. Let’s Go Back 20 Million Years:
Miocene Epoch
Warm Rain Forests – Asia, Europe, Africa
Apes ruled the trees.
Good vision & reasoning
Feet adapt for grasping.
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14. Then Drought and Savannahs
Open grasslands – no food for apes
Man abandons the trees
Feet for running, hand free, becomes a hunter
Access to meat – doubles brain size
People 50,000 years ago were identical to us!
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15. The Million $ Question:
What did we eat?
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16. We Were NOT Vegetarians!
Potato’s, rice, legumes, beans – need to be cooked.
Fruit was seasonal and not so sweet
Meat was the main ingredient.
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Cullen’s Coprolites – Europe 50,000 years ago:
Showed no plant matter.

17. Conclusions:
• Carbs were scarce
• No cereals, beans, legumes
• Ate fat to survive
• Ate seldom but well
• Do not need to eat 3 meals a day
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Daily Requirements:
Protein:
1 gram per kilogram
Carbohydrates:
Zero Grams
Fat:
As needed for energy supply

19. Recommendations:
• Bread
• Cereals
• NO Cola, soda or diet drinks
• Reduce – Potato, Pasta & Rice
• Reduce – fruit intake
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20. Recommendation:
If it’s on TV its
off the menu!
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21. Rubbish We Are Fed
• Grains and whole-wheat are good for us
• Honey is healthy
• Eat lots of small meals every day
• Cholesterol is bad for us
• Stay out of the sun
• Eat carbs if you are a diabetic!
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22. Take Home Gift
The Single Best Investment You Can Make For Your Health
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23. Thank You
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