Resources
Where to learn more — the books, channels, and studies that matter
Books
Nina Teicholz — The Big Fat Surprise. The definitive investigation into how the low-fat diet was based on flawed science and industry influence. Gary Taubes — The Case Against Sugar. A rigorous look at sugar's role in the obesity and diabetes epidemics. John Yudkin — Pure, White and Deadly. The 1972 book that called out sugar decades before the evidence caught up. Yudkin was right, and the industry destroyed him for it. Catherine Shanahan — Deep Nutrition. A physician's guide to how traditional diets support health at the cellular level.
YouTube channels
What I've Learnt — Exceptional deep dives into seed oils, fasting, metabolic health, and the science behind nutrition claims. Clear, well-sourced, and engaging. Highly recommended starting point. Andrew Huberman (Huberman Lab) — Neuroscientist at Stanford covering omega-3/omega-6 balance, metabolic health, and the science of nutrition. Long-form but thorough. Dr. Chris Knobbe — Ophthalmologist whose presentations on seed oils and diseases of civilisation are among the most cited in the ancestral health community.
Key studies
Kearns et al. (2016) — Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research. Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, this paper exposed the Sugar Research Foundation's payments to Harvard scientists in the 1960s. The paper that started the modern reckoning with sugar industry fraud. Ramsden et al. (2016) — Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis. Re-analysed recovered data from the Minnesota Coronary Experiment and found that replacing saturated fat with omega-6 linoleic acid increased mortality. Ramsden et al. (2013) — Sydney Diet Heart Study. Re-analysis showed that a diet high in omega-6 from safflower oil increased death rates from heart disease. Guyenet & Carlson (2015) — Documented the tenfold increase in linoleic acid in American adipose tissue over the 20th century. Simopoulos (2002) — Landmark review on the importance of the omega-6/omega-3 ratio in health and disease.
Organisations and websites
RealFood.gov — The 2025-2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines finally align with what real food advocates have been saying for decades. For the first time, official government guidance calls Americans to avoid highly processed food, industrial seed oils, and added sugars. A landmark shift. The Weston A. Price Foundation — Named after the dentist who studied traditional diets around the world in the 1930s. Advocates for nutrient-dense whole foods and traditional fats. Zero Acre Farms — A company working to replace seed oils with healthier alternatives. Their blog has excellent summaries of seed oil research. Seed Oil Scout — A browser extension and community dedicated to identifying and avoiding seed oils in restaurants and food products.
The U.S. government finally agrees
The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines now call Americans to avoid highly processed food, industrial seed oils, and added sugars. A landmark shift.
Read more at realfood.gov →