“We know that sustainable methods are better for the environment and more humane to animals,” said Dr. Urvashi Rangan, the executive director of the Center for Food Safety and Sustainability at Consumer Reports.39 “But our tests also show that these methods can produce ground beef that poses fewer public health risks.”

If someone handed you a beverage that you knew would cause you weight gain, bloating, acne, gas, allergies, eczema, brittle bones, and possibly even cancer, would you drink it? Would you chug 3 cups of that liquid daily and give 2 cups of it to your children? Probably not.

SUGAR PRODUCTION IS DAMAGING TO THE ENVIRONMENT Sugar: The production of sugar, according to the nonprofit World Wide Fund for Nature, has severe consequences for our air, soil, water, and wildlife. One of the biggest concerns is that sugar mills pollute waterways, creating toxic environments for aquatic life. An extensive report from WWF described

Regular milk, with A1 casein, forms caseomorphins, which act like addictive morphine-like peptides that have negative consequences for your brain and behavior (especially in the case of ADHD and autism).46 Ever wonder why people binge on dairy products or don’t want to give them up? The A1 casein also seems to be a trigger for autoimmunity and

MEAT: WHAT THE HECK SHOULD I EAT? Grass-fed beef Grass-fed lamb Pasture-raised pork Bison Venison Elk Small amounts of high-quality, organic, nitrate-, additive-, and sugar-free bacon, ham, turkey, salami, and sausages

3. We Are What Our Meat Eats You’ve probably heard the old saying that you are what you eat, right? Well, that’s false. You are what your food eats! That’s scary because all of our worst fears about how modern, industrialized animals are fed and treated are essentially true—in fact, the truth might be even worse than you imagine. Factory-farmed

POULTRY: WHAT THE HECK SHOULD I EAT? Organic or pasture-raised whole chicken

“If only a small fraction of what is already known about the effects of sugar were revealed in relation to any other material used as a food additive,” Yudkin wrote, “that material would promptly be banned.”34

Big Sugar wants to hide the truth about its product. But don’t be fooled. There is overwhelming scientific consensus that sugar consumption is the driving force behind the obesity epidemic. After personally reading thousands of scientific papers and seeing more than 10,000 patients over 30 years, I’m convinced that the science could not be clearer: