Complete as many rounds as possible in 30 minutes of:
12 walking-lunge steps
15 GHD sit-ups
15 hip extensions
5 muscle-ups
“What right has the federal government to propose that the American people conduct a vast nutritional experiment, with themselves as subjects, on the strength of so very little evidence that it will do them any good?”
– Phil Handler, 1980, President of the National Academy of Scientists, testimony to Congress regarding the government’s consideration of a low fat diet. The picture above is a product of the low fat diet recommendations.
Since 1980, the rates of childhood obesity have tripled; rates of obesity among adults have doubled. Rates of Type II Diabetes have quadrupled. In that time, we did what the government suggested – we eat 60 pounds more grain per year and 30 pounds more refined sugar per year. And still to this day, no study has ever shown causation between consumption or dietary fat and cholesterol with rates of Coronary Heart Disease.
Burn a copy of the USDA recommendations. They have made this country sick.
Let the 2015 Fall Food Challenge begin!