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Table of Contents
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Our Ancestral Diet: A Low-Carb Legacy

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  3. Prado-Lima, P. S. (2018). Low-carbohydrate diet: is it a nutrition transition of reverse evolution of the brain? Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 40(3), 258-259.

  4. The secret benefits of Grass-Fed BEEF TALLOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wn32snt0YY

The Rise of Processed Foods: A Carbohydrate Explosion

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The Food Industry: Navigating Misinformation

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  2. Kearns, C. E., Schmidt, L. A., & Glantz, S. A. (2016). Sugar industry and coronary heart disease research: a historical analysis of internal industry documents. JAMA Internal Medicine, 176(11), 1680-1685.

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