I too believed the fat free hype..in fact my doctor put me on a very low fat diet to bring my cholesterol–which was around 230–down. Guess what happened while I was eating all those Snack Wells and bagels, etc.? My cholesterol rose to 297 and I gained a lot of weight…about 40 pounds.

And my husband who eats why I buy and prepare–gained a huge belly, his 135 cholesterol rose to 180 and he became ill– had 2 hospitalizations with no definitive diagnosis. His symptoms were extreme tiredness. He responded to antibiotics but tested negative for infection. Even an infection specialist could not determine what or where the infection originated–only that my husband improved once antimicrobials were administered. Of late the doctors think the problem is his gall bladder. And that makes the most sense. Extreme changes in diet can cause gall bladder disease.

Prior to the fat free diet my husband had the resting heart rate of an athlete and wonderful blood pressure. Two years later he had extremely high bp diagnosed as primary hypertension. He must take meds to lower it.

I’m convinced when I reduced the animal protein and fat in our diets it made him ‘sick’ and made me fat.

I thought we’d be healthier. Today my husband is prediabetic, or as it’s also called glucose intolerant.

I’m totally convinced the fat free diet is responsible for his ill health because of the timing.

And I’m convinced that the fat free diet is what caused my cholesterol to sky rocket and caused my weight gain.

I’ve read similar stories of people with almost identical results. Jane Brody–the food writer and author–to name one–her story could be mine.