Fish Oil or Snake oil?

I have read dozens of books on dieting, health, nutrition and excercise. When I saw the TITLE of this audiobook, it caught my eye. I like to stay informed, and I did not know much about Dr. Barry Sears. So I bought it and listened to it. I was very disappointed. Rather than an informative and accurate rebuttal of low-carb diets, I found that at least 75% of the time in this audiobook was devoted to selling Dr. Sears new highly processed fish oil, which purportedly has all of the mercury removed. The great arguments against low-carb dieting which the title had advertised were completely missing. Nothing except the repetition of a few outdated misrepresentations which have long ago been proven to be wrong. If you are looking for medical and scientific arguments against low-carb dieting, you will have to look elsewhere. Don't waste your money. It is not here. This audiobook has been MISTITLED in order to sell it to unwitting people. I can only speculate that this two and a half hour commercial for Dr. Sears fish oil would never sell a single copy had it not been MISTITLED and MISREPRESENTED as a real argument against low-carb dieting, which is regaining popularity for one simple reason. It works. As a side note, Dr. Sears really sounds dumb in the audio. He uses the word "BASICALLY" over and over, seemingly hundreds of times. Maybe he comes across as more intelligent in print. And by the way, Dr. Sears, fish oil has zero carbohydrates.

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Don't be misled by the title: this audio covers much more!

This 3-CD set comprises two and a half hours of engaging discussion, agreeably arranged in the form of an interview of Barry Sears (who, naturally, does the lion's share of the talking). Sears discusses far more than what the title suggests. After succinctly and sufficiently debunking the "Atkins" high-protein/low-carb diet, Sears goes on to review the key bases and advantages of his famous "Zone" approach, not to mention related, relatively recent topics likewise close to his heart, including: highly refined fish oil; "silent inflammation"; and more. One of Mr. Sears' best audio performances to date--not to be missed by those adherents craving additional media (beyond his best-selling books) as helpful motivation to stay focused, secure, and content in The Zone!

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