Dr. Tabatha Barber argues that the low-fat diet craze of the 1990s damaged women's hormones by cutting cholesterol, which your body needs to make estrogen and progesterone. Without enough cholesterol, your cycle suffers.
We saw this wreak havoc in the, in the 90s with the low fat, no fat diet recommendations, Women's hormones went crazy. That was the beginning of all these hormone imbalances. Before that Recommendation in the 90s, there was no such thing. Nobody talked about. Hormone imbalances stemmed in part, a huge part from this low fat, no fat diet recommendation that destroyed us. So our hormone production decreased drastically and became very imbalanced. And so I really want you to understand that cholesterol is necessary for a woman to have a balanced hormone cycle and balance health.
