Tom Naughton



There's never been a single study that proves saturated fat causes heart disease.

When I see a guy in the men's room standing at a urinal and checking message on his phone, I secretly hope he drops it. Does that make me a bad person?

Tom Naughton is an American low-carb high-fat (LCHF) author, comedian, cholesterol denialist, conspiracy theorist and film-maker. Naughton directed the 2009 documentary film Fat Head which aimed to refute the documentary Super Size Me and the

Fat Head
In a nutshell, the documentary claims that:


 * The entire medical community and practically every qualified nutritionist is wrong about dieting
 * Government agencies have been lying for years to people about food and obesity
 * Saturated fat and high cholesterol do not cause or increase the risk of heart disease
 * Low cholesterol is unhealthy, high cholesterol is healthy ("the higher your cholesterol the longer you live")
 * fabricated his results
 * Nobody should take statins

Most of the "experts" interviewed in the documentary were LCHF promoters, thus biased. The documentary was a hit with the low-carb community and quacks such as Joseph Mercola. It was given a thumbs up by the Weston A. Price Foundation. Naughton gave a presentation at the Foundation's Wise Traditions 2018 Conference.

The documentary was not taken seriously by the medical community. It was not reviewed in any medical or scientific journals.

Irrational conspiracy theory
Naughton promotes a ridiculous conspiracy theory that involves food advisory bodies, media, scientists, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations. According to Naughton, the public has been lied to, and all the evidence from studies proving high cholesterol and saturated fat are bad for health is entirely fake. Nutrition scientist Seth Yoder has noted:

Fat Head Kids
In 2017, Naughton authored a strange book for children titled Fat Head Kids: Stuff About Diet and Health I Wish I Knew When I Was Your Age. The book explains how certain foods make "boy boobs". One critic wrote "I just get utterly creeped out by the whole thing, and Tom Naughton specifically. Books for children should not include shirtless pictures of the middle aged author who goes on about boy boobs."

External link

 * Fat Head