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Due to publishing limitations, some of the images we created for Proteinaholic didn’t find their way into the book. But thanks to the wonders of the Internet, I can share them here.

Click on an image to see it at full size.

Chapter 2: My Road to Ruin

You know that “hero” photo of Dr Garth standing at the top of the bleachers at Rice Stadium, the one right before he ran-walked to the toilet and threw up his high protein breakfast?

You can see it here, in this 2008 article from the Houston Chronicle. Check out the article while you’re at it. Reading it in light of the Proteinaholic story is hilarious, and definitely humbling for Dr Garth 🙂

Chapter 12: Obesity: It’s Not About the Carbs

At the beginning of the chapter, we talk about foods that are thought of as “carbs” but are better categorized as “fats.”

Here’s the nutrition info for a Pizza Hut six-inch Personal Pan Meat Lover’s Pizza:

And the macronutrient breakdown:

The nutrition label for a Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Donut:

And the Krispy Kreme macronutrient breakdown:

Chapter 14: Cancer: Fleshing Out the Protein Connection

Here are a couple of cool graphs, showing the causal or coincidental relationship between chicken consumption and lymphoma in the US over the past 40-50 years.

Chicken Consumption (source: National Chicken Council)

Lymphoma Incidence (source: US National Cancer Institute)

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