There is no evidence. This whole thread is filled with misinformation and anecdotal evidence. The article lays its foundation on Lustig claims while his Bitter Truth talk had outright wrong claims.
There have been studies pointing out fruits even help decrease symptoms of diabetes.
This one has a mainly fruit diet for its participants. 2500kcal of fruits per day. No one had any serious side effects.
These "not man-made", paleo, keto, low-carb and other diets are all fads. All of them. They promote an unhealthy relationship with food. Not unhealthy as in philosophy but unhealthy scientifically (orthorexia + the humongous evidence that food is not poison).
It's a much higher chance that the American population is extremely orthorexic and that they avoid fruits and veggies thinking that pesticides and sugar will kill them. This unhealthy relationship results in overeating highly caloric foods like meat, dairy, eggs, drinks etc.
Eggs aren't all that high calorie. 3 eggs swimming in added cooking fat (2 tablespoons of butter) would be about 450 calories and would constitute a significant portion for all but the heartiest eaters.
There is of course no need to bath them in fat, 1 egg has ~80-90 calories, they are mostly water.
They are certainly higher in calories than vegetables, but if you consider the typical diet, they are not towards the high end of calorie density.
There have been studies pointing out fruits even help decrease symptoms of diabetes.
http://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-28...
The conclusion of the randomized study above was that the intake of fruit should not be restricted, despite the fear that sugar makes you die.
http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19711408038.html;jsession...
This one has a mainly fruit diet for its participants. 2500kcal of fruits per day. No one had any serious side effects.
These "not man-made", paleo, keto, low-carb and other diets are all fads. All of them. They promote an unhealthy relationship with food. Not unhealthy as in philosophy but unhealthy scientifically (orthorexia + the humongous evidence that food is not poison).
It's a much higher chance that the American population is extremely orthorexic and that they avoid fruits and veggies thinking that pesticides and sugar will kill them. This unhealthy relationship results in overeating highly caloric foods like meat, dairy, eggs, drinks etc.
I highly recommend
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
http://www.amazon.com/Defence-Food-Nutrition-Pleasures-Eatin...
The Gluten Lie
http://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Lie-Other-Myths-About/dp/194139...
for anyone thinking they have an unhealthy relationship with food that could cause them to have an unhealthy diet.