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7. Americans did respond to the nutrition guidelines for a lower fat diet. However, Pollanstates that “we never did in fact cut down on our total consumption of fat; we just atemore of other things” (51). What does this mean?8. So, Americans in general gained more weight. They were responding to the directive to“eat more low-fat foods” (51) instead of McGovern’s original suggestion to “eat less________________________________________” (51). Why is this contrast significant?9. Pollan says that “Nutritionism solves the problem of the fixed stomach” (52). What doeshe mean?10. Deaths resulting from heart attacks have declined, but not because of a low-fat diet. Whyhave they declined? Has the incidence of heart attacks declined? What’s the difference(60-61)?49