this is an awesome article! While I dont need to lose weight, I'm helping my friend lose weight but she has a huge fear of protein/fat and just eats salads. I think the hard part is convincing some women that eating more of the good, healthy protein & fats will actually help lose weight. She yoyo diets (starvation & gain back) just like your article points out - tough to talk to her about this, but we're trying slowly! It's sad how fearful some people have become of consuming more protein! Thanks for writing this.