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Maria Bello
as Self - Narrator
Christopher Gardner
as Self - Lead Researcher, Stanford Dietfits Study
Jeanne Nicholas
as Self - Low-Carb Diet Participant
Yvette Valenzuela
as Self - Low-Fat Diet Participant
Adrienne Rose Bitar
as Self - Diet Historian
Marion Nestle
as Self - Professor of Nutrition
Kevin Hall
as Self - Senior Investigator, National Institutes of Health
Kevon Hines
as Self - Youth Director, East NY Farms
William Banting
as Self
Mika Brzezinski
as Self
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