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MS Nutrition | Research Writer | Consultant

Scottsdale, AZ

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Joined December 2018

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@AlexJLeaf

Alex Leaf

1 year

The cure for most cases of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) requires fat loss. This thread will discuss research showing restoration of carbohydrate tolerance in those with T2DM through addressing the underlying pathology (ectopic fat) rather than just focusing on symptom management.

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@AlexJLeaf

Alex Leaf

9 months

@schizarella The fact you think (1) that getting fingered, rubbing dick, and leaving with a guy is "harmless fun", and (2) that she was "free" when already in a committed relationship is just mind blowing 🚩🚩🚩

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The biggest blunder of the low-carbohydrate movement has been their fairytale of type 2 diabetes pathophysiology. It's created an explosion of uninformed but well-meaning adults thinking that carbohydrates cause T2DM, rather than just being a nutrient that exacerbates signs.

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@MrAndyNgo @ReduxxMag Doesn't look remotely feminine. Dude probably just needed an excuse to fully embrace his perverted fetishes and wear this caricature costume.

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Alex Leaf

11 months

Her death had nothing to do with veganism and everything to do with a severe eating disorder.

@VeganRecovering

Recovering Vegan

@VeganRecovering

11 months

Why are we worshipping "vegan influencers" who are obviously malnourished and starving? Zhanna D'Art dies at 39 of starvation after long term raw fruit and vegetable diet.

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9 months

@schizarella I'm describing the events as described in the video that you shared.

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Alex Leaf

5 years

The data supporting protein restriction for longevity is not strong and must be contrasted against known detriments of protein restriction with aging (like sarcopenia and frailty).

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Alex Leaf

2 years

I did a thing. On shelves May 10th 🤓

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Alex Leaf

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@brianatheroux @realgirl_fieri I love how the comments here are other women dog piling on you simply for asking if the OP would like advice or to just rant. You didn't even offer an unsolicited opinion. You literally asked if she would like to hear what you have to say. Just bonkers.

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Alex Leaf

3 years

@libsoftiktok This is called narcissism.

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Alex Leaf

3 years

@KevinAchatz @LearnToAttract Things that never happened 😂

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Alex Leaf

10 months

Chronic ketosis is so disadvantageous to survival that the one population who spent considerable time in it (the Inuit) developed a population-wide mutation (CPT1a L479) that inhibited their ability to produce ketones, favoring glucose made from amino acids instead.

@aCarnivoreDiet

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@aCarnivoreDiet

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Ketosis is the natural state of humans. Eating huge amounts of sugar is the only way to significantly lower your ketone levels. Ketones produce more ATP (energy) per molecule than glucose. You'll also avoid glycating your lipids/proteins. (causes brainfog etc.) CHOOSE KETONES

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Alex Leaf

4 years

Why would you have two vegan advocates on to discuss red meat? That's like inviting the fox to the henhouse.

@TheDoctors

The Doctors

4 years

How much red meat should we be eating? @drdavidkatz and cardiologist @drjkahn join #TheDoctors to debate a recent study.

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Alex Leaf

5 years

To promote that all food sources of carbohydrate are equivalent is either complete ignorance or purposeful misinformation.

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Alex Leaf

5 years

Diabetes is a condition often caused when someone surpasses their personal fat threshold. This causes an accumulation of fat in the liver and pancreas, causing metabolic dysfunction. The cure is simple: lose fat.

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Alex Leaf

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@WokeParentLs Literal abuse

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Alex Leaf

11 months

Friendly reminder that plant-based protein powders are as digestible and bioavailable as animal-based protein sources and that differences in amino acid composition don't realistically matter at adequate protein intake levels (>1.5 g/kg/d, maybe >1.2 g/kg/d).

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@AlexJLeaf

Alex Leaf

5 years

Tallow, lard, coconut oil, and olive oil ALL break down into fatty acids!!!

@KenDBerryMD

Ken D Berry MD

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Corn, Rice, Wheat & Oats ALL break down into sugar!!!

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1 year

@MrAndyNgo White supremacy strikes again!

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Alex Leaf

5 years

Our brains seek confirmation, not information. Be aware to avoid this bias.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

A brief thread on type 2 diabetes pathophysiology. The cliff-notes are that type 2 diabetes (T2D) is most commonly caused by subcutaneous fat cell dysfunction brought about by one surpassing their personal fat threshold (PFT), leading to ectopic fat accumulation.

@CharismaKings

Autophagian 𝕏 💪🏿

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@AlexJLeaf Ok I'm lost. Isn't fat cell destruction as you call it a function of insulin resistance, which is fueled by an over consumption of carbs in large part?

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Alex Leaf

1 year

I'm not vegan. I eat seafood, eggs (small farm local), and whey (2 scoops daily). The primary factor for me giving up most animal products was, quite simply, visceral disgust and sadness to watching animals be hurt. You don't always need logic to know something is wrong.

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Alex Leaf

9 months

Hi Shawn, can you please explain, in detail, why this study is worthy of praise compared to the mountains of epidemiology that you dunk on as confounded nonsense? Awaiting your insights!

@SBakerMD

Dr Shawn Baker 🥩

9 months

BRAND NEW STUDY!! Higher total Cholesterol (243 mg/dl) associated with greater chance of reaching 100!! Many patients had data from 35 years ago for the “iT MUst bE ReVERsE CaUsAtion” crowd!!

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2 years

@POTUS The top 1% (540,000+) already pay 40% of all collected income tax. Want to reduce the deficit? Stop spending money you don't have.

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Alex Leaf

4 years

1) Didn't invent intermittent fasting. 2) Tells people to not eat; sells them cookbook.

@drjasonfung

Dr. Jason Fung

4 years

New cookbook by doctor who invented the intermittent fasting diet via @Femail

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Alex Leaf

11 months

This is a disingenuous dig against veganism. There's a reason these stories are so rare: Most vegans aren't this dumb. My son is allergic to casein. I've had no problem providing sufficient nutrition with a diet based around plant-based "milks".

@TristanHaggard

Tristan Haggard, PhD*, BiGT

@TristanHaggard

11 months

There is no such thing as "Almond Milk" - this is nothing but water infused with ground up seeds and is completely useless for human nutrition. This is what these "plant based" alternatives the transnational corporations and governments are pushing on us do to our children.

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Alex Leaf

3 years

Friendly reminder: it is NOT transphobic to argue that transwomen should not compete in women's sports due because of a performance advantage retained from being male. I can't believe this even needs to be said.

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Alex Leaf

10 months

The Personal Fat Threshold concept just got further support from the Reversal of Type 2 diabetes Upon Normalization of Energy intake in non-obese people (ReTUNE) study, which found fat loss reverses type 2 diabetes (T2D) even among normal weight adults.

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Aetiology of Type 2 diabetes in people with a 'normal' body mass index: testing the personal fat...

Weight loss in overweight or obese individuals with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) can normalize hepatic fat metabolism, decrease fatty acid oversupply to β cells and restore normoglycaemia. One in six people...

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Alex Leaf

4 years

Same argument could be made against vegetables. In both cases, it's a fucking stupid argument. Let's stop demonizing single foods, yeah?

@EAllen0417

Evan Allen🌱

4 years

"Eggs have important nutrients." You can get all of them elsewhere without eggs. The status quo bias is so strong. Imagine saying, "asbestos has important fire-prevention characteristics" when justifying its continued use in childhood sleepwear.

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Alex Leaf

3 years

Anyone else find it funny that Twitter gives warnings for potentially offensive language but allows full-blown porn without issue?

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Alex Leaf

1 year

@uncensoredpromo It's weird that some people think assaulting someone, let alone someone whose back is turned, let alone someone with no arms, is a justifiable response to them using a word they don't like.

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Alex Leaf

3 years

Current events are why I'm apolitical. Political ideologies are religious and until that changes, involvement by intellectuals is useless. Hopefully, one day we can move away from the tribalism and focus on policies that benefit the nation based on the context of the modern day.

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Alex Leaf

1 year

@drquinngyn I don't understand the push to obfuscate the word "women". Why is "trans women" not acceptable?

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Alex Leaf

3 years

Never pass up an opportunity to give positive feedback to others. Critiques are easy because of the negativity bias, but it takes effort to tell others when they do something you appreciate. If you are thankful, don't pass up the chance to make it known. Pass good vibes forward.

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Alex Leaf

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@meghaverma_art TLDR: My husband had no desire to bond with his child or help with remedial parenting tasks. Instead, he continued to work and provide for his family, which he would have done regardless. This isn't about men becoming women. This is about a man becoming a father, and he failed.

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Alex Leaf

4 years

Why can't both calories and food choices count? Why promote a false dichotomy?

@DoctorTro

DoctorTro

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Calories don’t count. Satiety counts. 1.5lb of sirloin 🥩 - 1200 calories 2 cup ice cream 🍦- 1200 calories Which one will leave you feeling full? CALORIES DONT COUNT, THE EFFECTS OF THE FOOD ARE WHAT COUNT!

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Alex Leaf

5 years

If you are struggling to lose weight and don't track what you eat, you are likely eating more than you think.

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Alex Leaf

1 year

@Jehannamama As a science teacher, you should know that secondary sex-associated traits don't determine sex. Regardless of chromosomes and across species, sex is based on the gametes produced. It's that simple.

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Alex Leaf

10 months

Most cancer cells rely on fatty acids for a good part of their energy needs. Blocking fatty acid oxidase within some cancer cells (ovarian, colon, brain, lung, pancreatic) cuts their energy production by half, while removing glucose has no effect.

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Cancer depends on fatty acids for ATP production: A possible link between cancer and obesity -...

Several metabolic pathways for the supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) have been proposed; however, the major source of reducing power for ADP in cancer remains unclear. Although glycolysis is the...

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@5MinuteBody

Carnivore Diet | 5 Minute Body

10 months

There's two things that feed cancer cells. 1. Glucose 2. Glutamine There is a new metabolic therapy discovered by Professor Thomas Seyfried to starve cancer. Have you heard of it?

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Alex Leaf

2 years

@libsoftiktok How are trans and non-binary even compatible? The entire point of being trans is to transition to the other gender.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

@libsoftiktok It's hard to comprehend the narcissism and entitlement necessary to demand that others refer to you by made up words.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

Perfectly summarizes the position of the keto community on LDL and heart disease 🤡

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Alex Leaf

2 years

Let's talk about body weight regulation! Chances are, if you ask someone how body fat is regulated, their answer will fall into one of two primary thought camps: (1) internal (neurobiological) regulation or (2) external (environmental) regulation. Both are half-truths!

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Alex Leaf

3 years

@Bubola You're upsetting the incels 😂

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Alex Leaf

5 years

So one group went vegan while the other continued to eat the usual Western diet? Why not pick a comparator diet that would give some meaningful results, like the Mediterranean or paleo?

@DrNealBarnard

Neal Barnard, MD

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Our latest clinical trial found that people on a plant-based diet boosted their beneficial gut bacteria, improved insulin sensitivity, and lost weight!

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Alex Leaf

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@ChrisMasterjohn Seeing how doctors interact with evidence and ideas on Twitter, especially those that go against their own biases, has done more damage for their collective reputation than anything I could ever think of.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

@SBakerMD Most of the faux alpha males who go carnivore as a means to further bury their crippling inferiority complex are probably not in a position to reject any type of woman.

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Alex Leaf

4 years

Modest sun exposure isn't a risk factor for melanoma. If anything, it is protective. A thread. There's a lot I'm leaving out, as I'm trying to briefly summarize the information presented within a scientific book I'm writing on the health effects of sun exposure. 1/n

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Alex Leaf

4 years

Miscalculating actual calorie intake vs unintentionally eating less due to higher satiety and possibly being more active. Under-reporting is very commonly documented in the literature. It isn't purposeful, but it happens. Insulin doesn't control fat loss.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

Can anyone provide me with a reasonable explanation for why Lia Thomas, who went from rank 554 in the men's 200 freestyle to rank 1 in women's, is allowed to compete against females in swimming?

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Alex Leaf

3 years

I just learned that some social justice warriors are trying to cancel the ISSN with claims that, frankly, meet the definition of libel. Typical shit like transphobic, sexist, mysogenistic, etc. If you are an intellectual, now is your chance to prove it. A thread.

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Alex Leaf

5 years

To wait for something to be conclusively shown is stiffling. An important aspect of the scientific method is logical speculation. If research suggests an idea that is biologically plausible, then it isn't pseudoscience until an RCT has been done. It is science.

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Alex Leaf

4 years

This could not be a more misleading comment. The keto group experienced a rapid drop in lean mass (likely water weight) and almost no reduction in fat mass, while the vegan group showed a consistent drop in fat mass and no change in lean mass.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

This is possibly one of your dumbest tweets ever. And trust me, you've definitely set a high bar to beat.

@paulsaladinomd

Paul Saladino, MD

@paulsaladinomd

2 years

Fasting is clearly beneficial for humans and raises LDL/ApoB… Tell me more about how LDL is also directly causing atherosclerosis…😂🤦‍♂️ Time to rethink this paradigm.

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Alex Leaf

4 years

All protein sources contain essential and non-essential amino acids. Whole-food plants have lower bioavailability (60-80%) vs animal foods (>90%), but this issue is completely negated by using plant-based protein powders, which have a similar bioavailability as animal products.

@Mark_Sisson

Mark_Sisson

4 years

Protein plant foods are almost useless without animal foods in the diet. Ironic, I know. Plant-based non-essential amino acids can offset protein needs as long as you’re loading up with animal-based essential amino acids.

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Comparatively, let's take a look at the things learned by anthropologists who spent 12 years living with the Hadza in every region they habitate and through every season, even going on their walkabouts for hunting-gathering food. A thread.

@paulsaladinomd

Paul Saladino, MD

@paulsaladinomd

3 years

Things I learned from my time with the Hadza: - Animal organs and meat are truly the centerpieces of the human diet. - Hunting and wilderness are an integral part of the human experience. - Baboon brains are delicious. - Bee larvae taste kind of like almonds. 😛

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Alex Leaf

5 years

When someone with minimal knowledge on nutrition gives nutrition advice.

@KenDBerryMD

Ken D Berry MD

5 years

Oatmeal has very little nutritive value, and is full of carbs which immediately break down into glucose & fructose when eaten. Just ask a diabetic who has taken the oatmeal challenge what their blood glucose was 1 hour later.

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Alex Leaf

1 year

Evil how? Because she genuinely cared for her now severely disabled husband and couldn't abandon him? Because she found another man she could love, who himself could show immense masculine compassion to this suffering couple? Fuck off incel.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

@kemminnick @MeganLeePhD @engwaiong @kevinnbass @theproof This is comedy gold. You share a study saying "not according to science", the lead author of the paper criticizes your interpretation, and you reply by saying "your paper is not science" along with a bunch of other easily falsified claims. Absolutely amazing.

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Alex Leaf

3 years

You know what would be better than a vaccine mandate... A negative COVID test mandate. Then, we wouldn't have a shortage of healthcare workers and wouldn't need to worry about vaccinated folks also spreading the disease.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

Those who argue that type 2 diabetes is a disease of carbohydrate intolerance are half right. It's really a disease of energy intolerance.

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Alex Leaf

3 years

No, it isn't one way to recover from a workout. Minimal if any help with recovery and blunts training adaptations. Waste of time at best, harmful at worst.

@SInow

Sports Illustrated

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Well ... That's one way to recover from a tough workout 🥶 (via @JJWatt )

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Alex Leaf

5 years

Reality: they cut out hyperpalatable fat + carbohydrate combinations. Let's stop with the fat vs. carb myopic nonsense.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

My baby ❤

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@brianatheroux

Briana Theroux

2 years

Lux Amenadiel Leaf Born 1/12/22 at 9:35 PM 8 lbs 10 oz I’ll give a brief synopsis right now and a full story later when I’m home with my baby. He’s still in the NICU currently. 1/8

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Has anyone else tried these? They have great texture and taste good too. I love the nutrient content.

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Alex Leaf

3 years

Just want to show off my smokin' hot wife 😎

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Briana Theroux

3 years

I'm short so this baby has no where to go but out unfortunately🤰🏼

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1 year

@kelly_cadigan @MattWalshBlog Woman: Adult Human Female. Seems simple enough.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

It is physiologically impossible to compete at a world-class marathon level on a ketogenic diet. These events are almost entirely glycotic.

@B_Holmer

Brady Holmer

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Low-carbers are sh*tting their pants right now realizing the GOAT marathoner eats bread by the loaf for breakfast.

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Alex Leaf

3 years

Ironically, one of the leading causes of death in cancer patients is muscle wasting, something else you can achieve with his dietary advice.

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Alex Leaf

3 years

Almost any diet is probably having a net healthy effect if it takes you from an obese body composition to a normal body composition. That doesn't mean it is healthy outside of fat loss or over the long term.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

I finally found the formerly hypothetical human who has the cognitive capacity of a cow.

@CarnivoreSapien

Carnivore Sapien 🥩

@CarnivoreSapien

2 years

Autoimmune diseases are really just slow suicides via plant toxin overdose.

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10 months

And they went extinct.

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Alex Leaf

5 years

This man is either grossly unfamiliar with the literature or knowingly misleads individuals. The only intervention shown to essentially cure diabetes is a very low calorie diet that causes substantial fat loss.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

One of the most delicious foods in my diet.

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Alex Leaf

11 months

While virtually everything in this post is wrong, it did get me thinking... what is a good reason to not use protein powders? I can't think of any outside of some super rare and heavily nuanced situations.

@aCarnivoreDiet

Jordan

@aCarnivoreDiet

11 months

AVOID PROTEIN SHAKES They are an inefficient way to get protein. Full of sugar which rapidly spikes blood sugar and causes inflammation. Usually plant protein which has low bioavailability Heavily processed with artificial sweeteners/vegetables oils Just eat a steak AVOID.

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4 years

A brief thread on collagen synthesis answering the question: why can't we support collagen synthesis by eating non-collagen sources of protein? You probably can, but not to the same extent. 1/n

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Alex Leaf

1 year

Blaming anything other than the consumer is absurd. Corporations cater to the consumer because their only goal is to make money. If all the consumers changed their eating habits, corporations would quickly follow.

@ScepticalAnna

Anna Borek 🐌

1 year

Who is most to blame for the omnipresence of unhealthy ready-to-heat/ready-to-eat junk foods❔

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Alex Leaf

1 year

Wife ( @brianatheroux ) was diagnosed with MS and went blind for 6 months due to its effect on the optic nerves. Had brain lesions. Started eating a shit ton of plants and plant-based fats (Mediterranean-like). Complete remission of disease with MRI-confirmed lesion-free brain.

@SBakerMD

Dr Shawn Baker 🥩

1 year

Just interviewed a guy with MS (multiple sclerosis) Went vegan after diagnosis, progressively got worse, developed bipolar disorder and lost muscle (6’4 130lbs) Changed to hi fat carnivore- Bipolar gone, MS going into remission, MRI shows no more active MS lesions! Awesome

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Alex Leaf

2 years

Absolute garbage thread of cherry-picked and, at times, irrelevant data.

@JoshMcKain

Josh ⏳

2 years

You're eating too much protein and it's killing you. I know you don't believe me, so I've gathered 70+ large-scale scientific studies to dispel the 6 most deadly myths in nutrition. 👇

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4 years

Fish, shellfish, eggs, dairy... Apparently these are all plants.

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Alex Leaf

4 years

There are many things open to interpretation and debate in medicine. This is not one of them; this is the flat Earth of virology.

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Alex Leaf

1 year

Friendly reminder that removing carbohydrates from the diet to cure type 2 diabetes is akin to removing gluten from the diet to cure celiac disease.

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Alex Leaf

2 years

Some cuteness for your Saturday 🥰

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Alex Leaf

4 years

LDL isn't the only variable in heart disease and it is perfectly reasonable (and expected) to look at all risk factors collectively. But to think an LDL level of 533 mg/dL is fine simply because a CAC after 2 years is zero is just baffling to me. Come back in 10 years.

@MichaelAlbertMD

Michael "Mike" Albert, MD

@MichaelAlbertMD

4 years

I feel like 90% of my time on twitter is combating anecdote. Anecdotally, I have taken care of many “jacked” patients with ASCVD and MIs. Also, ASCVD takes time to develop, which is why risk is calculated over 10 yrs, and usually starting @ age 40!! Give it time. #Framinghamdata

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Alex Leaf

5 months

@GidMK I haven't read the article. Do you have any insights about it, or do you just not like the platform it was posted on?

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Alex Leaf

2 months

This is interesting. Why aren't there subspecies with humans? Certainly, we have plenty of evidence of fundamental biological differences between races that would qualify, right?

@UltraDane

Dane

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"Biologists should recognize human subspecies"

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Alex Leaf

5 years

Studies show... again? Aren't we past this silly and unsupported claim?

@DeanOrnishMD

Dean Ornish, MD

5 years

Two new studies show--again--that high protein diets (Atkins, keto, paleo) harm your kidneys:

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@SBakerMD Wife ( @brianatheroux ) was diagnosed with MS and went blind for 6 months due to its effect on the optic nerves. Had brain lesions. Started eating a shit ton of plants and plant-based fats (Mediterranean-like). Complete remission of disease with MRI-confirmed lesion-free brain.

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Alex Leaf

11 months

@aCarnivoreDiet So, if someone starts eating 1 ounce of red meat daily until they wither away and die, it's logical to say that the problem was a carnivore diet?

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Alex Leaf

4 years

This! Low-carb diets don't reverse T2D, they mask the symptoms and cause remission. Fat loss is required to actually reverse the disease, which can be done with any number of carbs.

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Dr David Unwin

4 years

@ketomined @BMJNutrition @nnedpro @ProfTimNoakes @DietDoctor @Diabetescouk @DrAseemMalhotra @DoctorTro @PHCAus @tednaiman @drjasonfung @davidludwigmd Agreed Drug free T2D remission is a reminder that if you go back to eating high carb the condition will return

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Alex Leaf

2 years

Can someone provide me with links to peer-reviewed data that show increasing fiber intake to be detrimental for health, or removal to be beneficial? Genuinely curious, because why avoid something that is beneficial at best and benign at worst?

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Alex Leaf

2 years

Normal triglyceride level is <150 mg/dL, so the entire blood stream contains less than 7.5 grams of triglycerides, or ~1.5 teaspoons. It wouldn't take much dietary fat to put that up! And don't even get me started on amino acids and protein intake. Yikes. Am I doing this right?

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Dr David Unwin

2 years

I have adapted your slide @CampbellMurdoch and added in some calculations. Can this be correct ? JUST ONE TEASPOON OF GLUCOSE IN THE ENTIRE BLOODSTREAM seems so little! It wouldn't take much to put that up if your insulin wasn't working properly!!

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Alex Leaf

3 years

A little late to the party, but science confirms the obvious... that transgendered women (men who believe they are women) retain a 15-30% greater athletic advantage than biological women. A thread.

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Alex Leaf

3 years

@FusionProgGuy @SportIsARight I personally don't find the arguments in the thread convincing in light of hard outcome data showing performance benefits of Trans women vs ciswomen after 2 years of hormonal gender confirming therapy. The focus on hormones misses the point.

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Alex Leaf

4 years

Can't beat men, so competes against women. When are the sports going to stop allowing this absurdity?

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Canadian Women's Sex-Based Rights - caWsbar 🇨🇦

4 years

"When she started in 2016, she was not even at the top 200 male athletes in her event. She has since gotten a lot better at the events and managed to win the 400 meter curdles against the female opponents."

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Alex Leaf

4 months

@BullEatUrLungs @datepsych Something a bystander to reality would say 😂

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Alex Leaf

4 years

Atherogenesis is a probabilistic event. Higher exposure to LDL via greater serum concentrations and longer exposure time increases the probability of atherosclerosis, all else equal.

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Thomas Dayspring

4 years

Those who espouse ignoring cholesterol might want to read the study re age-related importance of LDL-related metrics (LDL-C, non-HDL-C, LDL-P, apoB)

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Alex Leaf

9 months

@FatsPostingLs It's literally a list of things that are either (1) blatantly false, (2) not exclusive to fat people, or (3) not a benefit 😂

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