Why do so many people believe a keto diet causes heart disease when there’s actually no evidence for that? I explore that in my latest Metabolic Mind video!
There is NO evidence that a keto diet increases the risk of heart disease.
What there IS emerging evidence for is the potential metabolic & mental health benefits of
#TherapeuticNutritionalKetosis
. These alone merit future studies on its use as a medical treatment.
How is it that ever since the government began telling us what to eat, we have gotten fatter & sicker?
After a Presidential heart attack in the '50s, heart health became a national obsession.
And it was all based on bad science.
Cardiologist
@bschermd
explains how it happened.
Two new studies show no increased risk of heart disease, cancer, or early death from red
#meat
or animal trans fats. Is it time to finally stop shaming red meat?
Here we go again. Low carb is a killer. Never mind that at baseline the low carb group was fatter, smoked more, higher % diabetics, and didn't exercise. That doesn't matter. It has to all be the diet. Observational "science" strikes again
Los Angeles smog has lifted, water in Venice’s canals has cleared and China’s factory emissions have fallen so dramatically the change can be seen from space
A new publication in a major mainstream cardiology journal shows science doesn't support the supposed dangers of
#saturatedfat
Read here to learn more:
Large observational study sheds even more doubt on the removal of whole milk from our public schools. Whole-fat milk drinkers are 40% less likely to be obese. More evidence to rethink the guidelines
#fullfatdairy
Happy to announce I am now a diplomat of clinical lipidology. Safe to say I’m probably the only one to have celebrated with a ribeye and cheesy cauliflower rice cooked in butter. hoping to bridge the gap between
#LDL
and
#LCHF
@DaveKeto
@DrNadolsky
New American Heart Association report acknowledges lack of scientific grounding for concerns about dietary cholesterol, yet endorses a low-cholesterol diet. No explanation is provided for the disconnect.
#confusing
Swapping animal meat for plant based meat doesn't improve inflammation markers. Authors conclude "The results were contrary to our hypothesis, since we expected relative improvements in biomarkers of inflammation from the plant-based meats."
New study falsely claims that
#lowcarb
worsens
#diabetes
. But here's the hook, they didn't actually study low-caeb diets! How do these studies get published and grab headlines???
A new study shows that a ketogenic diet, not a generic high-fat diet, reduces gut bacteria that produce potentially harmful inflammatory cells. While microbiome research still has a long way to go, this is an encouraging step forward
#keto
Is it possible for an entire country to eat less
#sugar
? Norway says Yes it is! Sugar consumption in Norway has plummeted of late, here's what we all can learn from their success.
@DietDoctor
We've heard time and time again that eating saturated fat increases the risk of
#diabetes
. The problem is that it simply isn't true. A new study helps us see that the premise is false.
Why is
#insulin
so important for us to control and why does a
#ketogenic
diet help so many people? Professor Ben Bikman has been studying these questions at BYU for years. He is also one of the nicest people on the planet. Enjoy this interview!
News reports claim not eating meat causes depression, and at the same time the WHO declares nobody should eat saturated fat. These are prime examples of misreporting of science to fit our cognitive biases. We can do better.
I was out walking my dog today and my next-door neighbor stopped me to say he Just happened to watch Fat the documentary and saw my face pop up on the screen. He was pretty surprised! But he said it was a great film and definitely worth watching. Good job
@VinnieTortorich
!
New junk article from Harvard. Claims “the brain needs sugar from healthy carbohydrates to function” whaaaatt??? And that’s just the beginning. Awful unsubstantiated article. I’d say I’m surprised they would publish it, but history repeats
?
Full-fat dairy doesn't cause diabetes! In fact, it may be helpful :-) We now have even more evidence that we need to abandon our fear of fat as a cause of diabetes.
Can
#lowcarb
beat
#lowfat
in seniors? A new 8-week RCT shows more
#weightoss
, fat loss, and belly-fat loss in the low-carb arm. Good news for preserving muscle mass!
Do you know what 20 grams of
#carbs
looks like? How about 50? This
@DietDoctor
visual guide may surprise you and will definitely help you!!
#LCHF
#keto
A new study shows that elevated blood sugar, even without a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, severely increases the risk of death from
#COVID19
. Even more reason to control our blood glucose!
A new study shows sugar-sweetened beverages increase liver fat and small dense LDL — even without weight gain and caloric excess. Everything is OK in moderation? I don't think so.
A new study in elderly Italians reports an association between eating more animal protein and a lower risk of dying. This is counter to the common belief of animal protein and the risk of cancer, heart disease, and death. Why the difference?
With the help of
#lowcarb
, Terri lost 200 pounds (91 kilos), reversed type 2
#diabetes
, greatly improved her mental health, and got rid of her psoriatic arthritis. Way to go, Terri!
Prominent Harvard nutrition professor
@davidludwigmd
speaks out about the failure of low-fat diets and the potential of keto for fighting obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. He calls for better keto studies, and more of them. We should all listen!
Is intermittent fasting ready to become the new norm? A new review in the NEJM shows the growing body of science supporting intermittent fasting, While there is still much to learn, it’s hard to argue with the growing success.
@ETSshow
@DietDoctor
Check out our new CME course! This free course has what clinicians need to safely & effectively help patients improve metabolic health with carbohydrate restriction, plus lots of extra resources for making low carb easy:
@AmDiabetesAssn
@AADEdiabetes
Concerned about higher
#protein
intake and
#bloodsugar
control? Don't be! New scientific study shows eating a lower-carb, higher-protein diet improves glucose control. Read here to learn more
A new review suggests
#ketogenic
diets may help symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Given the lack of other therapies, this is excellent news for a devastating disease.
Can
#diabetes
drugs improve fatty liver? Maybe yes, maybe no. But carb restriction certainly can. What will it take to make
#lowcarb
first line therapy?
A new study suggests that saturated fat doesn't cause diabetes, at least not for four traditional cultures that transitioned to a modern diet. Rather carbs and sugar are the likely culprits.
Oh my, this is disturbing. It is supposed to be an "objective" food rating system to educate us all about healthy and unhealthy foods and protect us from food industry marketing. Could it be further from that? I will have to do a video analysis of this very soon.
Lucky charms, cheerios, sweet potato fries, grape juice & watermelon all score at least twice as high as eggs, cheese & beef in a new healthfulness metric. Do we really want this for front-of-package labelling, warning labels, taxation and company ratings?
A new study from
@davidludwigmd
reports that higher carb diets increase blood flow to brain reward and addiction centers. This may explain the role of carbs in overeating for many people.
A new study from
@davidludwigmd
reinforces that saturated fat is not harmful in the context of a low-carb diet. In fact, a low-carb diet with 21% of calories from saturated fat can reduce cardiovascular risk.
A new study from
@GeorgiaEdeMD
@drericwestman
reports a keto diet significantly improved mental health disorders. Evidence continues to accumulate showing the potential use of
#keto
diets in various mental health conditions. Time to take this seriously!
Important new paper! Harvard researcher
@davidludwigmd
’s new analysis shows that low-carb diets help people burn more calories, but only beginning 2.5 weeks after starting
#lowcarb
or
#keto
. This brings new light to the important debate
A new study shows that
#lowcarb
diets are beneficial for reducing uric acid levels as well as improving other cardiometabolic measurements. Is it time to retire the protein-uric acid myth?
A new study reports
#lowcarb
diets are more effective than a higher carb "healthy" diet for improving blood sugar & body comp without increasing cv risk in people with type 2 DM. Low carb should be a standard consideration for everyone with T2DM.
It's time for all medical providers to start thinking about type 2
#diabetes
remission, not management. Thanks to
@lowcarbGP
@CampbellMurdoch
and others for their recent paper. Together we can change how medicine treats type 2 diabetes!
We are eating more of the wrong things! A new study shows we are eating MORE ultra-processed foods. Could our nutrition wars about vegan, keto, meat, or no meat be distracting us from the real work needed to improve world health???
Looking to lose weight? Do what these doctors do! A new study shows that female doctors choose intermittent fasting and ketogenic diets as their strategies of choice. Should you do the same?
A new, unpublished study by
#NIH
nutrition researcher
@KevinH_PhD
has been getting lots of attention based on the claim that it disproves the carbohydrate-insulin model of
#obesity
. Our interpretation leads to different conclusions.
@davidludwigmd
Are keto and other low-carb diets the worst diets in the world? That's what U.S. News & World Report claims for yet another year in their flawed annual rankings of best diets for 2020. Here's why we disagree.
@DietDoctor
Once again, a study reports no association between saturated fat intake and heart disease risk. It is becoming very clear that individual foods mean much less than the overall dietary "matrix" when it comes to our health.
A new study shows saturated fat intake isn't associated with risk of CAD or premature death in Australian women. When will we have enough evidence to stop focusing on "saturated fat" and instead focus on food and whole dietary patterns?
Ketogenic diets may be the most effective lifestyle therapy for mental health disorders. International expert
@ChrisPalmerMD
and I discuss the state of the field and how keto diets fit into mental health treatment programs.
A recent JAMA article acknowledges the benefits of keto but cautions it may be harmful long term. The reason? Too few antioxidants from fruits and vegetables. But is there any evidence for this?
#Carbohydrates
are not an essential nutrient. That is true, no matter what you may have read recently in Medical News Today. But the bigger question is, are carbs good or are they bad?
This is such an important point from
@bigfatsurprise
Somehow the Mediterranean diet has been equated with a low fat plant based diet. Yet that’s not accurate at all.
Also, any Med diet study cannot be used to defend a "Plant-predominant" diet bc Med diet includes plenty of animal foods. Famed PREDIMED study in Spain, in fact, has 2.7x the red meat than is recommended by the US Dietary Guidelines. So Med diet is not low-animal-foods by any std
Bipolar disorder- a potentially devastating mental health condition affects up to 5% aged 18-29. Lifestyle therapies & a keto diet can be a powerful yet underused treatment modality. Matt Baszucki,
@IainCampbellPhD
&
@ChrisPalmerMD
want to change that.
Advice to avoid
#salt
is misguided & unhelpful for most people. A new study highlights this futility & shows that getting enough potassium is likely more important than reducing sodium. Here are the take-home messages for you.
New headlines claim a
#ketodiet
causes heart attacks. The only problem is that the headlines refer to an unpublished study that didn't actually use a keto diet. So, before we get too concerned, let's review what we know (and don't know).
Apparently everyone’s interested in this book! Big congrats to
@ChrisPalmerMD
I can’t wait to read through it and watch the ripple effect throughout the mental health community-It’s time to recognize the connection between metabolic health & mental health
A new study reports exogenous
#ketones
improve heart function for critically ill patients with heart failure. Although it's a small study, it could have a profound impact on how we treat heart failure, both with supplements and with diet.
Show me the science! A new study looks at carbs, ketosis, transitional side effects, and more at three carb levels: very low (5%), low (15%) and moderate (25%).
@DietDoctor
A new study reports a ketogenic diet improves cognitive performance after being awake for 36 hrs straight. This may have important implications for our daily lives, and is more data to suggest ketones have a powerful impact on our brains.
Turning his personal low carb experience into a path to helping his patients and thousands others with his podcast,
@BrianLenzkes
is a shining example of a humble healer using his skills to transform healthcare
A new
#study
reports that
#insulinresistance
precedes and leads to
#obesity
. This has profound implications about how we treat obesity and its potential complications. .
We’ve heard eating a vegan diet is more ethical, healthier & better for the environment. But this doesn't hold up to closer scrutiny. Plus, what are the ethics of forcing a population to eat a certain way?
@VinnieTortorich
&
@theproof
join me to discuss
The ADA once again endorses low-carb nutrition for managing diabetes. But what will it take to quell concerns about sustainability and make it first line therapy?
Calling all Gary Taubes fans: Diet Doctor has an exclusive excerpt from his new book, The Case for Keto. And don't miss our discussion with the renowned low-carb advocate on the Diet Doctor Podcast.
@garytaubes
#keto
It's not a surprise that resistance training can improve muscle mass. A new study suggests resistance training can also reduce fat mass and visceral fat. That's a powerful combination for improving your health!
I can't say this often enough. Red meat does NOT cause insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes. We need to start looking at overall dietary makeup, as well as evidence quality, before jumping to conclusions.
1/3 Have you heard that red meat & saturated fat cause insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes? That is an unfortunate & misleading belief in nutrition. Watch our video about a new meta-analysis that reports no link between red meat and insulin resistance.
A new paper suggests that, rather than being harmful, consuming full-fat dairy is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome
#Type2Diabetes
#MetabolicSyndrome
We can't outrun a bad diet. So should we ignore exercise? No!! A new study reports that resistance training is the most important factor for improving lean mass, and combined with diet may be the best for losing fat mass. That's a win for body composition.
Will a keto diet help you lose weight only to cause a heart attack and kill you faster? Many clinicians falsely believe this. In this video, we examine why this is likely wrong including studies by
@virtahealth
and
@DoctorTro
A new study suggests vegetables have no benefit for reducing heart disease. This study says a lot about nutritional science and the superficial nature of labeling foods as "healthy" or "harmful." Dietary context likely matters more than individual foods!
I still get chills, listening to the story and realizing the impact ketogenic therapy had on this one family, and the impact it can have for millions more. Thanks to the
@TODAYshow
show for covering it.
Eight years ago, our son was hospitalized for mania with psychosis. Matt struggled with symptoms for 5 years & was given a diagnosis of treatment resistant
#bipolar
disorder. Now he's sharing his story on the
@TODAYshow
of how
@ChrisPalmerMD
&
#keto
helped him get his life back.
Why does
#sugar
seem so
#addictive
?
@RobertLustigMD
explains the physiology and psychology behind pleasure, happiness, dopamine, serotonin, and what this may mean for sugar and what it may mean for you.
It gave me chills watching the trailer for Fat: A Documentary by
@VinnieTortorich
I am thrilled to be involved with this important and exciting project. Check it out!
I loved this interview with
@FructoseNo
Few people have endured more than he has standing up for a low-carb nutrition. We owe to ourselves, to our patients, and to Dr Fettke to spread the word as much as possible so we can help as many people as possible
#LCHF
Red
#meat
in the news again? Yes. A new
@JAMAInternalMed
study shows very weak associations between more red meat and higher rates of heart disease and death. But the tiny risk ratios and healthy user bias make the results meaningless.
Expert panel recommends
#DGA2020
should remove limits on saturated fat consumption. Its suggestion? Align the dietary guidelines with the science that says saturated fat is neutral.
@4dietaryreform
Can a "normal" blood sugar be dangerous? A new study reports an A1c in the normal range is still associated with increased vascular disease. Maybe it's time to redefine "normal!"
Dietary Guidelines for Americans influence the food we eat but aren’t based on high-quality science. Cinnamon rolls, chocolate milk & pizza are “approved” foods!
@bigfatsurprise
Nina Teicholz and I discuss how we can improve the dietary guidelines
Things that make you say Hmmmm... New study shows of those with CAC 0 and
#LDL
above 190 (avg age 61) over half still have CAC 0 and low CV event rate 10 years later. More evidence that elevated LDL may need a more nuanced approach than guidelines suggest
A new meta-analysis shows that eating more than 1.6g/kg/d of protein helps build lean mass. There may also be a small strength improvement. It's clear that more than the RDA of 0.8g/kg/d is key for body composition. Is more protein right for you?
Very clear message in this article from
@DrAseemMalhotra
It’s about transparency in discussing the risks and benefits of statins. Hard to argue with that sentiment!
Intermittent fasting —
#IF
and
#TRE
— work for
#weightloss
. But how much fasting is "ideal?" A new study in
@Cell_Metabolism
shows 18-hour and 20-hour daily fasts led to equal weight loss and improvements in insulin resistance markers.
Have you seen the new review article claiming a
#keto
diet is dangerous? Have you seen the headlines that "researchers" warn it is a "disease-promoting disaster?" If you want a more balanced review and an analysis of the science, here is our video
A new study, plus one from 2019, report that very low carb diets help relieve arthritis pain. Part of the effect could be due to weight loss, but is there something more with an anti-inflammatory effect of keto diets? Let's look at the studies to decide.
Have you struggled to understand whether you should be eating red
#meat
? A recent meta-analysis could help to answer your questions, and help you understand the importance of higher quality evidence
Brand new study says
#eggs
are harmful again. But it's the same song and dance where the quality of the evidence is so incredibly poor that we can't make any meaningful conclusions. Here is my article on DietDoctor