Big Food's Dark Secret EXPOSED! - Doctor reacts

[@janicemorris1585]

I've always counted gross not net carbs. Since 1995 when I was diagnosed with T2D. But 2017 changed everything for me when I cut out sugar and processed foods and started my low carb life. Before I just counted how many carbs I ate throughout the day. After I started looking at the kind of carbs. It had a huge impact in my health in a very good way. ❤

[@TheRealBrook1968]

People can see the change in me (245 lbs - 180 lbs), 56 years old and no medications, no more hypothyroidism, halted my progressive blindness (pars planitis retinitis), still no grey hair, robust and physically active, etc. But they won't try a ketogenic diet because I am not a doctor, just a libertarian. 16 years ago, the specialist told me to go home and wait for total blindness because they had done all that they could do. That was when I became the CEO of my own health and wealth. I can't do much about anyone else other than advise when asked but I can pilot my own little boat the best that I can.

[@franrushie.510]

I made changes in 1985… I think people need to take personal responsibility… I cut out sugar and most processed foods years ago..

[@franrushie.510]

More reason we need to vote for Trump/JD Vance and RFK jr in November so he will make changes in the food industry…

[@franrushie.510]

I’m going to be 76 on 11/5… I was vegetarian for 35 years.. then a blood test showed I was pre diabetic… now I’m on a meat diet… my blood sugar is normal now.. I have added very low glycemic vegetables.. like cucumbers, spaghetti squash, onion 🧅 and garlic.. I’m looking for low carb fruit but I can’t find many..I have blueberries in the fridge but I only eat a few with Greek yogurt and kefir…

[@franrushie.510]

I’m reading Dr Atkin New Revolution diet book… I knew a girl I worked with in the 90s. Who lost a lot of weight… I don’t really need to lose weight.. I just need to keep my blood 🩸 sugar down..

[@TheRealBrook1968]

@@franrushie.510 I wish I had known back then.

[@faithburns8379]

Most doctors who I've been to do talk about food, all the wrong stuff about food: Don't eat meat, eat LOTS of veggies, etc

[@zperdek]

"Balanced diet" they say. While we are getting sicker and sicker.

[@ronaldjones996]

@@faithburns8379 As a retired family physician, I can tell you my wife and I got one hour nutritional education and all of it was wrong! The tragedy is that the vast majority of doctors are still ignorant and giving out deadly advice. I was one of them until 9-20 and have now studied nutrition and am on keto since then with massive health benefits!

[@Cervin_Suisse]

@@zperdek a balanced doesn't mean eating a variety of garbage and ultra processed foods. One can eat low carb diet without going to extremes.

[@zperdek]

​@@Cervin_Suisse Why do you telling me? Why don't you tell it to my well balanced doctor with 250 pounds and 5 feet.

[@Cervin_Suisse]

@@zperdek That would be useless to talk about nutrition to a person having those measurements 🤣

[@techjunky82]

I think there’s more than enough, anecdotal evidence that people don’t necessarily need to wait for the science to catch up. That could be decades.

[@mballer]

Especially when science is bought and paid for.

[@Echidna7095]

Yep. Ditch the ‘Experts’ and work out what to eat for yourself

[@Rebecca-oz9fu]

Absolutely

[@TNGURL08]

I agree 💯 with you! Yet! I am soooo thankful for Dr.Westman, Amy Berger, and many others that are the voice in the wilderness for those that are awakening and learning we can change our life with our diets (with the scientific studies).

[@meaghankelly3887]

For my own self, I totally am with you on ....there's enough anecdotal,! However, I soooooo appreciate Dr westman keeping a cool and balanced overview. I totally appreciate that he sticks to the balanced; observations... 💖💃🏼💖 Edit.....and Dr W is open to updating his view, up on solid info. 🙏🏼👍🏼

[@BigVine-m5i]

You've got it right Dr. W. Keep up the great work.

[@karolmolpus9536]

Tobacco industry went straight to our food industry! I think guilty!!!😡😭

[@paularohloff5623]

Thanks for another great video Dr Westman. This isn't just a USA problem, we are getting unhealthier every day here in Australia also. Keep up the great content.

[@huddstenor]

…and the UK.

[@lootiecruss]

Do you follow the American food pyramid in the UK and in Australia (or something very similar)?

[@huddstenor]

@@lootiecruss There is more regulation in the UK and much less sugar in basic foodstuffs. But, there is an accelerating obesity/insulin resistance crisis. Mainly the effects of low wages and poverty are showing in a large section of the population.

[@lootiecruss]

@@huddstenor "low wages and poverty" is that in the native or immigrant population?

[@huddstenor]

@@lootiecruss Both… The Uk is in a terrible state…unless you’re rich. The last fourteen years have seen the Tory government rob the country blind and run off with the money. Public services, NHS, Judiciary, Education, Transport etc, all on their arses. All made so much worse by the Brexit fiasco. It’ll take years to recover. Dark years ahead…

[@cleoburrows]

The best description I've heard of "ultra processed" is, if you can't make it in your kitchen with simple ingredients, it's probably ultra processed.

[@acadianprepped]

I'm another story you can add. In the beginning of the year, I cut out all seed oils and anything processed. I also cut way back my intake of carbs. You could say I'm ketovore. I'm almost 56 years old and have been overweight or obese my entire adult life. I'm still eating three large meals per day but in a ketovore style. I never count calories. Incredibly the weight just started melting off. I went from 250lbs to 172lbs in 10 months and the funniest thing is that I'm never hungry. I never in my wildest dreams would have imagined that eating this way would melt away pounds while still eating three good sized meals per day. I also have definitely not loss any muscle mass either. In fact for the first time in my life I can really see muscle definition specially since I started going to the gym about 2 days per week for an hour. Also, like many other testimonials from people who have switched to this style of eating, I have experienced many of the same health benefits that others have seen. I am never ever going back to eating processed foods or heavy carb foods.

[@ellie698]

Excellent 👍🏼

[@graftme3168]

@@acadianprepped I have never had any results with only a few days a week of physical activity. If I don't get a workout at least four days a week, it does absolutely nothing.

[@cynthiagilbreth1352]

Dr W, you are fantastic, reasonable and calm. I saw a YT video about someone who pretty much eats only his own produce for vegetables. He does eat meat, but did an experiment in which he ate only potatoes for a couple of months. He pointed out that he lost muscle mass and felt better when he went back to meat. BTW, pork rinds are in the center of the grocery store, next to the potato chips. 😮

[@BigVine-m5i]

The bakery is usually on the perimeter of the store. She talks about ultra processed grains. People don't know what that is. The problem is Carbs. If you don't start with eliminating carbs, you aren't doing it right.

[@jobrown8146]

Yes, I found that understanding that carbs are just linked glucose molecules which the body breaks down helped me. I learned which foods were higher in carbs and to read food labels.

[@250txc]

Yep and most human are ignorant or stupid or both.

[@ronaldjones996]

I would think grocery stores would be more of a carbage store as about three quarters of the standard American diet is carbs!

[@karenbuchert3377]

Thank you Dr Westman. Yes, we need to eat protein, animal fat, and low carbs (less than 20 g per day). We also need to address carb addiction. Children developing T2D and fatty liver screams carb addiction. It’s needs to be discussed, just like alcoholism was finally openly discussed and managed. Sugar and drugs stimulate the pleasure centers of our brains in very similar ways. Carb addiction is a very serious problem, but folks think it’s a joke term. Thank you Dr Westman for your work. ❤ people have adopted keto eating and have vastly improved their health!! We have hope!!!

[@robyn3349]

Thank you! Essential and critical topics!

[@gordonhenderson5912]

Sanity at last. I reversed all my bloods that were on the wrong side by simply changing my diet. I switched to the carnivore way of life, very strictly, and EVERYTHING got better. I was so thrilled I wanted to change the world by converting everyone I knew to this healthy lifestyle. My son very wisely pointed out” it’s not what you eat Pop but what you don’t eat” For 3 years I have gone from strength to strength but have been happy to eat certain vegetables but no processed anything. At 74 I am fitter and healthier than I was at 50. Apropos big Pharma, I recently amputated the end of my little finger. The reconstruction went well but a raging infection took hold and after three weeks I was back in hospital with a suspected heart attack. This was in part due to the infection overloading my heart. It took 10 courses of antibiotics to knock this horrible bug out. Without big Pharma where would I be. Unfortunately there is no balance in life today, always more, everything is supersized, and as a species we show no common sense, all we need to do to reverse this epidemic of mass suicidal tendencies is to take responsibility for OURSELVES. It is not up to the government’s to dictate policy. If you are happy to munch your way to a horrible death, it’s your choice. People are happy eating what they eat even if it is deleterious. Smoking, hardcore drugs , toxic chemicals on our skin are all accepted by those that will not see the light. Unfortunately only when it’s too late they may want to change. That’s my two bits worth. Inform but don’t enforce.

[@lootiecruss]

You are correct however at the root of it all is addiction. It's very very hard, if not impossible, to kick carb addiction without being aware of the issue. In fact carb addiction is the hardest addiction to kick, harder even than heroin or tobacco.

[@graftme3168]

@@lootiecruss That's why I always recommend to others that they ween themselves off carbs. The side effects of going cold turkey can be brutal!

[@murzua5]

I just watched alot of these videos so thanks for putting the record straight!

[@MrRobinGoodhand]

Basically, anything that comes in a package with a nutritional list, is a processed food. I think it makes sense to just try as much as possible to make your own meals from scratch ingredients, and avoid sugars as much as possible.

[@karolmolpus9536]

Absolutely! Great Video Dr W ❤❤❤

[@johnulmer6715]

Not me! I do carnivore, and at 60, I'm in better shape than most people regardless of age. If I don't procure and cook it, I don't eat it. Food and eating is mere fuel for my body and 95% of the time I take no joy or pleasure in eating, I just eat what I need. I will have a good meal with my family every now and then, but I'm lucky as it doesn't derail my lifestyle. And that's what it is a lifestyle and not a diet. If you want results, you have to change you thinking on eating and how it will affect you. Remember, garbage in, garbage out!

[@lootiecruss]

Would you say you were addicted to sugar and processed foods?

[@johnulmer6715]

Maybe the sugar, a six pack of Coke a day isn't easy to give up, that's on top of the carbs I ate, but the processed food, I'd say no. I never was much for that crap. Not a big junk food guy either. That's probably the only thing that kept me from weighing 590 pounds with my sugar intake. Honestly, the hardest part for me was overcoming the 50 years of food indoctrination. I now have reversed my thinking and look at sugar and sweets as poison and the enemy of a happy life. They're good at what they do with the dogma. Anyway, good luck with your journey and drown out the noise.

[@brandhark7935]

You're a national treasure of TRUTH on nutrition Dr. Westman.

[@lezliesecundaGLP-RD]

Girrrrl hit the nail on the head! As a dietitian I am failing. People walk into Walmart seeing chips and candy right away.

[@sherryfanelli9573]

We also desperately need adjustments to our recommended daily requirements re: nutrients/vitamins

[@theresavalentino6750]

Absolutely ludicrous. Destroying natural food that is healing without all that crap on it.

[@michaeldillon3113]

Autism - it's not just the USA . I worked in the UK NHS in medical imaging . In the last decade I was concerned that so many paediatric patients coming in were labelled autistic and / or ADHD . No one seemed concerned by this .

[@eusebiuse6537]

Are the rates increasing along the same rates in non "western" countries?

[@happyapple4269]

labelled it to give them the medication to keep the ceo's' at pharma richer.

[@janicemorris1585]

I agree with Dr. Westman. Eliminate carbs which includes ultra processed foods. But there are so called healthy carbs - ie fruit - people won't cut out if they're just told don't eat processed foods.

[@OTatime]

@@janicemorris1585 Indeed. Many whole fruit that have fiber are nutritious - avocados, olives, strawberries, blackberries. It’s when they’re juices and pulverized that fruits contribute to glucose spikes and advanced glycation end-products.

[@janicemorris1585]

@@OTatime I cannot eat an apple or an orange - any whole fruit. My blood sugar will sky rocket and I will be sick. So for me - no fruit is good.

[@NealMitchell-v2f]

Have lowered my carbs by one half. Still another problem on the horizon is the FDA allowing food manufacturers to put in nano-particals in food if regular sized parts of the same food has been approved. Nano-particals can get through the brain blood barrier. Could result in new illnesses ??

[@OTatime]

@@janicemorris1585 Avocado or olives? They are fruits.

[@janicemorris1585]

@@OTatime I eat them rarely. I lean more to the carnivore way.

[@carold.8782]

Dr. Westman is saying that new foods or highly processed foods are safe until proven to be harmful seems rather backwards. New foods and highly processed foods should have to be proven to be healthy before they are put on the market! They are obviously not needed by anyone, as they are not natural for us. Otherwise, I always enjoy these videos.

[@nataliem.campbell6678]

100% agree with you! Protect our children and the poor. I am not for big government either but that is what government is for to protect the innocents!

[@elizabethlavet7528]

I appreciate your healthy discussion. Good point, we need to talk about eating protein. Think we need to also say eat healthy fats.

[@Pascal270]

Another amazing video. Thanks a lot Doc!

[@RetiredArmyMan-fk4yi]

Dr Westman. I still need to get into your clinic; I'm local and would love the advice. Curious if I should go the Humana route or maybe even VA since they work with Duke. I kinda had a fresh food 4 months with fruit and veg and trying to get back to carnivore at least 30 days and move from there. Who does like RFK; he's about the people at least health wise. One thing people need to understand politics aren't completely agreeing 100% with someone but in big things like health and taking care of the people. I'm there with Lilly I don't think I'm a carnivore only for life but eating healthy paying attention to sugars and oxalates etc.

[@maryfowler8808]

Thank you for supporting Casey’s book, and again, for your insight

[@ladyw605]

IMO, the best recommendation to give someone who wants to become a more healthy eater would to tell them follow your low carb keto protocol and to direct them to your website and videos to learn how to do it.

[@karenbuchert3377]

Excellent advice!

[@MsLeenite]

Thank you, Dr Westman.

[@bobeldredge282]

MAHA! make America healthy again

[@truthmatters8241]

WE WON!!! Better days to come, we have HOPE AGAlN!!!

[@juliesaadwellness]

That’s good to know about the NMR test, that it’s overkill. I was talking to my new gynecologist yesterday and she scolded me about my high LDL but when I told her that I was on keto and had lost 49 pounds on it, and that, with all due respect my HDL and trigs are great, she backed off. I was so happy that I didn’t have to have yet another argument about cholesterol, especially since she’s a great doctor and I want to stay with her.

[@pointshealthcoaching8474]

Change is very disturbing for most people. They don't know how or where to start their journey of transformation. This "keto movement " started out strong. I see it devolving & getting weaker, giving in, and compromising in wrong ways. Stay strong & keep following the light especially sun light.

[@truthmatters8241]

ActuaIIy, it's getting stronger as more peopIe are being educated.

[@JYAN2852]

Agree Doc! My elderly aunty and mom are both raging T2 diabetics on multiple meds. They rarely ever touch seed oil, wheat products, corn, ultra processed foods. They eat mostly "healthy whole foods" fruits, starchy vegetables, rice

[@Nanaurbiznaz]

That's ehat I did when I was a vegan...still became diabetic. Veganism is a high carb diet.

[@JYAN2852]

@@Nanaurbiznaz Yep it sure is. Neither of them are vegans though. They do eat meat but they absolultely love their starches and fruit too much to give any of it up. Whole foods may be better than ultra processed but still harmful to health

[@eileenfb1948]

Grains, high starch veg, not just sugar and fruits upset our insulin. They can choose to remain ill knowing it will get worse Or they can change their diet. OR they can try things like intermittent fasting where they have breakfast later each day until they achieve their goal - starting with 12 hours of no food at all, no smoothies or milk drinks, etc. Because their diet is high in starch they probably won't be able to cope with the hunger they get (insulin resistance causes). Cheese. eggs, would be a good way to get enough good food so they don't get hungry so soon after eating. You will need to do your own research and many sources give incorrect advice. Insulin resistance can be corrected by not eating Grains, Sugars (includes fruit) or seed oils. Also no eating between meals No nutritious drinks between meals like smoothies, milk, etc. I have a friend who decided she would just continue on, eating the way she wants to, willing to face the consequences when they come. Not realising it is a long slow journey of deteriorating and having more illness., disability, pain. Go gently with them but be honest. Give them little steps to get going. Get them to tell you how they feel about meat production so you understand EXACTLY what is behind not eating meat. Then persuade them to do something about it. Support a good cause. Then find a source of meat which does not involve the items which cause them to shun meat. If they say Cruelty to animals, get them to state what that cruelty is exactly. How they treat the animals is not an exact answer, it is general. ❤

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

MAHA- Focus on the big levers. 1. Pickup Germany’s drug prices and force them on the drug schedule. 2. Use the European list of approved ingredients. 3. Use the European lists of approved pesticides for food. 4. Ban all big food and Pharma donations to medical schools, government employees, politicians. 5. Start a new food panel for the pyramid. 1 year to recommend Whole Foods. 6. Onshore critical meds factories.

[@karenohanlon4183]

We know without a study that Ultra processed food should be avoided. Protein builds muscles so I make sure its what I eat most. Startch and sugar are not my friends. Avoid the carbs is right.

[@haleybloss9685]

Leave our BACON ALONE!! 😂😂😂

[@milmarQ]

I agree, eating whole food is much healthier than junk food...HOwEvEr......if you want to lose weight, you can't do better than keto-carnivore. Since keeping my carb intake under 20g/day, I do not feel hungry or peckish at all!!!! Wish I knew this years ago!

[@Nanaurbiznaz]

There is no healthy carb. It all still causes damage in the body

[@nataliegist2014]

Keep up the good work Doctor.

[@jeanhofvedvm7589]

I was at a grocery store the other day... dairy products had been moved to an *inside* oil, while bread, chips and junk foods had migrated to the outside. Better not say "shop the perimeter" any more.

[@PeakReboot]

I wish I could get a doctor like you through the VAMC at Durham. I am so fed up!

[@edwardhardy3469]

I asked myself why is it that we do not have science-based research on carnivore and keto diets as much as they are needed? If our universities are renowned researchers, why is food research lacking? Is it because lack of research funds?

[@truthmatters8241]

No, it's because of who pays for "studies" to produce the desired outcomes.

[@TNGURL08]

I saw the bacon 🥓 with cinnamon toast crunch flavoring in the store the other day! I was shocked 😳!

[@vadimkravets9209]

Vast majority follows an authority consensus. Hard to blame them. Who has time or interest in investigating for themselves. Especially with sugar coated brain. But the most challenging or rather insurmountable challenge for the majority is to acknowledge that they have been lied to.

[@joanneferndale101]

I jus cry and cry knowing now that we poisoned my mum with bread and cake and sweet tea who had vascular dementia and sky high blood pressure and when we could no longer cope, the care home ( which broke the family bank) did the same 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@sandrawright5439]

I am not in the USA but have just read about a huge recall of meat contaminated with bacteria listeria.

[@truthmatters8241]

Factory farms are NOT good. There wiII be a knee jerk reaction most IikeIy.

[@sandrawright5439]

@truthmatters8241 factory farms are the worst. Unhappy mistreated animals that go to the slaughter and end up on the table... Can you imagine all that negative energy going into your body. No wonder the world is so sick.

[@lindacgrace2973]

I classify foods in three ways: (1) unprocessed single ingredient foods (an apple or a roasted chicken, for instance); processed foods that are traditionally created in the kitchen (roasted coffee, bread, cheese, yogurt, jams and preserves, all foods that were originally made at home from scratch); and (3) ultra-processed, or foods with more than four ingredients that cannot be created at home because of the complexity of the food and the vast industrial equipment needed to process it. I can make granola or bread and brew refreshing iced tea or a drinkable beer, I can even whip up a close approximation of potato chips, but good luck creating Cheeto Cheeze Puffs, Count Chocula cereal, or Coca-Cola. I think that anything that I can't make at home from simple single ingredients constitutes "ultra processed." BTW, not to ramp up the paranoia even more, "Big Food" is now 100% owned by the tobacco companies. The tobacco companies did not go away when cigarettes were effectively banned from public spaces; they simply bought the food companies and applied the same tactics they used to stall cigarette legislation to food. William Morris buys and pays for junk science. Over40% of the funding for the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), the national organization that issues the RD credentials, comes from the Coca Cola Company. The tobacco companies did not go away, they simply bought big food and are applying the same scurrilous tactics to junk food that they did to tobacco.

[@nataliem.campbell6678]

Excellent observation!

[@beingthere597]

Actually there was a randomized controlled study done in the early 60s using institutionalized patients, testing the hypothesis that corn oil (margarine?) was healthier than butter. It was funded by the corn industry, which had the final say on publication. Everyone was shocked when the data was analyzed and the corn oil group had higher all-cause mortality than the butter group. Of course it never saw publication and the data was stored in cardboard boxes until it was resurrected by one of the junior researchers and published in the late 80s if memory serves. Unfortunately I can't give you the reference, as memory didn't serve. 😕

[@truthmatters8241]

That's the pr0bIem right there, who PAYS to get the desired outcomes of studies that uItimateIy are pr0ven to be WR0NG.

[@Servant_of_Christ]

I've lost 49 kg (108 lb) by eating meats, fish, eggs, dairy (except milk) and a lot of fat. 22 kg (48 lb) to go. When I'm there I'm switching to keto for life. (Btw, cured my type 2 diabetes, HbA1c 37 mmol/mol (5.5%))

[@zuleikadobson]

I am troubled greatly by someone like RFKj, with his historical and current track records playing Food Czar.

[@paulcallicoat7597]

We need as many credible spokesperson's that we can muster so don't throw away a perceived former Democrat liberal who no longer has his head stuck in the sand. None of us got here without being fooled and eating wrong.We had to experience the pain and illnesses caused by the lies of our trusted scientist and government to awake and push back. When we see the bad results of that trust how can we not welcome any support to counter and change the course that we are on from a former enemy? This course of dietary suicide must be changed or we are heading to total collapse of our whole civilization. When half the children are born with major brain disorders will result in the collapse of everything around the world. This extinction is not long in the future if we do nothing.

[@truthmatters8241]

So gIad that we have RFK, jr. The man is a weaIth of knowIedge. It is quite cIear that the current regime has attempted to SMEAR him with LlES, that's why we KNOW he's on the RlGHT track!! CONGRATS RFK, jr. MAHA!!!

[@petercyr3508]

My wife has balance issues so saw a neurologist yesterday. Guy was late 40s insulin resistant pudgy belly. Was most concerned about her cholesterol even though her HDL and triglyceride both 72 and her A1C 5.2. This guy deals with AD and has no clue it is caused by a lifetime of blocking keytone production. So sad.

[@martarico186]

Here I disagree with dr westman about not having proof that the industry is not being malicious . I talk to people constantly who consume the sad diet. They say that today's food is so bad and they acknowledge that the industry should do things differently, but they still continue eating these foods. Responsibility from the makers, enforcers, and consumers is sensible nowadays. It doesn't take a genius to understand these principles today.

[@karenbuchert3377]

The bacon company made their product with extra sugar to attract folks hooked on sugars! Carb addiction is not discussed much, but it is a serious and real condition.

[@alessandrotestori5396]

Diabetes rate in Northern Italy: 3.2%. Avg male lifespan in North Italy 80 years. Longest lived Provinces 1) Florence 2) Rimini 3) Monza. Most traditional recipes have 4 to 7 ingredients. People make them at home from Raw ingredients. Go to a bookstore open an Italian cookbook. Count number of ingredients in recipes. Compare with cookbooks from other cuisines and count their ingredients. If the light bulb does not light up in your head, go to a Northern Italian city and see how many morbidly obese people you see in the streets. Do this research on your own.

[@Cervin_Suisse]

@@alessandrotestori5396 what you are saying is mostly true in principle. However Italy is not spared from the junk food tsunami, the wave is swelling there too. Large cities with busy people not taking the time to cook exist there too. You can't only use rural areas as examples.

[@jwebbw]

Notice if you sense any ill effects from a food...energy drops, sugar spikes/crashes, abdominal pains etc., you are your best source to know how you are feeling. In other words, listen to your body.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Getting off of processed foods is simple. Nothing in a box, nothing in a bag, no bread, rice, potatoes, beans.

[@Stormer-Europa]

Autism, obesity and malnutrition are huge problems not just in the US. The UK is also like this. Some kids you think their legs will snap this a gust of wind.

[@TheNazradin]

It's a pity those people talking about food have ZERO credibility. If anything they negativity impact talking about food and pharma.

[@truthmatters8241]

TROLL ALERT. DISREGARD.

[@cleoburrows]

I have always shopped the perimeter of the store, but still struggle with my weight. I've tried vegan and low carb. Think I'll try keto next and see what happens.

[@PriscillaVanSutphin]

Not that I promote potato chips, but my granddaughter loves them with some guacamole so I buy the kind that are avocado oil, potatoes, and sea salt. For her because she has them at home. I went to look at the ones that have other taste of them like barbecue potato chips and they’re loaded with sugar now they add sugar to potato chips!!! How ridiculous is that that’s how far they’ll go to make us all diabetics. Of course you eat chips daily and all these process foods you will be anyway, but I just thought it was ludicrous!

[@stronzer59]

Let;s get one thing straight here, calling anything ''Food'' made by a production line is like calling bullets and bombs a wellness program.

[@aliceinwonderland7594]

for example Arnotts ...iconic aussie biscuits became US 'sugar' loaded nutritionally deficient product.

[@jazzk4072]

What is the title of your book?

[@declanmcardle]

@18:00 why do we need years of studies to tell people to go back to what they used to eat 45 years ago? Just eat natural food like you did in the '70s and earlier...(with fewer cigarettes)

[@xaxa3929]

I think people know what a healthy diet looks like but it costs a lot and takes a lot of effort to eat healthy.it's so much easier to open a box or package with all the preservatives in it to get a meal on the table and to satisfy everyone's taste buds. There are healthy alternatives on the market but they're priced sky high. It's ridiculous!

[@jessicajones848]

My doctor tried to push a Statin. I refused it and she took me off adderall. Cold turkey. Then she quit the practice. 🤷‍♀️luckily I skipped weekends and was fine with the adderall. Most days I struggle now. But in the end hopeful I can find a natural alternative because having add inattentive type and kids in school and needing to work . I need a bit of help. But looking into codyceps and alpha gpc

[@lthuente7458]

RFK’s claims about increasing autism rates ignores the number of undiagnosed adults with autism. These people when accused of bad behavior were given a swat on the rear and devised coping methods.

[@jamesw.3491]

Lol. If autism can be overcome with a swat on the rear, why is it now illegal basically to do it? Adults don't have undiagnosed autism. That's a straw man argument. People with autism cant function properly, there is no "coping" around it.

[@wgterry73ify]

Are you kidding me? It didn't exist when I was a kid

[@marysullivan3881]

​@@wgterry73ifylol. My pretty sure both my grandfathers, my uncle and my brother were all aspergers. Grandfathers were born in 1800's.

[@LauraB.335]

@@marysullivan3881- who cares if they had Asperger’s? I can’t stand all this labeling of things. I’m so glad this didn’t exist when I was a kid. I would have been diagnosed with who knows what and been put on who knows how many drugs.

[@terrirafiq9329]

​@@LauraB.335labeling is useful when it gives us information about how to understand someone. Most neurodivergence isn't treated with drugs, though sometimes they can help. I'm grateful we are now learning some of the ways diet and lifestyle can help too. I'd rather a human be labeled as autistic if that helps us understand their behavior in a compassionate and accommodating way. Especially since the alternative for so long was to "label" them as weirdo, freak, retard, etc and then proceed to treat them cruelly and exclude them from society. It's possible for 2 things to true at the same time. In this case, to acknowledge that neurodivergence (natural variations in the ways brains work) has always existed and probably at greater numbers than were previously understood. AND at the same time to acknowledge that certain factors about our modern environment seem to be making things worse for these specific people and their uniquely vulnerable brains.

[@yulyanarias1491]

Dr. Have you seen the impact of this type of lifestyle and fertility? In both male and female.

[@andyhemmings7363]

As far as I am concerned, all you need to do is look at the history of the rise of the current epidemics of diabetes, dementia, heart disease, cancers from the 1900's to today against the deceptions and conspiracies jointly employed by big food, big pharma, insurance, the owners of hospitals and medical boards/government, health organisations (diabetes, heart, cancer foundations etc) over the same time periods utilising the massive flows of cash and funding to enrich the people at the heads of those that put money and profit ahead of peoples lives and health and you'll know what they've done to the world's population. They control everything, including governments from lobbying and the power they have to make or break politicians. They've got the world addicted to sugars and sweet things so they can profit from people's suffering as a result of their unscientific lies they conned people to believe in. Cinnamon and added sugar to bacon is just one example of how they keep people ill

[@anonymousperson6462]

Well, if the pizza one eats contains sugars and carbs and eating it is addictive, then perhaps one should not consume it.

[@sandramorton5510]

Lily is young so she has not seen the results of eating too many carbs and fruit. I am carb intolerant which I determined with a CGM after being diagnosed with prediabetes. I also cured my IBS/Gerd by removing grains and starch, doctors prescribed pharms not food education. I never stopped eating meat fortunately, I did succumb to ultra processed food for convenience years ago. While it is confusing with all the noise, critical thinking is key. Whole Foods, nothing processed and make sure they are not sprayed with pesticides. If your body is damaged you may have to go keto or carnivore with hope it will heal. My relatives and friends are shocked when I say, I do not have a disease nor do I take medication at 70.

[@truthmatters8241]

LiIy is quite weII informed and documents her personaI journey. So gIad you are having success. How wonderfuI !!

[@petercyr3508]

It does seem wierd when I feel guilty eating salad. Mainly because of the seed oil.

[@braddowless]

When the science (research grants) is controlled by food and pharma how can the science catch up? Throw in the lobbyist in DC and it is a monumental task to determine what health truly is.

[@truthmatters8241]

ExactIy. The guy who PAYS gets the resuIts "they" want.

[@DrJuliusG]

Don’t consume anything in concentrated form. No refined powders. No extracted liquids.

[@rpolee9035]

hmm they know no doubt about that !!!

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Carnivore is somewhat extreme…….so is being 300 pounds. Ketos is great, whole 30 (too much work for me). Anything but vegetarian.

[@ToolFamily-zg3hx]

Dr Westman can you please explain BMI and ideal body weight and what a person should shoot for as far as body weight, based on height and age ect. Thank you

[@markotrieste]

Don't fret too much about BMI. Rather, aim for a waist circumference that is half or less of your height. And if you do blood work, a TG to HDL ratio of 2 or less.

[@peterpan408]

It depends..

[@SteeIe]

@@markotrieste Exactly this.

[@truthmatters8241]

@@markotrieste Great answer.

[@Rick-zw7zv]

I can't even buy hamburgers in the supermarket that has no maltodextrin in it.

[@seti48]

Hey, Doc, what are your thoughts about Bill Gates making meat in the laboratory in Europe???

[@miketranfaglia3986]

Actually, you had a genius idea there---carnivore carrots!

[@MrJOHNMICHAELVEGA]

What foods are whole? Apples taste like sugar! All vegetables are changed ! Modified !

[@JoanMcDermott-rj8vb]

Not all apples taste like sugar. Buy them locally and fresh. They taste differently after months of gassing.

[@MrJOHNMICHAELVEGA]

@@JoanMcDermott-rj8vb I don’t buy apples from the store. I live in France, in a small village far away from everything. I know the difference so I have given up on most fruits unless I find them growing wild near by. I am also a handicap taking care of myself.

[@saulkravitz]

You seem on board with seed oils. Why?

[@russellperkins8326]

Try a CGM and know!

[@TheRealBrook1968]

Captain Crunch Peanut Butter mmmmmm. Delicious but always made my mouth sore.

[@dusseldorfy]

You're wrong about the need for more studies to make a change. There should be an immediate reset back before the food perimid because there were no studies.

[@beefbased89]

Many women discover that fat, not protein, comes first when it comes to health. Yes, avoid carbs. But a diet that has more protein than fat can also be problematic. Have you done studies comparing diets of women with hormonal issues such as PCOS in regards to protein/ fat ratios? Is your emphasis on protein a "scientific" statement?

[@steviecarlstrom]

Reminiscent of the 1973 movie Soylent Green......

[@BO-cm1gx]

SO WE ARE JUST SUPPOSED TO SHUT UP AND JUST GO WITH THE FLOW ?

[@douglaspalmer5210]

In truth if bill gates and mark zuckerberg are getting involved with the food you eat then it's time to start asking questions very importantly😢

[@250txc]

Using a politician here is bad enough but using this kennedy clown is a F up to say the least...

[@aprilmichael5410]

Question: are we actually waiting for THOSE people to change their minds about killing all of us through food or we realised what's happening and eat food our ancestors called food??? I know that's what I do. I'm never handing over my life and my children's lives to cash hungry people

[@BigVine-m5i]

That comedian is a vegan. That's not something to vaunt.

[@brucemaher7621]

Don’t worry they are safe for now ... I still know lots and lots of people walking around with brain fog .. But eventually the sun does come out..

[@elizabethlavet7528]

I think all grains, starchy veggies, and high carb fruit need to go for someone metabolically unhealthy. Someone really sick may need to limit milk products, eggs, processed meats, drink only water.

[@richhahn2443]

Where is the science that says "carbs" are bad. I seem to remember several people who have gone on a potato diet, lost a lot of weight, greatly improved their blood tests, and had no negative results. Maybe you remember the Duke Rice Diet. From the research I have done, the problem is eating too much fat and too many carbs together. People restricting fat, and people restricting carbs, can both be healthy options. I don't know of any culture that historically ate as much saturated fat as most people on a carnivore diet do.

[@paulcallicoat7597]

You need to dig deeper on the benefits of saturated fat and how it is used to build every child and is now needed to maintain our mitochondria for every human. When our whole metabolism relies on fats with a much smaller amount of protein with no carbs needed or used why would you think that we need them? When our liver turns meat protein into glucose to maintain a steady amount in our blood at all times any amount of carbs raises the glucose above requirements and cause an insulin spike to lower it and when it can no longer lower it is when cellular damage impacts every major component of the body. Eyes,kidneys and extremities are destroyed. The condition we call diabetes is now an epidemic of greater proportions than the black plague,spanish flu or covid which is killing thousands a day around the world. There are other mitochondrial problems that are commonly known as Cancer's. Every diagnosis of cancer is largely a result of mitochondrial damage caused by carbs. When diagnosed patients stop eating the sugar and eat a lot of saturated fats the cancer is gone within a few months. Do a search on YT on cancer remissions on keto/carnivore to see lots of post from all around the world. Dr.Thomas Seyfried,Phd,Boston College professor who wrote a book on his research. Lots of studies proving cancer is metabolic and not genetic. He's still ignored by oncologist.When your paycheck relies on you not learning facts you will ignore those facts.

[@richhahn2443]

@@paulcallicoat7597 And you need to read the scientific literature instead of believing all the parrots on youtube.

[@paulcallicoat7597]

@@richhahn2443 So you are ignoring the obesity epidemic which is a FACT supported by 25% diabetes or pre diabetes here in our carb utopia USA. You just open your eyes and consider everyone you encounter at the grocery store on your next visit. I can't see you nor you me so I will relate this info: I weigh 130#s and am 5''6",bmi of 16 at almost the age of 74. I don't think a person can be healthy eating any amount of carbs because Iv'e seen a lot of relatives and co workers and friends die . I am 27 months carnivore,with a lot of improvements to my health. I lost 42#s within the first year and slowly got the oxalate out of my body as well as inflammation in the joints which is the reason I still have all my original equipment unlike my neighbor who has 2 replacement knees and a hip while only 1 year older than I am. I don't suffer dementia,diabetes,heart disease or cancer. How about your health?

[@truthmatters8241]

@@paulcallicoat7597 Spot on!! Thanks for your informative FACT based comment. Much appreciated.

[@truthmatters8241]

@@richhahn2443 R0FLMA0 you're confused. L0L

[@jennifershort1898]

You're the best, Doc!

[@kittybluett8887]

Brand is a grifter mixing some truth with misinformation and RKjnr is a kook doing the same.

[@truthmatters8241]

TROLL ALERT

[@martarico186]

Proper human diet i meant