Dr Kim Williams: exposes the true cause of Heart Disease

Dr. Kim Allan Williams, MD, FACC, FASNC, FAHA: was a recent guest speaker at the McDougall Advanced Study Weekend in Santa Rosa, CA. drmcdougall.com
Dr. Williams was born and raised in inner-city Chicago, and attended the College of The University of Chicago (1971 to 1975), followed by the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine (1975 to 1979), internal medicine residency at Emory University (1979 to 1982), and overlapping fellowships in Cardiology at the University of Chicago (1982 to 1985), Clinical Pharmacology (1984 to 1985), and Nuclear Medicine (1984 to 1986). He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.
Dr. Williams joined the faculty of the University of Chicago in 1986, specializing in clinical cardiology, nuclear medicine, and nuclear cardiology. He served as Professor of Medicine and Radiology and Director of Nuclear Cardiology at The University of Chicago School of Medicine until 2010. Among numerous awards and honors for his teaching in the medical school, residencies and fellowships, he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha in 2008.
In 2010, he became the Dorothy Susan Timmis Endowed Professor of Medicine and Radiology and Chairman of the Division of Cardiology at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. At Wayne State, he has started the Urban Cardiology Initiative - a program of education of physicians on disparities in healthcare, primary school education on cardiovascular health, and community health screening in inner city Detroit. In November, 2013 he returned to Chicago as the James B. Herrick Endowed Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at Rush University Medical Center.
Dr. Williams has published numerous peer reviewed articles, monographs, book chapters, editorials, and review articles in the field of nuclear cardiology and minority health issues, with emphasis on education and innovations in perfusion imaging and quantitation of ventricular function. His research interests include selective adenosine receptor agonists, fluorinated perfusion PET imaging, health care disparities and payment policy, and appropriate use of cardiac imaging.
Dr. Williams has served on numerous committees and boards at the national level, including the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the American Medical Association (AMA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the Certifying Board of Nuclear Cardiology, the Certifying Board of Cardiac Computed Tomography, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC). He served as President of ASNC from 2004 to 2005. He served as Chairman of the Board of ABC from 2008 to 2010. He also served on the Cardiovascular Disease Examination Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM-CV) until 2012. He currently serves as the ACC President 2015.

[@andreazaragoza4609]

I work with him at the clinic. He’s a very good doctor and take his time with his patients.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Good to hear that! My cardiologists don't listen, don't care and always rushing

[@benphartine]

I wish I had the ability to speak and discuss and present my thoughts as well as this Man, DR. Kim Williams. He has one of the best speaking voices I have ever heard. I could listen to him all day. He is calm, rational, well informed, has great recall and I will be looking for his lectures and interviews.

[@scarletstark2201]

Finally a doctor who speaks the truth against the government and pharmaceutical industries.

[@jhptsdx6275]

Sometimes you wonder at what point they will try and shut him down..

[@thalesnemo2841]

JHPTSDX Diets are individualistic and for 5/6 of the population his advise is wrong !

[@myjciskate4]

Thales Nemo. Not true.

[@Slappingplastic]

He did neither of those things.

[@mademansandro]

You can't outrun a bad diet

[@rogerschwarzinger7491]

Or out train a bad diet!

[@JoeyCentral]

True, but meat alone isn't gonna hurt you or cut your lifespan short.

[@richardl.currier4052]

@@JoeyCentral yes it is. meat is the worst source of calories. lipotoxins, saturated fat, tmao, carcinogens, hormones (not just from the farmers-- the endogenous hormones produced by the animals too), antibiotics, the list goes on and on. there is NOTHING good about meat.

[@kbkesq]

If someone can’t listen to this man/doctor and change, nobody will persuade them.

[@edercorrales6195]

1:30 That's an interesting statement and one I could probably relate too. When i was overweight I was told by gym enthusiasts that I had to exercise often and consume a lot of protein to be lean. Their recommendations were chicken, fish, eggs, turkey, lamb, lean beef, and dairy. The mantra was that the more you exercised the more protein you needed to recover.

[@thefancyagenda7975]

What a cool guy.

[@thecrazyjoker3289]

TheFancyAgenda Right now I'm 17 and just became vegetarian.

[@jageo48]

Great stuff, John. It's always been what's on the fork.

[@naimasrael6829]

This is a must share in all myMediums... thankhz so much for sharing... Wholeness n Love ((-;

[@i123456987654]

eaxctly, football players and basketball players don't have a lack of exercise yet they die at age 50...why? well, their diet obviously

[@marismet1276]

More and more, it seems that going VEGAN is the answer to HEALTHY living -- Thank you to Dr. Williams.

[@Hugatree1]

I love you Dr Williams! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Doglife1977]

Amazing human being. And amazing velvet voice! lol

[@dawngordon385]

Thanks for this information

[@thetruthful9805]

Dr Williams what causes stomach ache in the morning. Thank you for your time.

[@michaelonello1022]

Thx....!

[@T4Cification]

The main problem with the plant based diet is that 95% of the food being sold to us as food would need to be binned. When i say main problem I am talking about from the Governments point of view. It's strange how such supposedly intelligent people can just blindly ignore the facts. The solution is always drugs...something they can sell us and make lots of money from

[@tayloranderson456]

In addition to that, healthcare/pharma is the largest employer in the US, and something like 75% of that is just treating and retreating stuff that's preventible with diet. So if we actually fixed the food problem suddenly, not only would it mean mass layoffs in the food industry, it would mean mass layoffs in healthcare/pharma, and probably another Great Depression. Our economy is actually pretty much dependent on an unhealthy population. This is why we'll never just suddenly outlaw animal products or fast food or something, and why we don't have dentists marching against refined sugar in DC and stuff like that.

[@PhilinWaterloo]

What's the Dr's thoughts on high carb intake and small LDL particles

[@juliecooper6628]

“... an increase in heart disease in people who over-exercise.” ? 😯❓❓😯 So, how do you know when to stop or slow down?

[@mannystyles9874]

I'm on a healthy Keto & Intermittent fasting diet plan, I'm 47 years old, LDL 97, Triglycerides 55, HDL 76, I'm off high blood pressures meds. My waist line is down to 36 inches from 47 inches. I feel great!!! keto is the answer for me and my family, thank you.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

If you have a pre-existing heart disease, you can't do keto

[@bh2155]

I dont think that people are against keto however being plant based have additional benefits other than weight loss and lower cholesterol. Being plant based offers cardio protective benefits, keeps BP low and its prevents cancer. At the end of the day everyone has to do what is best for them. I know plenty of meat eaters who are healthy as well.

[@davidkarpik4216]

The words "healthy" & "keto" don't combine.

[@jeffmorgan5152]

Drop us a line at 48 months and let us know how that is working out for you and the family.

[@calebmckernan2504]

There is no way refute any of this

[@davidday8692]

These peer reviewed scientific studies are proof this so called Doctor is giving false dietary advice, which also happens to be the largest cause of disease & premature death in the human species. www.diabetes.co.uk/diet/low-carb-diet-diabetes-diet-and-scientific-research.html

[@davidday8692]

@@halfbakedmunky5566 Their low fat high carb dietary advice is 50 years old, have you not noticed our current plague of heart disease & diabetes in biblical plague proportions? Lose your vegan confirmation bias, so you can discern between facts & propaganda. Here's some more research that compares, high fat low carb to low fat high carb. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dom.12191 Keto v's low glycemic reduced calorie. nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-7075-5-36

[@MEDJAIVEGAN]

@@davidday8692 try on yourself hahaha damm who are you to refute Dr. Kim hahahaha incredible

[@davidday8692]

@@MEDJAIVEGAN I am one who can think critically & read scientific research. Why don't you try some thinking & reading?

[@MEDJAIVEGAN]

@@davidday8692 hahahaha sure sure, keep eating healthy and wonderful meat and dairy 😉 who cares

[@bella3636]

Wow ldl of 90! My ldl after about six months vegan was still at 139. I just hope that next time it'll be a lot lower

[@Eden_Vegan]

A LDL of 90 is pretty high, Kim said himself that he *does* actually have a genetical predisposition to high LDL, any normal person eating a decent plant-based diet should get their LDL under 50 in a few months. Just don't eat vegan junk food, vegan =/= healthy, whole-foods-plant-based = healthy.

[@mikapeltokorpi7671]

Sibi Less carbs.

[@timmayer1968]

LDL is meaningless... HDL to Triglycerides ratio is what's really important.

[@megavegan5791]

Please put away the Jimmy Moore books.

[@timmayer1968]

MegaVegan Not Jimmy Moore: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2664115/

[@Dee-ye2dk]

So heart disease is related to over exercising, did I hear that correctly?

[@kbkesq]

Dom W yes google marathoners with atherosclerosis. Tons of oxidative stress from long frequent bouts of exercise. However that doesn’t preclude daily exercise in a low-moderate intensity range for up to 1-2 hours. Like walking etc. goog Michael Greger md on cardio

[@neox9369]

Most of the population will hardly come close to such as those extreme athletes. People just want to find all other irrational rare anecdotal excuses to avoid one of the best medicines that don't come in a pill.

[@neox9369]

Majority of people in the west hardly get even two days of exercise a week if that and over exercising is just not a real threat to 95% of the common population.

[@fordharrison2649]

Could you talk about high LP(a)?

[@jackstanfield4480]

A new drug just came on the market that can lower LDL markedly. So: if being on an ORNISH/PRITIKIN diet is not lowering LDL sufficiently for you (LDL

[@jerppazz4525]

better drugs so you can eat shit more freely. atta boi

[@bigfish1676]

So many "The One" understanding of what causes X, Y, and Z. By now, I think it's fairly clear that people react differently to different types of food. It's quite funny doctors believe that people react to drugs differently, but can't and won't extend that to foods. Too many "experts" in silos. Find the diet that works for you and stick to it.

[@haroldlebovic5060]

wow ...finally

[@CincyPhotography]

Makes me sick American Heart Association still recommends people eat high cholesterol eggs. How much is the egg industry paying AHA off still?

[@bettinabettina7155]

Cincy Cholesterol does not cause High cholesterol.. Eggs are great food.

[@bettinabettina7155]

Why do experts never talk about genetics.

[@jeffmorgan5152]

Because they are generally speaking to the population at large, not genetic outliers. In this case the doctor quite specifically references genes and the use of adjunct drug therapy for a small segment of the population. The real problem is that far too many people would rather believe that genetics account for far too much.

[@peanut12345]

The ACC has to get you on statins, or be a vegan as said by clergy of cult.

[@crlotero]

Funny how my LDL is 74 on a animal protein diet at age 47. Maybe pro athletes have heart issues because they test thier bodies in ways the average human cannot comprehend?

[@kingfloridavegan792]

Plant base diet

[@cconner9241]

Plant based diet is good ----but, without recipes, it's going to fail.

[@kazzuu88c45]

Heart disease is cause by fat oxidation in the blood. So vegan, carnivore, or keto all work when you reduce the inflammation in the body that creates oxidative stress on the arterial walls. If there is no inflammation the ldl particles don’t need to “fix” the problem. The cause is inflammation from many factors like stress levels, like too much exercise, smoking, sitting too much, road rage, too much fiber, polyunsaturated oils, and a plethora of other things. Reducing your cholesterol may reduce your risk of heart disease; yes. But it doesn’t prevent all cause mortality from other things that are caused by stress, and inflammation. Vegans are in a higher risk category for colorectal cancer because of too much fiber, meat eaters are at higher risk of heart disease. It doesn’t matter what you eat if you’re stressed, and your body is stressed all of the time you will die younger. So maybe we all just need to relax and take in nature and the sun more often and we will live longer; no matter what you decide to eat. (Besides processed foods, and sugar of course.)

[@neox9369]

Trust and believe, too much exercise is the very least of 96% of the populations concern. You would have to be a top triathlon competitor who bikes over 4 hours a day etc. before you get adverse affects.

[@davidkarpik4216]

lol @ inflamations caused by stress. just remove the meats, dude.

[@wholefoodplantbasedmama5398]

Please show me the studies that say high levels of fibre causes colorectal cancer.

[@scvzthebull8294]

@@wholefoodplantbasedmama5398 it's literally the opposite. High fiber consumption not only decreases but also protects from getting colorectal cancer. It's the meat eating western diet that promotes it.

[@wholefoodplantbasedmama5398]

@@scvzthebull8294 yes I agree with that.

[@XXXmelXodyXXX]

i am on keto and my ldl is 50 .. yup eating fats no carbs and my ldl is better than your vegan diet .. i dont even play tennis

[@kingfloridavegan792]

The most high God said let every fruits that bear seed be your meat

[@KA-ef9bw]

Amen!!! Genesis 1:29

[@mikapeltokorpi7671]

It is all about insulin control. Avoid carbs and do not excess protein. Avoid statins by all means, if you can.

[@timmayer1968]

Exactly. Read "Obesity Code" by Dr. Fung too, and stop listening to Dr.'s pushing the Vegan agenda (they only care about their agenda, and not you).

[@luckyhanger1326]

eating meat increases insulin resistance, I've experienced it first hand. I eat 70% of my diet with carbs and I am losing weight, my insulin use is going down and I hope to be off insulin in a few months. I did keto for a few weeks, my sugars went down but if I ate an apple my sugar would skyrocket....now I can eat apples and bananas with a normal blood sugar. If keto works for you then great, I'll do a whole food plant based diet. I also skip any processed food and sugar, no bread or soda....I really enjoy my oatmeal and fruit, homemade chili and lots of greens.

[@tvinthailand7707]

correlation does not imply causation...before switching to a vegan diet all we know is that lean meat and fish were part of his diet...but what else was he eating? im sure most who make the switch to vegan do so also for health reasons so its likely he eliminated all junk or processed foods as well. Just an observation

[@mycelia_ow]

Todd Vivian, what about all of the mechanistic evidence?

[@lisamccarthy9725]

Read the China Study.

[@rl9808]

The first thing he does is blame cholesterol. Plant based Doctor not blaming the real cause, processed plant vegetable oil, prosessed plant sugar, prosessed plant grains. These cause dis function, not cholesterol. Animal products heal you after you get sick from plant based eating

[@profd65]

I wonder when there's going to be a keto or paleo president of the American College of Cardiology. BAHAHAHAHA!

[@knmo3050]

Meat meat meat you cannot beat !!! That´s a FACT.

[@davidday8692]

The true cause of heart disease is sugar & all foods digested as sugar. The liver produces the exact dose of glucose as required, all sugar consumed is excess & is processed into fat, this process depletes our reserves of essential vitamins & minerals & causes nutrient deficient disease such as diabetes. While the excess sugar is in the blood stream it is damaging the inner lining of the blood vessels, it is in these damaged areas where & why cholesterol forms a scab to heal the injury, causing high blood pressure / heart disease. The cure is as simple as removing the cause.

[@swites]

+David Day Interesting theory. So fat and cholesterol has nothing to do with heart disease? So its just a coincidence that people with the highest cholesterol levels have the highest risk for heart attack and stroke? So its not the animal products full of cholesterol they're eating to excess that's raising their cholesterol levels, its only the sugar because sugar turns into fat? What then does the fat they're eating turn into? Something else? Just put these patients on sugar free diets and problem is solved? So as long as these patients don't eat any sugar they can keep their high cholesterol levels and not have heart attacks? You'd bet your life on that? I'm sorry what you say makes no sense. Sugar is stored as glycogen preferentially in the muscles and liver. The more active you are the more glycogen is burned up and needs to be replaced. "All sugar consumed is excess" is not true, just as saying "all sugar consumed is processed into fat" is not true due to the above process. You do realise it takes a lot more energy for the body to process sugar and store it as fat, than it is to store the fat you eat, as fat right?

[@conradrideoutcr]

David Day sugar. So you think sugar is the culprit. Not saturated and trans fat? Hahahahaha. Results don't lie bro. Look at the results. Refined table sugar...absolutely. Refined sugar is bad. But equally on par with meat and dairy. Look at the studies. The results. They don't lie bro. However people have their right to choose what they want to eat. And by all means go right ahead. Just look at the studies first before making your choice. Or you can be unwise and disregard all science

[@davidday8692]

John Smith, peer reviewed scientific research trumps "studies", but of course you already know that, so go troll elsewhere, fool.

[@davidday8692]

swites, low cholesterol levels increase risk of all cause mortality, cholesterol is an essential nutrient & is produced by the liver, so get over the false lipid hypothesis & learn to read. www.diabetes.co.uk/diet/low-carb-diet-diabetes-diet-and-scientific-research.html

[@davidday8692]

Conrad Rideout, learn to read. www.diabetes.co.uk/diet/low-carb-diet-diabetes-diet-and-scientific-research.html

[@happylake1]

Ewww. Thats what a vegan diet turns you to.

[@pitikuss]

you lost me at "plant based" ..in conjunction with heart this is just idiotic...

[@jonluke1077]

lol you fool

[@whitemakesright2177]

Horseshit. This guy is a salesman, nothing more. That's what all his credentials mean: he's good at taking orders from all the right people.

[@seanaf19]

lmao imagine going to school for all those years to have "white makes right" come along to say your being bought off by 'all the right people'. You don't know what you're talking about and you're just sad he's using scientific findings to provide evidence for why people need to lower their red meat consumption. You'd be quiet as a door mouse if he was saying the opposite.