Low Carb Diet DATA Distortion

[@nin6246]

I love your content, man! You're one the best out there and really know your stuff. Keep up the great work! You're helping humanity move into a more positive direction and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your content!!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

I appreciate that! Very kind 😍

[@ematise]

I couldn't say this better, totally agree 👍.

[@KenDBerryMD]

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win! Where is keto on this scale right now?

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Fighting 🥊

[@goozfrabah579]

Winning

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

Winner, winner.. Beef dinner!😂

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

@@moiragoldsmith7052 Can it be an A5 Kobe?

[@LanierHarper]

Whoops

[@doejohn8674]

We studied 10000 people over the age of 75 who sleep daily between 3 and 12 hours, within 20 years 95% had died! Sleep kills!

[@driftingdynamic]

Exactly!

[@jorty.]

😂😂😂

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Interesting analogy

[@LanierHarper]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raurZKKAi7JpbLssi=1khOcIipMv603XjO

[@mrlacksoriginality4877]

Clearly the trick is to sleep less than 3 hours a day!

[@zenamatthews9380]

My cardiologist sister literally sent me the first study you mentioned because she's worried about me a few days ago, I read it and told her I wasn't impressed, you exposed even larger bias, that's crazy!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Ikr!?!

[@markcampbell6249]

I received a flu shot, was bit my a mosquito, and got into a car accident on the way home. I've concluded that the mosquito caused the car accident.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Maybe your car got bit too and got malaria?

[@BeefNEggs057]

Clearly it was the flu shot. 😉

[@lewynld]

My cat is in complete agreement but feels there may have been chipmunk complicity

[@sixfeetwonder_]

Dude that sounds bad, I'd get a measuring tape out and check how long yr shlong is, mosquito and flu shot car crashes are the leading cause of shrinking duck syndrome. The only cure is Paleo diet heavy on the lamb.

[@LanierHarper]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raurZKKAi7JpbLssi=1khOcIipMv603XjO😊😊

[@kevy1yt]

My wife used to work for UCLA’s dept of psychology. Her boss released a paper that she had to edit in which there was a total lie in its conclusion. She brought it up and got pushback. She decided to leave the department a bit in disgust that a notable researchers would doctor their data to force a conclusion. Why is the medical industry like this?!? It doesn’t need to be this way. Keep up your Awesome work!

[@susanedmondson1623]

Because you can't get a Mercedes if you don't.

[@markiangooley]

My time as a grad student exposed me to a mess of published papers that obscured their actual results in order to clearly rather than only somewhat support the ideas being advocated. I don’t think it’s gotten better.

[@markosborn1242]

To tell the truth may risk your tenure. It's all about self preservation..follow the money!

[@jd6319]

They like money better than making the pt the primary goal regardless what medical institution is stated. All of them care about the money even the top 5 oncology centers or less.

[@brendamoore1190]

Ego ego ego!

[@szghasem]

The phrase "Follow the money" should be gold-plated and presented to every medical graduate on their graduation day.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

When can I get some... Boston real estate is crazy

[@sterlingkeful340]

I'd advise every person to follow the money whenever an external entity is trying to convince you or your family to follow some major recommendation.

[@kinpatu]

Can we apply this phrase to chiropractors on KZbin promoting sketchy dietary advice while passively mentioning their books?

[@rpearce25]

What do you do for work? You're probably part of some cabal to prop up that industry with lies as well. OR! You know things about your industry and work that outsiders don't, and perhaps I don't know enough about your work to make any credible comments.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

@@rpearce25 My career path is still developing. Doing my "conventional" Oxford PhD and Harvard MD has been eye opening. I would say "you can trust me," but I think actions speak louder. So, follow me and decide for yourself if I'm trustworthy

[@GameofTrees]

I have read a lot of abstracts in my field of arboriculture, never have I seen this kind of distortion or a least this level of distortion. The more provocative the title the closer we may want to look at the entire paper. Thanks Nick for this great dissection of the data.👍🏻

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed

[@toddmiller7541]

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have learned a lot from your channel and appreciate you. Started a carnivore diet in December 2023, feel much better and lost 40 pounds. Getting rid of the high calorie low nutrition foods has been awesome

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Glad you're feeling well! Would love to see more research on carnivore.

[@hans-jurgenwiegand7465]

I started August 8, 2024, and lost 40 lbs and 8 inches off my waist line! Haven’t had a gout attack since! I’m 77 years old! Knowledge is power! Staying on my lifestyle, with no problems, except from my wife, that thinks I’m killing my self, by not eating enough fruits and vegetables! She doesn’t do research of health issues, she believes her doctors! I’m starting to make her nervous, because of my results! She eats what she thinks is right, and so do I !

[@koko4kosh960]

The ammount of distrust sown by the Medical establishment over past 4 years has made me pretty much ingore any headline they push.

[@alanj9978]

Especially the Lancet.

[@markosborn1242]

Covid amplified medical profession distrust. What a mess!

[@gigih.2169]

Excellent! Needs to be understood far and wide. And you are so right. This is not just about this particular topic. It concerns all research. Everyday people don't have the time to take these deep dives. They want to read a headline and consider themselves informed. And biased research and media take full advantage of that.

[@corteltube]

I will admit many times I don’t understand a lot of what you say and sometimes just get the gist, but you are right about trust. These studies are often skewed and that makes people tune out or go nuts with the skewed information. It’s much like listening to the media in that many times it’s what they leave out that changes the story to lean a certain way. It is hard to know who to trust. I appreciate your knowledge. I have always been careful and proactive with my diet, but recently wanted to tune it up since I have a family history of diabetes in my family members. I have skirted it so far thanks goodness and want to keep it that way. I have been interested in learning more about keto. Your channel is a go to for me in an ocean of gurus and misinformation coming and going. Great channel.

[@scottjones6624]

Spectacular presentation. Your pacing was great here too. I sure wish this type of material had been available when I did medical school. Bowing in respect!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

This is so sweet! Thank you :)

[@LanierHarper]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raurZKKAi7JpbLssi=1khOcIipMv603XjO

[@innovationinaction5406]

Journal studies in residency can improve critical reading skills. You should have learned about study types and types of biases for USMLE Step 3. Using critical thinking helps you see issues more clearly in your clinical practice. God bless you.

[@BBWahoo]

​@@innovationinaction5406 Tell me more about critical thinking. I would like to know more.

[@janinawalker4200]

Absolutely agree that it was exceptionally well done, every word. So I would like to give you some other topics to handle to see what excellent approach you will apply. I have been T1D for 43 years and have studied supplements for a long time and also did work to help promote a heart disease doctor's approach with alternate therapies as I am a person who leans toward the naturopathic approach. So I have read a lot on this topic. But the topics I would like to suggest to you are different from this topic, so won't mention them here to muddy the waters. I am just certain you would do a very good video on them....and the world needs your help on these topics.

[@dahnoied6893]

I've watched these reporting issues for the past 35 years since I read Atkins book. I've seen similar issues on many other issues as well. When I was able to start researching on the internet it was clear how rarely media accurately reports on studies. Let alone the fact that the actual validity of most corporate sponsored "studies" is so poor. It's disgusting.

[@Andreatf]

I absolutely love your channel. I have a Ph.D. In nutrition but have never used it for employment purposes. I am 81 years old and 50 years ago could not get a job in that area because of my beliefs. Because both of my parents died from complications of diabetes, I followed a low carb diet but stillI became a type two diabetic in 2000. I have had no complications, follow a ketogenic diet, and have outlived most of those who ridiculed me back in the day. I wish you had been around fifty or sixty years ago.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

This is amazing! You made my morning :). Keep truckin'!

[@pookiecatblue]

But you DID become a type two diabetic...following a low carb diet all of those years. That's not a good selling point for the low carb diet. Have you been eating seed oil?

[@scotchbarrel4429]

I love the fact you look into this stuff and call them out on it. They probably think people aren't smart enough to go through their claims, so well done mate, good work, keep it up 👊😎

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Certainly... my pleasure.

[@Theqpom]

You hit the accountability head on the nail. We need to call these poorly designed and reported studies out and not let them get away with it. Data should not be allowed to be misconstrued, misreported or be misunderstood. Science should always be about the truth and that is what the public demands and should expect from science. Those that cheat or manipulate should be held accountable in the public realm. Apologies and corrections should be demanded.

[@rodneyhopkins2241]

Hey Nick, it's all about the power that comes from "It's not what we know but what we think we know". This can have more control of our decision making than we would prefer 🤔 I appreciate some of the lengths you've taken to try and present the facts and avoid any misrepresentations in your talks. Keep up the good work.😊

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

That you very much Rodney.

[@kenadams5504]

Every Health Practitioner should watch this video .

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Wouldn’t mind that 😂

[@baysick11]

I will say a low net carb (less than 100 grams a day) with high healthy fats and moderate-high protein, combined with intermittent fasting has helped me lose 60 pounds in 8 months and help heal my liver

[@JesseStarks]

Someone very close to me said I was going to die early on low carb. I spent weeks researching the legitimacy of this and now I appreciate how much disinfo is out there. Thanks for this essential balance.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

lot's of bad data... stay tuned for an upcoming video on the keto makes your cells undergo senescence paper...

[@susanedmondson1623]

If they've had the stabby jabby, then you will most definitely outlive them.

[@NiceLoki]

FUD?

[@jobrown8146]

@@NiceLoki Fear Uncertainty and Doubt. I had to look it up, and also senescence and found this on Science Daily: 4 days ago - New research finds that a continuous, long-term ketogenic diet may induce senescence, or aged, cells in normal tissues, with particular implications for heart and kidney function.

[@robyn3349]

Don’t let them fool you with “science”, Thank you Nick!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Science is a process, not a scripture

[@ajjerseyqueen6459]

I love all your detailed, cognitive, analytic discourse challenges to these “studies”; one HUGE problem is that , in general, people don’t read at all and are not interested in digging deep, learning the truth or simply question the validity of what they ‘hear’ ; thus I greatly appreciate your focused attempts to challenge the establishment 😊

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

"in general, people don’t read at all and are not interested in digging deep" - true... but what % of viewers do you think read this paper? What % of those do you think went to the supplement? What % could understand? What can we expect of people?

[@docgl8301]

@@nicknorwitzPhD I think these days most people want the "quick fix" and sadly won't go much farther than the few sentences past a headline. % who will read this sort of paper? Maybe med students, maybe people concerned with their own health.... lots of maybes.

[@ajjerseyqueen6459]

@@nicknorwitzPhD of course, it’s hard to tell BUT I’d hope that most of your subscribers will at least click on it 😂😂😂😂😂 now, understanding it is a bit more difficult 😅 I’m fortunate that I hold a science degree and I come from a family of doctors 😄😄☺️☺️ so I always steer towards these kinds of discussions; statistically speaking, less than 66% of Americans say they have read ONE book in the past year 😩😩😩🙀🙀🙀🙀 let alone scientific articles; but let’s not dismay 🤩🤩🤩 with channels like yours, my optimism rises 😄😄😄😄🤓🤓🤓

[@harveywarne9030]

Outstanding, thank you for showing how studies suffer from bias.

[@darrenvail8726]

We have learned a lot about data distortion over the past four years.

[@PersonalTreyner]

I truly appreciate all of your work, both on social media and academia. As someone who eats low carb for stomach related issues, but also very aware of what the medical establishment says about my blood markers, your words give me peace of mind. Thanks man!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

I'm sorry that it sounds like you don't feel listened to. That's hard. I know.

[@oliverallen5324]

Was looking forward to your next video. Intellectual integrity is making a come back thanks to you.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

I appreciate that!

[@Ronlawhouston]

I am glad things like KZbin gave us an easy term to describe this phenomenon - "click bait." Whatever your motive, people want to be significant and be noticed. That first study is a good example. The title should be, "Fat diabetics have higher rates of heart disease." That won't get you noticed and is likely to just draw a reaction of duh. I don't know that there is a solution. There is so much information and so little time.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

So you’re saying the JACC study is click bait? I agree

[@annalancia6876]

Intellectual integrity is what all reasearchers should aim at, helas an objective for the few. Keep on this path ❤

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

I will :).

[@LanierHarper]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raurZKKAi7JpbLssi=1khOcIipMv603XjO

[@HalfGodHalfBeast]

I have a hypothesis: "we need this result: can you design a study to produce it."

[@sharonroberts8664]

Outstanding commentary - in plain English. Thank you.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Glad you liked it!

[@earthflute2248]

These terrible papers and studies just confirm that low carb, keto high high meat and fat diet has NO bad effects. 1 year on and all my health factors have improved.. faster, stronger, NO hangries, sleep WAY better, PVD has cleared up 100%, my recovery from exercise is crazy fast, gut problems gone, skin smoother and less wrinkled as retaining water better.. not peeing it out all the time, a big varicose vein bulge from an accident on my leg has almost disappeared, teeth not coated, breath better, love handles gone, receding gums have come back, etc.. They can keep their silly study. I will be healthy NOT eating veges. BTW my bloods are perfect. My doctor was surprised at my 63years I was so healthy. Not on any drugs. Told me to eat more vege.. hahaha. Couldn't help himself.

[@markdimmitt5149]

Thank you Nick. I care deeply about my nutritional health, but I don’t have time to critically evaluate the plethora of publications on the subject. You are doing an enormous public service.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

You're welcome! Thanks for the comments :).

[@nushia7192]

Our doctor is actually mad at US doctors doing this... She just said they are a disgrace to the medical profession.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

No comment is my comment

[@doejohn8674]

Be glad that you found one like this!

[@kenadams5504]

Theres no higher compliment than condemnation from those who are failing to help ill people on a worldwide scale .

[@firstchoicefarm7767]

Your doctor is correct

[@mka4pol]

The mainstream medical profession is a disgrace unto itself; I haven't been to a doctor in forty years.

[@cynthiafasulo3828]

I wish you success in every endeavor. We owe you so much.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Thank you Cynthia

[@creepycrespi8180]

When people are eating low card many large food companies aren't making money.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

There's definitely a problem of misaligned incentive structures between public health and "big food"

[@doejohn8674]

Just compare profit margins between industrial corn transformed into cornflakes and raising cattle on a grass field, there is no money to be made with beef ...

[@broccoli-dev]

@@doejohn8674 Why does the beef industry spend so much on politicking if there's no money to be made?

[@peterpan408]

They are afraid the mainstream will start to reject the artificial food trend of the 20th century and return to traditional whole food diets. I am afraid of what will happen to price of my favorite whole food staples when demand increases.. Whey already increased 20%. Dairy prices creep up continuously.

[@creepycrespi8180]

@@broccoli-dev they are trying to survive. its not that hard to figure out.

[@HardcoreHokage-cw4uq]

Keto goes against the vegan narrative.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Not really

[@HardcoreHokage-cw4uq]

@@nicknorwitzPhD ye really.

[@alanx4121]

I'm no vegan but vegan as presented by mcdougall makes sense.

[@defeqel6537]

smoking is such a huge confounder by itself that smokers should be omitted by default, same with type 2 diabetes really

[@peterpan408]

If T2 and obesity was excluded, they wouldn't have enough participants. Pretty much every study could be titled 'Fat people get sick and die more often'. With being fat as the primary symptom of many issues. If you have overcome obesity and rebalanced your macros, you are 80% toward optimum health, and have better health than 80% of people. After that, the top 20% lament they are not specifically studied, and argue about the optimum recipe for human health. However the vegan diet should not be considered in the healthy category. It is protein and animal nutrient deficient. We are not ruminants. Vegetarian can be OK since it is supported by some key animal foods. Omni should be OK.. except the lack of restriction leads to foods we like to eat displacing foods we should eat and limiting health.

[@rpearce25]

I thought low carb people didn't believe in epidemiology. How can you say smoking is bad?

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Just needs the right caveating. Absolute % smoker delta was relatively small... still, in the broader context of the study, concerning and - I felt - definitely downplayed.

[@defeqel6537]

@@rpearce25 there is more evidence on the effects of smoking than just epidemiology, also the epidemiological incident rates reported are massive compared to any other signal. We are talking about orders of magnitude difference, even multiple orders compared to things like LDL-C.

[@defeqel6537]

@@nicknorwitzPhD I'm not sure caveating is enough, smoking itself is such a huge and variable signal that it's difficult to isolate / adjust for.

[@barrymiller99]

Keep up the important work that you do. You are doing the type of reviews publications (such as the New York Times) and media outlets should be doing. We cannot count on them for the truth.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Seems not... sadly. I've been disappointed as of late

[@rogerlamson6159]

I am 77, and have good longevity genes, but have recently been diagnosed pre-diabetic. In response, have changed diet per Dr..F. Brewer. At present, it would be geographically convenient for me to volunteer if you need people to test for studies. I like your approach.

[@krh7150]

Do not know you. But low carb diet helped me lost 40 lb without starving and strenuous exercise. I am not pre diabetes any more. I only trust my own experience. Good luck!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Did you watch the video? Seems like - maybe - you think I'm saying something I'm not... I may be saying the opposite of what you concluded from the thumbnail...

[@cmozoo]

Spectacular video. I really enjoyed your breakdown. Gave me better understanding of looking at data, and analyzing the construction of the study.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MalikaIC]

"Holding data to a high bar of integrity" beautifully said..

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Thank you

[@llnow1237]

I am so happy I found your channel. Thank you for making sense of these studies and sharpening my critical thinking skills. Intellectual integrity as you point out has disappeared in all aspects political, medical, educational etc. So disheartening.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Thank you for your kind words :)

[@westfield90]

Wow this channel has amazing quality content. I’m so glad I found your channel.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Welcome aboard!

[@boli4203]

Scientists are obligated to do the right thing just as much as the rest of us. Taking advantage of their expertise to confuse non-experts is NOT "the right thing" in any sense. Propagandists and experts with a biased agenda when it comes to publishing need more than just "calling out" - they need to be disciplined by their own profession, and publicly.

[@tobyhdr]

Excellent presentation and arguments, thank you! I'm a high-carb vegan and have been for 12 years, but I deeply respect good science and lament how hard it is to find it in nutrition generally. Again, thank you for your efforts to shine light into this murky world of BS (Bad Science).

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Thank you very much. I agree, this transcend the diets we each choose as best for us... it's about intellectual integrity.

[@docgl8301]

"Data Distortion". Creates lots of problems. Thanks Nick for reading between the lines, filling in the blanks, and calling out on the misinformation that is still out there. Deplorable, to say the least.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

You’re welcome

[@mfaracing]

Finally some science on youtube and no political propaganda.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Welcome

[@CoryHobbs2178]

The level of skullduggery is incredible with the anti-low carb theologians. I would LOVE to see some studies on 95% carnivore vs vegan vs keto

[@goozfrabah579]

Carnivore will win

[@CoryHobbs2178]

@@goozfrabah579 It's winning by a long shot in my N1 experiment, I feel superhuman most days eating 240 g protein, 270 g fat, and less than three carbs per day

[@NiceLoki]

I would love to see that too, as long as it was done honestly.

[@CoryHobbs2178]

@@goozfrabah579 my comment to you disappeared, do you see my previous comment?

[@Debbie-rp1pi]

That will never be done.

[@defeqel6537]

8:50 yeah, I've seen a lot of "low carb" studied referenced where even frozen pizza (even vegan ones) would be classified as low carb (edit: and of course, they suffer from the same data collection problems too)

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Crazy. See the BK math below the video?

[@defeqel6537]

@@nicknorwitzPhD yup, even the Hershey's Sundae pie (keeping to the BK theme): 18g fat, 32g carbs, 1g fiber, 3g protein, works out to: 162kcal from fat, 124kcal from carbs, and 12kcal from protein, ie. 124 / (162 + 124 + 12) = 41,6% of energy from carbs That would fit into a lot of studies' definition of low carb, which is often defined as anything below 50% of calories from carbs, especially in older studies. Sad to see the same thing still going on. Add in some Large Hash Browns, chicken nuggets or mozzarella sticks with the pie and you'd probably be under the 37% too (I cannot be bothered to do the calculations).

[@jobrown8146]

Thank you. These types of explanations are very helpful.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Cheers :)

[@terrycayea5913]

Thank you so much for pointing out the important inconsistencies and the ridiculousness of using a food recall form to gather “scientifically accurate data”

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

They’re my Boggart ;) … lmk if the reference landed 🪄

[@Sirach144]

I love low-carb diets. They actually work for me. Not spiking my insulin at all.

[@rachelcoleman4693]

Do you count carbs?

[@Sirach144]

@@rachelcoleman4693 net carbs

[@debbiewassel3005]

Thank you Nick for a summary of the three studies. I always learn from your videos!!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Glad you like them!

[@rayfih]

Another great video Dr N! Have recommended you to so many people recently. Love your use of the 'Power of 3' to structure your presentation. One small thing...please lose the sleeves on your t-shirt next time 😅😉🔥 x

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Thanks. Sweet of you. And I'll take you note... although this next month will be not so good for my fitness... shifts that end at 2 am rarely are...

[@rayfih]

@nicknorwitzPhD Make sure you get some good rest too Nick - we all need you and your beautiful mind! Yoga Nidra is wonderful for 15-30 mins of non sleep deep rest if that's all you can squeeze in. Ally Boothroyd on YT is the Queen in this space x

[@sarahjames4295]

The devil’s in the details. The creators of these studies rely on the masses just reading the headline and believing it without question. Thanks to you, Dr Nick, the masses are getting educated. Your star shines bright! ❤

[@cattleprods911]

Nice work Dr Nick, ur a bad ass

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Don't mind this comment. TYVM ;)

[@zd4v1d]

Dr. Norwitz, you are presenting a fine job of bringing the issue of data integrity and honest reporting to people in a way that can be easily understood. One thing that always bothers me is how "keto" is defined; to regard a keto "lifestyle" as ~50g carbs per day is totally unacceptable - LC is better defined as 0-30g/day. Unfortunately the popular press doesn't want to go into even that level of detail. The draw toward sensationalism is just to great for many to resist. I am very exited about how you are grappling the beast by both horns.

[@charliebravo8954]

You go Nick! These “prestigious” scientific journals should NOT be considered such any longer!! These reviews are shameful and a pox on the medical community, of which I have been a part for over 40 years. I am no longer a proud member.

[@JPinShenzhen]

Thank you for all of your work. You are a star.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

So nice of you

[@SrChief]

What a charade. The cardinal rule of scientific testing is to never confuse association with causality. "LCHF test group has higher BMI, therefore, LCHF causes high BMI". Wow, just wow.

[@roberth721]

And people end up saying "I don't trust science" when what they have seen came from the marketing department.

[@BeefNEggs057]

I don’t trust the “science.” I don’t trust the soyance either. I don’t trust democrats.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Ya... I don't believe in complete blind trust in science (or anything, really), but we do need some reliable sources and ways to organize our lives practically... since nobody can digest all the data

[@roberth721]

@@nicknorwitzPhD I don't go for blind belief either, hope I didn't give that impression.

[@JasonBuckman]

I trust science. What I don't trust is propaganda even when it's called "science".

[@CarbageMan]

The first confounder I look for is who faked doing an actual study, then I look for how they faked the study. That would have been enough for me. PS: Most importantly, what you're right about is that we should _all_ want to know if we're doing something that harms us. However, I've got pretty good evidence what I've done has been _good_ for me. I haven't done _everything_ perfectly, but I've learned from my behavior and adjusted perpetually into the right direction. PPS: I used to be keto. Now I'm low-carb, high-protein, adjusting to optimal protein and optimal natural fiber. Carnivores can and will say you don't need fiber, but I'd like to keep my microbiome, and I appreciate that it can also contribute BHB.

[@midgebattelle9084]

well done Nick!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Thanks. :)

[@HarryLlewellyn27]

My Favourite KZbinr

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Yay! Makes me feel good :)

[@shelleyhodgkinson1341]

Excellent information.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Glad it was helpful!

[@twiggyfitness]

I love your videos and how you lay out the information. I've decided that "research" isn't what we're told it is. Observational research is a poor method. I'd love to be part of the research at 50yo and ketovore for 2 years.

[@livelearnandteach7402]

Im passed giving people the benefit of the doubt. These studies and articles are deliberately wrong. No one is that stupid.

[@anotherviewofthings]

First minute of the video and I am already bought. Looking forward to the rest, I just needed to say how the very theme resonates with my understanding of the world around us in early 21st century. Dishonesty wherever you turn your eyes. Still, honest people still exist, Nicholas included.

[@kriordan25]

Thank you for this video The study did not report the actual no of adverse incidents for each group Very much doubt that there was a statistically significant difference in the absolute numbers as opposed to the "relative risk"

[@WillH0724]

I’m surprised that Universities and/or similar academic research facilities churning out, I assume peer reviewed, papers could allow such ‘suspect’ papers to see the light.

[@DrSamsHealth]

Great presentation - you show exactly how the data are a) imperfect and b) manipulated to misrepresent the actual phenomenon. Also, I think it's important for us to stay objective - keto diet is not as miraculous as presented in keto community. Still good and I lean towards it, but it has it's shortcomings.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

I agree. It's not a holy grail. But data distortion only serves to promote confusion and seed mistrust. Let's talk in an elevated matter about potential patient-specific drawbacks and unknowns/concerns

[@irurouni]

There's no monetary benefit to be found in the existence of common sense.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

But there is in common cents

[@anisotropicplus]

A lot of people and companies have for decades demonized fat with a lot of money and personal time invested in pushing low fat diets which often contain a lot of carbohydrates. I recently went back on a low carb diet and went to the grocery store trying to find foods without any sugar or carbohydrates. I found very little. Carbohydrates are in nearly everything that is processed. That is a lot of money invested in those products. They will fight to maintain their jobs and investments. The health of the consumer does not matter to them.

[@susanbeever5708]

Thank you Nicholas, keep up the great work!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Will do :)

[@mmarkandaya]

Thank you for the well reasoned and honest discussion!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

You're welcome!

[@carolp5039]

Thanks for calling out the bias and lies in research. It’s appalling to me and you’ve helped me go behind the sensational title to study the validity of the research.

[@jeffvazquez6394]

There’s no money in “changing your diet” as a preventative measure.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

In the long scale it may be what our system needs… obesity and diabetes are expensive

[@melissawitherspoon9094]

I would that all politicians, business owners/executives, and scientists would lay aside their biases and agendas to examine truth. What a different world we would live in. Until then, I really appreciate people like nick!

[@lloydhlavac6807]

Thank you, Nick. I'd say unbelievable that this happens, unfortunately I've discovered in my own informal studies of nutrition it is all too believable.

[@fit-muscle-pawel]

Nothing new that they behave like a mafia!

[@gianpaolousai1768]

Thank you very much for this brilliant analysis!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

My pleasure!

[@markosborn1242]

Great job mate. Keeping the buggers honest!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

I first read “burgers honest.” My Gettysburg address will be directed at an audience of 80/20 ground and dill pickles. “… and that burgers formed by the people, for the people, perfectly medium-rare shall perish from the gastric juices.”

[@joannsmith9]

Thank you for telling us the truth!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

I'll do my best to give an authentic digest... "truth" can sometimes be subjective. I feel my assessment better represents reality. Not everyone may feel the same.

[@sixtysense]

Thank you, hugely insightful.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

You're welcome :)

[@tnthomas1954]

Misinformation, intentional and negligent, has existed so long that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. And will remain so. That does not mean that we do not need constant reminders of it. Thanks for soldiering on; stay curious and vigilant.

[@JGdnP]

All the low carb research that is negative is always not low carb ie 150g per day and up. the research is food frequency questionaries with 0 value.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Not zero value… but this study is particularly bad and the 24hr Q was problematic and there were issues with interpretation

[@HuongBui-cy5rg]

Thanks for looking out for us.

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Always!

[@btudrus]

25% of calories as carbs IS NOT EVEN a LCHF !!!

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

It's not how I do LCHF for sure...

[@michaelj2276]

How was that JACC Advances paper even published? It's embarrassing. 🙄 (Oh, and you've given me a new shirt to buy. 😂 You're crushing it, man!)

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Embarrassing is true

[@anoniminpoezie8509]

Well done!!! ❤

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Cheers :)

[@charlesincharge3404]

"confusion breeds mistrust"...yup

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

I like that line. As far as I know it’s a Nick original 😉

[@whitelfner4582]

If you are doing studies, Please someone do a study based on oral glucose tolerance tests on people who have overcome/reduced diabetes to a normal range with a Keto/Carnivore diet, vs people who have a normal A1c without a low carb / fasting diet. This is a VERY straight forward test and how much of the world determines diabetes. The WHO doesn't recognize the A1c, but relies on this type of test. I had the "orange juice" test back in the 80's they give you a high sugar drink and chart your Blood sugar reaction and recovery. I would love for Dr Eric Westman MD(Duke) to be involved; he should have plenty of patients to sample. It would be a great study and could bring a bunch of eyes to the benefits of a Keto/fasting diet.

[@rweaver6]

"Intellectual integrity", nice goal. One component is not making implied, but unwarranted, assumptions. Here's one: Nick implies that "trust" in medicine is a desirable goal. Uh: 1. Justify that assumption 2. Consider the possibility that "mistrust" may be a better policy objective. Submitted: - In a scientist, trust is not a positive quality. Rather, skepticism is a positive trait. - In anyone, the use of trust in decision-making is a sign of unfortunate, dangerous ignorance. - Trust is not a basis for rational judgment. Rather than trust, I think Nick is referring to reputation. For example, the reputation of the leading health authorities (e.g., Harvard?) is in tatters, due to lousy population health and dishonest pronouncements. Therefore, mistrust is well deserved and appropriate. Thank you for encouraging skepticism. Keep up the good work.

[@hanko5750]

data distortion = telling a lie the source of the money to fund the study would provide the "why lie" answer

[@NiceLoki]

3:45 Nick, in the JACC report when discussing the baseline CVD risk factors. Is there any reason why you highlighted only 4 of the 5 risks (diabetes, BMI, smoking and obesity), but did not also include the higher prevalence of hypertension?

[@jarichards99utube]

"Frankly A Lie..." YES - a VERY COMMON Outcome of many "Health" Studies : (

[@UncleHemi]

Another gem. The GOAL is confusion. One of the favorite tools of the PharMedical industry.

[@AKMcF]

Great video Nick !

[@nicknorwitzPhD]

Glad you enjoyed it