Dr. Paul Mason - 'Saturated fat is not dangerous'

[@CheapSushi]

Lots of respect to Dr Paul Mason and many others especially for going against the...grain.

[@Jefferdaughter]

Good one!

[@jimconnell8994]

He he😂

[@dorsetboronia4551]

@CheapSushi Ha! Ha! Yep. Dr Paul Mason. Brilliant Courageous young man. So far apparently no repercussions from the Australian medical heirachy. GoodOnya!!!!!! From Australia

[@melissanoelle410]

Proof that not enough people have seen this video is that this comment doesn’t have more likes.

[@Bhiladpy-up9uy]

Grain kills my family

[@imaginova88]

How can this video have so few views. It should be viral and in the millions. Doctors that I've seen have hardly had a clue about the actual details behind cholesterol and the statins they want to prescribe, yet the truths are clearly detailed here. This has really helped me connect the dots after years of trying to figure it out!

[@grettahaberman3355]

Ignorance? Blind?

[@genuineimpulse9134]

Because most people don't have the attention span of anything beyond six minutes. They require bullet point simplicity, spoon fed highlights and have no interest in understanding the depth or methodology.

[@captainamerica9028]

It even goes back further than the 1970's. In the 1940's the Procter and Gamble company donated millions to the American heart association to say animal fats were bad and that people should start frying in their Crisco trans fats. The women at the time were frying in what we now know was healthy fats such as pig lard and butter, and were resistant to buy the Crisco shortening. Big food also discovered that the partially hydrogenated oil was a preservative, and started putting it in food to make their shelf life longer. Before partially hydrogenated oil was invented in 1911, women cooked with animal fats and heart disease didn't exist. When they invented partially hydrogenated oil, they invented heart disease.

[@barrittstephen2169]

The process of introducing saturated fat into one's diet, is one of cognitive dissonance. One is forced to critically question previous information once thought to be true and better for your health. I am grateful for the information presented in these Low Carb Down Under lectures.

[@Sam_Saraguy]

Outstanding presentation. I'll be watching that a few times until it really sinks in. The most important message for me was that high LDL is only dangerous in the presence of high insulin (insulin resistance). When insulin is high, Apo B100 on the surface of LDL is glycosylated and no longer recognized by the liver for clearance from the bloodstream. When insulin is low, Apo B100 remains unglycosylated and the LDL where it resides is cleared from the bloodstream by the liver. That's a really important concept to get your arms around. If the liver can't clear the LDL from the bloodstream, it gets entangled with macrophages in blood vessel walls and begins to cause arteriosclerosis.

[@titiung]

This is undoubtedly the best comment on earth.

[@saudulhassan]

EXACTLY! This is why people with VERY low LDL also end up having cardio vas diseases as they don't change diet and continue to take a high glucose diet which glycosylates LDL surface and finally it gets entangled with macrophages. This is the same reason why STATINS DON'T WORK, as they only lower cholesterol COUNT and doesn't target the root cause!

[@AndrewS-wj8be]

Love it. I always knew the innate immune response was a large cause of disease in the body.

[@Dan-gs3kg]

look for Robert Lustig's, he proved the cause of insulin resistance as well. Turns out it's not the glucose that's the problem, it's the fructose (and sucrose).

[@Dan-gs3kg]

@aleksa15 1 the presentation

[@erwin021777]

We're no longer on blood thinner and statins for almost 2 years. We ditched the table salt and Canola and switched to Himalayan salt and virgin coconut oil. Supplemented with magnesium glycinate, Omega 3 fish oil, Vit. C, and avoiding processed food. We avoid eating out as much as we can as well.

[@titiung]

Cook with animal fat, much better for you. Cut the supplements, go carnivore and you'll thank me later.

[@wellyforpm]

switch the Himalayan salt for sea or Celtic salt (11 minerals vs 72 and 81)

[@asarcadyn2414]

@@wellyforpm All are NaCl with some poisonous impurities. Go for a pure NaCl substitute that contains 40-50% KCl, MgCl and some iodine for the best results. It’s not less Na you need, but more K.

[@cincin4515]

Himalayan salt sounds romantic but doesn't come from the Himalayas but from the middle east in caves. No better than ordinary rock salt but great for making pretty pink lamps.

[@westsmithon3418]

Himalayan Salt is the biggest marketing gimic ever because most does not come from the Himalayas. Fleur de Sel from France and Celtic Sea Salts that are hand harvested and dried way better.

[@billytheweasel]

Can the people responsible for the upside-down food guidelines be punished for the massive suffering and death they've profited from?

[@Jefferdaughter]

Many of them, like Ancel Keys, who was perhaps the most responsible for the upside-down dietary recommendations, are dead. Governments and corporations tend to protect individuals from the consequences of their actions. Then again... the first significant damages from Monsanto* were awarded in court for exposure to glyphosate... Around $285 million in exchange for lethal cancer, if memory serves. It remains to be seen if the cancer patient actually collects, or if this goes like the Valdez, where Exxon spent as much or more than the awarded amount to stall having to pay. Like the tobacco industry, it was revealed that Monsant knew that RoundUp herbicide caused cancer, and other health issues, while it was claiming it's best selling product was safe. Years ago, Monsanto even said it was suitable for organic farming and gardening!! Now glyphosate is found in most foods, breast milk, even RAIN! And the so-called 'inert ingredients' in Round Up may be more toxic than the glyphosate. *In violation of our laws intended to prevent any one company/corporation from becoming too large and powerful, Monsanto was recently allowed to be aqcuired by/merge with Bayer. This makes it a multi-national corporation. Monsanto already conducted itself as though it was above the law; but multi-national corporations are loyal to which nation? Oh, and Bayer (under a former name) was one of the companies that profited from the slave labor provided by the concentration camps of WWII.

[@larsborghardt]

That should be the case ... but it isn't. If the decision makers were held liable then they would base it ONLY on science and not any other motivator.

[@TheRealRealOK]

billytheweasel The whole point of this is depopulation and control. The elites are above the law (not morally, they just happen to control everything), so it’s impossible to stop them.

[@tohopes]

Voters should stop voting for politicians willing to push this sort of evidence-free policy on them. Then it would end. But voters insist on ignoring the irrationality of government and shifting blame onto anyone else.

[@C2yourself]

@michael plemel makes one question why glyphosate is in childhood vaccines, flu shots etc.

[@OldVideoGeek]

The truest thing that my mother ever said was I have purchased almost every low-fat item available and I have never been fatter in my life.

[@debbietaylor20]

Cos they are full of sugar

[@ivailoivanov01]

It's calories in calories out, if you eat more than your body needs you are going to gain no matter the source of these calories.

[@robwestley7370]

@@ivailoivanov01 Sandra Westley if you watch his videos he’s saying the opposite to what you’ve just said, I have just watched it, that is the 1970 outlook, outdated I have done that for years it doesn’t work.

[@kayallen7603]

@@ivailoivanov01 WRONG.

[@crimsonite09]

@@ivailoivanov01 that is true. The laws of thermodynamics imply this, just like how the first law of biology state that humans follow the laws of thermodynamics. HOWEVER, it is wrong to say that biological factors such as hormones don't play a part in affecting weight, just like how it's also wrong to say that the laws of thermodynamics does not affect weight. In diets such as fasting or keto, a calorie deficit is already given.

[@bobmonk388]

Great work Doc. My mother gained a little weight so set course for a low fat diet things like light yogurt no fat full of sugar a prime example why her health was ravaged, she gained more weight had thyroid issues and joint pain who do i sue for telling her this diet would help her be healthy. She still resists fat even thought i helped her eat real foods and sneak olive oil ,butter and coconut oil into everything i cook for her and since the change her health has improved ten fold.

[@gonzothegreat1317]

NEW video from Harvard prof. dr Karin Michels states that COCONUT OIL is poison!

[@MrDavidknigge]

But without offering an iota of evidence.

[@Jefferdaughter]

There is an old saying, 'Follow the money.' Please see the article on www.Mercola.com about the INCORRECT information against coconut oil. One of the problems with the info is that they are saying coconut oil is bad because it contains saturated fats, and the American Heart Assoc* and thereby the gov't officials (under pressure from and/or revolving between jobs in industry that profits from selling seed ('vegetable') oils) have refused to look at the real research that shows humans are healthier on real fats from animals, and coconuts. (They rail against saturated fat, but fail to acknowledge that animal fats also contain unsaturated fat, and margarine contains some saturated fat! Folks, this is not about science!) Another issue is that the tiny bit of research they chose to pay attention to was done with hydrogenated coconut oil- even though the officials finally got around to acknowledging that hydrogenated oils are harmful. *A tiny little groups of doctors before Proctor & Gamble gave them millions to demonize animal fats, so they could offer their Crisco as a supposedly 'healthier' alternative. Originally made from cottonseed oil, it was partially hydrogenated to make it solid for use in candle and soap making. Once the light bulb was invented, they needed a new market - so they began marketing the candle and soap ingredient as a lard substitute. Seed oils, cleverly but deceptively marketed as 'vegetable', were originally used as machine lubricants. Rudolf Diesel designed his engine to run on peanut oil (not actually a nut, but a legume).

[@TheRealRealOK]

Gonzo the great Mainstream lies.

[@asarcadyn2414]

We should compile a list of dietary tricks to get loved ones to eat less carbs, more protein and sufficient fat. I suggest raspberries as a pudding as she loves them, but serve them with Greek yoghurt and pecans. Instantly a hidden 10g protein and about 15g of quality fats!👍. Homemade pesto (olive oil and Parmesan) on the roast chicken does a good job too.

[@Jefferdaughter]

26:37 - On the graph comparing the composition of common sources of fat, note that the percentage of Omega 3 shown as the average in butter is for industrial-style dairy farms where cows have little or no access to pasture, and are feed diets high in grains and seeds (especially soy). The Omega 3 content of the milk of certified organic 100% 'grassfed' dairy - no grain ever - was compared to the Omega 3 content of milk from certified organic dairies in the area that also fed grain & soy. along with pasture access during the growing season. The Omega 3 content of the regular organic milk was significantly higher than what was found in the milk of cows from 'conventional' industrial-style farms. The Omega 3 content of the 100% grassfed milk from cows on an all-forage diet was 7 TIMES higher. Lard, like beef tallow, from hogs fed rations high in grains and other seeds will similarly have higher Omega 6 levels and lower Omega 3 levels than lard, and pork, from swine fed a more natural and varied diet. 50+ years ago, a lot of pork was still being produced on the land, foraging in marginal areas, being moved to grain fields after harvest to clean up the dropped grain, and fed vegetables and fruits that were not in good enough condition to be sold for human food. Milk, skim milk, and whey, where available, was fed to growing and 'finishing' pigs, too. Some let the pigs harvest peanut fields themselves. (Some people still find peanuts suitable only to fuel diesel engines and/or as hog feed.)

[@emustaro]

Very good comments - I might actually consider eating a french fry once a year if it were to be cooked in organic tallow/lard. Until then, never. Do you know, when Dr. Mason was talking about emulsifiers, if dairy that is not labeled "raw" is considered highly processed and/or with emulsifiers? Luckily we can buy organic raw again in my area, albeit at a high cost, but worth it.

[@asarcadyn2414]

Great information but not much use in the supermarket as omega 6:omega 3 ratios can’t be seen or worked out on a packet of butter or lard. Don’t be fooled by ‘organic’ either. That just means the grain used to fatten the animal was organic. You need to do a lot of research to find 100% grass-fed animal products.

[@KetoMama777]

I have O.A. its bad in knees . I went on keto to loose weight and get healthy . Iv lost 60lb it did help knee pain. I cant exersise but still lost the weight. I love keto and will continue on it all my life. I Hope no knee replacements.

[@Jefferdaughter]

Are you able to swinn? That is a great way to exercise and move the body without stressing the joints. Gentle movement, like Tai Chi, is also helpful. It isn't really exercise, but it helps the circulation of blood, lymph, and the fascia (newly discovered to do more than just help hold us together). Good luck!

[@KetoMama777]

Jefferdaughter no cant swim knees move to much. Tai Chi I'm not sure but I'll look into that I did buy a vibration plate that's supposed to be like running. Thank you for the information and by the way it's November 2018 now and I have lost 75 lb total going to try long-term fasting to see if that helps been looking into it.

[@tohopes]

Have you tried taking UC-II? It's a patented form of collagen..

[@KetoMama777]

tohopes Yes I use CBD oil for pain relief collagen of fish beef chicken uc ll and MSM calcium from food sorce vt D3vit E vt k2 glucosamine and chondroitin if they say it's for joints I tried it

[@Jefferdaughter]

@@KetoMama777 - That's rough. Of course moderate exercize is beneficial, but it really does not help weight loss, in spite of what so many people think. Glad you have been able to lose the weight you wanted to and get healthy anyway. Sure hope you can find something that helps your body to heal those knees! If the cartilage is the problem, it has no circulation, and relies on movement of the joint to help those cells bring in nutrients and get rid of cellular waste products. Movement also helps, blood and lymph circulation, of course, if you can move those joints at all. Take care, and best of luck!!

[@ketokat333]

I’m a keto/low carb recipe creator and I love doing so coz I believe in it and eat like this every day and wouldn’t change it for anything in the world

[@argentum3919]

Where can we find your recipes?

[@johnallen7367]

Must be thin books. Im carnivore for 5mths, and all i eat is a steak on a plate, once a day. Can't think of many ways to spin that.

[@baguaboy11]

Brilliant presentation.. thank you ! You and Dr Ford Brewer are quite literally saving lives .. my husband is a 2 heart attack survivor who has fully embraced what you guys teach and is doing great .. fit , healthy, lean with great test/scan results .. and it is all down to you guys and others who are getting this vital lifesaving info out there .

[@TerriblePerfection]

I'm 64 and carnivore. I look for the fattiest meat and adore duck. I'm quite thin and have never been healthier. Fat is my friend. 🥩

[@kanora582]

that was brilliant. i am studying health science and i have been posting many videos from low carb down under to the online lecture discussion boards

[@foggylog19]

Grade 4 kids are still learning saturated fat is bad for you, interesting trying to converse with child who thinks teachers are right

[@Jefferdaughter]

Every child should be taught that 'Just because it is on the Internet, that does not make it true.' And even if it is printed in a book. Just because a teacher says something, that does not make it true. Or any other person in a position of authority. Even the president.

[@michaeldean5787]

@@Jefferdaughter absolutely

[@emustaro]

@@Jefferdaughter Public school is for brainwashing, mind control and human biological experimentation. It is the most effective form of social engineering and is operating at full throttle. Check out "A Reality Few Can See" on the truth about the Titanic, for instance, on the lies we've all been told. If it comes from authority, consider it first a lie. Pink Floyd's "The Wall" ...it has only become more insidious since then.

[@partner348]

And, or because doctors are still telling it to their patients.

[@billanonymous4965]

Australians education system is a joke man, it's sad. There is no profit in life, teachers are sheep - it's sad most students will say 'There was 1 good teacher at school' - such a joke, hope they can see the light bro.

[@onder8374]

Perfect ! ....Every time I found some video more useful than the previous. So now I know, Food Industry and many other industries (which we may not know either ) , made us toys of their manipulations.

[@grettahaberman3355]

Caring, humble genius.

[@Sagacious-Eric-J.]

Dr. Paul Mason increases our probability to live longer, thank you Doctor.

[@gabrielleheard6366]

Thank you, Dr Mason, good sense... 1979 a significant year and the 1980s for me as a mother of children, now a grandmother at last knowing the truth.

[@dort5436]

Your KZbins are packed with information and I re-watch them for review

[@acktionjackson666]

I should have known earlier cuz both of my grandparents who emigrated here from Soviet Russia in the late 40s ate tons of saturated fat and both of them lived to be nearly 100. Beef, Pork, Eggs, Fish, Chicken, cucumbers or Borscht with a bunch of sour cream, along with mashed potatoes and gravy loaded with butter.

[@renevanderwesthuizen1520]

Sounds delicious

[@Jedimaster36091]

I believe we take these kind of stories as facts, without thinking it through. I heard the same story in my own country, but what it doesn't tell is that many of the people in the past were religious and were fasting according to the Orthodox calendar. This alone accounts for more than 200 days of fasting in a year. Also, meat was expensive and hence not consumed daily up to 40-50 years ago. Most people were eating meat once-twice a week and the rest vegetables, legumes, whole grains and dairy products.

[@susanshaver912]

Excellent analysis and presentation.

[@YouTuber-ep5xx]

Boil it all down - if your triglycerides are high (caused by consumption of sugars - grains, breads, cereals, fruit, starches, sugar, pasta, sodas, etc.) and/or your HDL is low, you are at higher risk for atherosclerosis, heart attack, stroke and more. Goal: Forget statins. Instead, lower your triglycerides toward 60, raise your HDL toward 60, thus lowering your trigs/HDL ratio into 1.0-1.5x range. To accomplish that (strategy) avoid all seed oils, grains, breads, cereals, fruit, starches, sugar, pasta, sodas, etc. Thus, you'll be eating no processed foods, only real foods like meats, fish, eggs, greens, cheeses, butter, olive oil - you know, the stuff your great-grandparents ate into their 90s....

[@jefdesmarets7150]

Dear Colleague, at min 11 we can see on the grafics that the survivalratio (y-ax) for pattern A =75% and for pattern B=90%; this means that pattern b has better outcome (also mentionned in the Triumph study); this is contradictionnary from what you said

[@steelonius]

Great observation.

[@marshallrhut]

The counter-intuitive research finding (that Pattern B has better outcomes than Pattern A) is discussed at the end of the original paper under "Strengths and Limitations". See link below. A diffcult read but the point is that the paper's findings refers to subjects after a heart attack. Conclusions about the rest of the population can't be drawn. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5698121/

[@kezzybear1968]

Awesome work. Great presentation. Always good to hear a different aspect of things; for example, how glycation makes an ldl molecule unrecognizable to the liver. Fabulous x

[@bikeman9899]

Thank your Dr Paul. You and the other independent thinking docs putting out real data, robust analysis are addressing the root causes of the modern western epidemic of diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Understanding of bio chem is essential for everyone, not just doctors and nutritionists.

[@whowantstoknow2617]

Wow. That was fascinating! Thank you for sharing!

[@SheilaAshtiani]

Thank you Dr. Mason....

[@agnescleary2312]

This is far too technical for me, although I usually enjoy Dr. Mason's lectures. I persevered because I love hearing him say "shooga". Can't help it...I'm a Yank.

[@bobbylee2853]

I finally understand the LDL bugaboo after watching this.

[@Chris-zd8cs]

The graph at 11:10 shows higher survival rates for pattern A. Right the opposite of what you said during your talk. Please clearify.

[@Chris-zd8cs]

Just looked at the study. Paul mislabeled A and B. The graph is correct, but he misread the graph. A is lower density/ oxidized.

[@shellderp]

he did misread this and brings it up in several talks.. worrying for sure

[@Mturner450]

My God how we've been lied to

[@emustaro]

Oh yeah........but isn't truth like velvet, though? How they despise us -we win when we see through their shenanigans and dodge their constant bullets of destruction and at the same time not let it get to us.

[@lukasvalkovic2205]

I would love to see direct confrontation with someone like Dr. Greger :)

[@RJBynon]

Yeah it's kind of mad that we don't see more of that. I'm a proponent for no oil low fat whole food diets health. Truth is you can use research to show anything you want to. My issue is that most of the research I've seen which says saturated fats is good is funded by dairy and meat industries so I just don't know what to believe. It's the same ad politics. Industries should not be able to donate to have research done. Or if they do it should not be allowed to be published in peer reviewed journals

[@travistarp7466]

@@RJBynon Diabetes is the top listed risk factor for heart disease. Diabetes is literally Insulin Resistance, like he mentioned in the video. The meat industry is factory farms right, then why do all these 'Keto' and health people advise grass fed beef?

[@petermitchell6348]

Excellent and very informative talk.

[@Andre-yg8xx]

I thoroughly enjoyed that presentation.

[@HelmetBlissta]

Thank you Paul and LCDU.

[@jsallen1946]

At 10:24 "After five years, most people had died. You can see, the mortality here in the group that had the pattern B was almost 90% after five years." The graph shows survival, not mortality, and survival is better for Pattern B. Mortality is not 100% immediately following a heart attack, and then decreases!

[@sebastianc9716]

Exactly this

[@sebastianc9716]

Exactly. Makes the conclusions obsolete

[@mesterferenc2688]

You are right: Obviously, mortality for B is not "90 %". B pattern has the lowest mortality. The study says: " Compared with LDL pattern A, pattern B was significantly associated with reduced all-cause and non-CV mortalities with a trend for lower CV mortality." (Association of Low Density Lipoprotein Pattern with Mortality after Myocardial Infarction: Insights from the TRIUMPH Study)

[@davepeterschmidt5818]

Those graph lines are likely just mis-marked. They should be reversed I'm sure. Oxidized LDL is definitely the dangerous kind, not non-oxidized.

[@Madamegato]

@@davepeterschmidt5818 No, not reversed. According to the study: "In 2476 patients hospitalized for MI, LDL pattern (A [large, buoyant], A/B [mixed], and B [small, dense]) was established by ultracentrifugation using Vertical Auto Profile." In the conclusion: "Compared with LDL pattern A, pattern B was significantly associated with reduced all-cause and non-CV mortalities with a trend for lower CV mortality after MI, independent of LDL-C and triglycerides." So that particular study actually says, pattern B was associated with reduced mortality after myocardial infarction. Kinda flies directly in the face of what is being said here and I'd love to see that addressed. [Study: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29050980]

[@DoctorJack16]

Amazing talk. Thanks doc!

[@markotrieste]

10:24 either the graph captions are wrong or it shows the opposite of what the doctor says. Or I am missing something.

[@MsElke11]

When will our medical system update their LDL testing with their fluffy vs small dense types??

[@bobbylee2853]

Never. Just take those statin pills for big mama pharma.

[@musken]

I wish the low carb down under would put the studies cited under the comments..

[@andyottito1]

I saw most of them in the video alone. It's a little inconvenience but you can hand-type what you read into your web search.

[@Jefferdaughter]

Maybe you could get in touch with them and offer to do that. Or you could post them in the comments. Many viewers would appreciate that, I'm sure. They are handing us so much value for free, (except for the info on us Google is harvesting by tracking what we watch, when we watch it, and every comment we make...) that asking for them to take on even more work to post the references in the description just seems... unkind.

[@trippwhitener9498]

The paradigm shift that needs to happen is for people to stop believing the government lies.

[@berner]

I would like to see the conversation between this gentleman and another professional on the "saturated fat is bad" side. Not because I waana see a fight but more to hear what they both have to say.

[@ThomasCoenaerts]

Hello Dr Mason, There is a new European article released in Nature Medicine titled “Lipidome changes due to improved dietary fat quality inform cardiometabolic risk reduction and precision nutrition”. It pretends that eating saturated fats does increase your chances on getting a hart or cardiovascular disease with 32% and on developing diabetes type2 with 23%. I would like to get your analysis/opinion on this article. Thanks Thomas

[@aarondwelch]

Living in the U.S., what type of lipid profile test do you recommend to get a proper breakdown of LDLs. I have an option of an NMR through LabCorp or the Advanced Cardio IQ from QuestLabs?? Please assist.

[@Jefferdaughter]

If you are still looking for answers, check out Ivor Cummin's presentations on KZbin. Dr. Paul Mason has another video here on blood tests, what they mean for those on low carb high fat/keto diets, but you may have to convert the results for the units used in the U.S.A. Cummins cuts to the chase, and speaks in US units.

[@pedrolavigne9718]

I am confused, Leonid Kim MD, affirms based on recently reliable published paper that saturated fat may lead to NAFLD and mufa or pufa are preferable

[@jenniferjes8524]

Love this education Thanks

[@levinsonl]

does this mean that carbs are extra dangerous if you eat saturated fat?

[@Handsoflight7766]

There was no background review prior to changing dietary guidelines... hmmmm

[@olafspetzki]

Would be fascinating to know how fast these glycolated LDLs disappear after the switch to low carb.

[@anthonylam4680]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:31 In *1977, Dietary Guidelines recommended reducing overall fat consumption and saturated fat intake, but the science behind it was not thoroughly reviewed.* 03:13 Recent *systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggest that saturated fat in the diet is not associated with adverse health outcomes.* 05:44 A *study with 50,000 participants showed that reducing dietary fat did not significantly reduce all-cause mortality.* 07:33 Cholesterol *is essential for various bodily functions, and not all cholesterol is harmful; it's mainly about the type and context.* 10:12 Different *types of LDL cholesterol have varying levels of harm, with patterns 3 through 7 associated with damage.* 16:24 Glycation *of LDL cholesterol due to high blood sugar can lead to inflammation and cardiovascular problems.* 18:01 A *low-carbohydrate diet can improve the pattern of LDL cholesterol by reducing glycation.* 21:36 Omega-3 *and omega-6 fats are essential for the body, but an imbalance can lead to inflammation and other health issues.* 24:25 High *levels of omega-3 in cell membranes are associated with a significantly lower risk of heart attacks.* 25:59 Improving *the balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fats in your diet can significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks.* 26:15 Increasing *omega-3 intake and reducing omega-6 sources can lead to substantial improvements in omega-3 levels.* 26:56 Some *common fats like coconut oil and butter have low omega-6 content, while certain seed oils have very high omega-6 levels.* 27:38 Grass-fed *beef has a higher omega-3 content compared to grain-fed beef, making it a good source of omega-3.* 28:05 Farmed *salmon may have lower omega-3 levels than wild-caught salmon, so the source of your fish matters for omega-3 intake.* Made with HARPA AI

[@davidbuckland5976]

Why aren't these blood tests routine ?

[@ekondigg6751]

I agree wholeheartedly on the need to get the omega 6 and 3 ratio balanced, especially by cutting the vegetable oils and increasing oily fish consumption. But I have a question on the slide at 23:11 where we see the conversion of alpha linoleic acid to EPA and DHA. In all the literature I've read, the consensus is that the human body is very inefficient in doing the conversion or even, according to some, totally unable to do the conversion. Which means we absolutely have to consume EPA and DHA since any amount that the body is actually able to produce is far too low to be useful. Am I missing something here?

[@Jefferdaughter]

Great question. That is what I have read also, and have heard other physicians say in presentations. This means we have to get DHA and EPA from animal sources. Yet the proponents of 'plant based' diets always tell us that we can get all the Omega 3s we need from plants. In addition to fish oil, 100% grassfed meats (beef, lamb) and milk may be better sources than we think. The numbers cited in research are always from conventionally raised meat, milk, and butter. Organic milk (though some industrial 'organic' dairies cheat) there is a requirement in USDA organic standards that the cows get at least a certain percentage of their diet from pasture during the growing season. It is not surprising that, like the meat, the Omega 3 content of organic milk is much higher than 'conventional' milk. The milk of a local farm that feeds its cows only pasture and hay - 100% 'grassfed' was tested- and found to have 7 X more Omega 3 than the milk from organic farms in the area that also fed grain and soy. It may also help that the grassfed farm has only Jersey cows, and their milk averages around 5% butterfat. 'Whole' milk in supermarkets is standardized to 3.25% butterfat. Holstein (the black and white dairy cows) herds in the area average around 3.5 to 3.8% butterfat. That percentage goes up on a forage-based diet (pasture, hay, etc) and down with increased feeding of grain/soybeans. The efficiency of the digestion of forages - pastures, dried pasture aka hay, and even fermented pasture plants - drops when cattle, and other ruminants like sheep, goats, etc, are fed grain - since it takes a different set of microbes to digest grains and soybeans than it does to digest pasture plants.

[@andreafalconiero9089]

No, you're absolutely right. Conversion of ALA to DHA is highly variable due to sex, genetics and environmental factors, and no individual has any idea how well they are able to perform this conversion. For males, the conversion rates are very low, somewhere between 0-4%, typically about 1%. For women, conversion rates are higher on average, but still highly variable, perhaps about 5-9% for adolescent females, and lower than that, typically for adult women. This is not at all a reliable way of obtaining adequate amounts of DHA for _anyone._

[@MichaelEdwardWright1]

1nm is a billionth of a meter, not a millionth

[@oooRicky]

Fantastic! Thank you!

[@innescooke7939]

@10.24 he shows a graph and states that there is a higher mortality in the group with pattern A than there is in pattern B, I think this is a mis-interpretation, the graph is showing the percentage of people who served after 5 years (all groups start at 100%) and therefore the higher the % the better the outcome, the exact opposite of what he is saying.

[@higherresolution4490]

MINUTE 22:00 - The essential Omega-3 fatty acid on top is alpha-linolenic acid [18:3], not alpha-linoleic acid. Easy mistake to make when getting ready for a presentation. ALSO, there is a anti-inflammatory cascade that comes from the Omega-6 di-homo-gamma linolenic acid. No leukotrienes. Just a small amount of prostaglandins, prostacyclins and thromboxanes. Top presentation as always! My favorite speaker at present. A fantastic communicator.

[@james222277]

Wow this makes a lot of sense.

[@anamorrawska5462]

There would never be debates about saturated fat if it wasnt for the big business called processed foods. Just eat your plants and don't worry about ldl, hdl and stuff we are not designed to worry about.

[@Poeticdyme]

I'd really love to hear his thoughts on MTOR in relation to high protein intake...

[@123axel123]

What about the more recent theory that all particles with ApoB are bad. That includes VLDL. Reference at 15.30 is from 1992

[@anthonyparmentier]

I really like the Paul Mason videos. To be finnicky: shouldn't it be "alpha linolenic" instead of "alpha linoleic" in the slides?

[@deandre1988]

Exceptional presentation. However, Mason seems to have flipped the A and B patterns. Pattern B is the ones that reducing chance of death, at least when heart attacks are concerned. Although that study isn't very balanced in its group. They differ too widely in age and race.

[@chrismmint]

He's Australian, you have to look at the presentation upside down.

[@danilov114]

Yeah I think they put wrong graph in presentation, that study is as stated - More research needed + low significance.

[@emustaro]

@@chrismmint haha! I thought the same thing.....what an educated audience!

[@andreafalconiero9089]

Yes, he misinterpreted the survival curves from that one study, but as you pointed out, the groups aren't really comparable. The Pattern A group is about 5 years older on average than the Pattern B group, and contains twice as many women and people of African ancestry. Shouldn't we expect a cohort of people who are 5 years older, on average to have more deaths within the next 5 years than a younger cohort? I don't think this study is of much value, one way or the other.

[@Jayc9582]

No. Pattern A is the less damaging profile. Pattern B is the one associated with small dense particles.

[@Tales41]

2 mistakes reduce fat and salt

[@canoedoc2390]

Could hyperglycemia damage insulin or insulin receptors in cell membranes through glycosylation/oxidation, which would lead to insulin resistance, and further hyperinsulinemia and hyperglycemia/oxidation? Could glycosylation/oxidation also damage the glycocalyx and the vascular endothelial cells, resulting in clotting followed by atheroma formation? Are elevated apolipoprotein-B, insulin resistance, and atherosclerosis all the result of (and markers for) chronic oxidative stress due to hyperglycemia?

[@mrradman2986]

As a medical student in the 1980s we were bombarded with the fat is bad for you propaganda and it was taught as established fact that a fatty diet caused atherosclerotic heart disease. Being a little maverick I always found this nonsensical and never took any effort to limit my intake of the so-called killer saturated fats. Couldn't stand margerine, just tasted of chemicals so stuck with butter. Loved a full English. Now years later and without any cardiovascular issues it is great to see things are finally shifting.

[@walker2006au]

In 20 years when governments finally can't ignore the proof that the food pyramid is upside down, people may see this and wish something was done sooner. Maybe more people alive. As soon as that stupid food pryamid came in as a result of botched cherry picking, the world became a less healthy place. Good to see a fellow Australian doctor on the right side of history. I just hope you can continue to convince more and more doctors and dieticians who still think fat = bad.

[@SteveN-df3xy]

Interesting and informative but would have liked someone to ask him about the Lyon diet heart study and PREDIMED sudy which showed a mediterranean diet signficanlty lowered the risk of cardovascular disease.

[@cincin4515]

Yes. Compared with the standard American diet. People also preferred it to low carb as it wasn't as strict.

[@doublevision2943]

It still says "saturated fats increase your cholesterol and therefore cause heart disease". It's strange to see it on an official website when it might be conplete bogus First time I watched it seemed like the idea is that carbohydrates are bad because they cause atherosclerosis which was simply frustrating because carbs, I would think, are the dietary basis of a functioning organism. Also what about fibre? What about all the vitamins in full grain products? Now it seems to me like the worst culprit presented is excessive sugar, therefore especially sweets and hidden sugars, which is old news but with a whole new reason as to why they are to be avoided. Regardless, I think the bigger impact is still made by genetics or at least that there are many more unknown factors at play. Ok nevermind he basically says the most complex "healthy" carbs are the worst? You can't go right in this world lol. I can't imagine never eating oatmeal or full grain bread, I eat bread all day and so did my father's side ancestors who were farmers and none of them had heart issues, same counts for the 14 children they have had. I really do figure that genetics outdo all of this dietary intervention stuff. Surely there is more to this than "whoops, you've just consumed carbs, one clog has been added to your arteries and you will now die sooner". It has annoyed me a lot lately that you have nasty photographs of disease on cigarette boxes (I don't smoke) but there are not even notices on food items about the fact that there's sugar added for no other reason but flavor. It's even worse as they'll advertise it as something different like when Cornflakes get the name "honey flakes" when in reality there's 2% honey added and a whole load of garbage industrial sugar. Why is this allowed? It's nasty because this starts with children cereal and you grow up with this lie as you grow older. There should be notices about added sugar and chemicals on food items and might as well add photos of clogged arteries and obese people on there as well.

[@bobbylee2853]

Nothing much has changed in the 2022 food pyramid. They now include fast food at the peak.

[@ziondrumwright]

So do we only need Protein & Fats to survive? Why are carbs all of a sudden bad for our health? The human body is seemingly a lot more complicated than other animals that we’ve figured out the diet for.

[@IsmailBenAtitallah]

It is hard for me to convince my parents to reduce their carb intake, but it is much easier for them to substitute vegetable oils with foods high in saturated fats like butter. Should people who are NOT on a low carb diet worry about saturated fat?

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

People who are not on a low carb diet should worry about carbs

[@Arjunarjunskiy]

People consuming carbs should worry about having too much of ANY fat.

[@Dan16673]

then explain the correlations

[@MrDavidknigge]

confounders - smoking, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, alcohol consumption, fast food consumption, etc.

[@bgrobbins]

I thought omega 3 and 6 are not essential since our bodies can produce omega 9 mead acids?

[@openureyes]

Fantastic information

[@torstrasburg8289]

Only on quibble. Yes, meta-analyses are the top tier of evidence in medical science. But only if the studies are sound. If you collect a bunch a crappy studies, the conclusions will be fallacious. Garbage in, garbage out, so to speak.

[@XXXmar123]

Correct, like adding rubbish to a rubbish tip. Makes it more grandiose, but not more credible.

[@zita-lein]

LOVED this!

[@zombona890]

A nanometer is not "one millionth of a meter" - that is called a micron. A nanometer is 1000 times smaller than a micron and is a BILLIONTH of a meter. I am 101% glad he is explaining the benefits of low-carb but after watching a number of his videos I see his talks are peppered with uncertainties, gentle liberties and inaccuracies amongst the the good data, and that is slightly turning me away from his talks. He is excited about his topic without being intimately familiar with it.

[@DanielHoffmanddhoffman]

I think this particular point isn't really something to harp on him about considering the lack of importance it has to his overall points, but I agree with you fully that he takes a lot of liberties in the way he presents his data. He jumps from showing correlation between cell membrane components to confirmed reduced risk of MI in a few turns of phrases. There is much to be explained that he smooths over at times.

[@carriemedina4133]

​@@DanielHoffmanddhoffman @ZOMBONA Although I agree he takes some liberties with glossing over some details and taking liberties, I think the overall information is good. Some of these concepts can't be discussed in detail during a presentation of this sort without it being several hours long. The basic information that I have checked the references for, has been correct and contextually accurate for the presentation. I appreciate being able to discuss the relatively minor omissions/mistakes here on the discussion board with other researchers, however. It gives a much fuller picture of the data. So thanks to you both.

[@michaellohre1470]

cogent comment and practical. the guy is doing a half hour talk but they should include the q and a so some of the shortcomings can be discussed and ideas plumbed for more depth @@carriemedina4133

[@Unni_Havas]

@@DanielHoffmanddhoffman It's probably because of time restriction. He probably got so and so many minutes and he have to skip some details to get it down to that time. Also it can depend on who his target audience is. Is it doctors and medical students or is it the average Joe? You put the list and the details on vastly different lvls for the 2 groups.

[@emustaro]

I appreciate your input and corrections -

[@adammadtin8451]

If Masons theory is that LDL is oxidised from carbs, wouldn’t it make sense to still keep LDL low to have less to oxidise ?

[@bobwestchevelle]

don't eat carbs

[@blackbeltdad100]

I’m sorry but he has it completely wrong. At 10:26 the graph shows that after 60 months Pattern A survival is 75% (ie 25% died) while Pattern B survival is about 88% (ie 12% died). He doesn’t appear to understand this graph. Conclusion from the paper “Compared with LDL pattern A, pattern B was significantly associated with REDUCED all cause and non-CV mortality…”.

[@mattvalue2865]

What to say of the answers on the channel Nutrition Made Simple, which still claims problems with saturated fats and based upon Randomized Trials and Meta Analysis. So he brings up a good point, he is no where near a vegan activist, nor is he a vegan, but in the end... Who is the most accurate Dr?

[@dogphlap6749]

11:50 1nm is not a millionth of a metre (there are 1000nm in a millionth of a metre).

[@bencyber8595]

is saturated fat bad

[@bobbylee2853]

Our misunderstood friend?

[@dr.brianjudedelimaphd743]

Is the fractionation APO A LDL and APO B LDL done on a NMR Lipoprotein test ?

[@dorbie]

@10:45 - 75% survival is not 90% mortality.

[@damikem]

I looked over and over again, read the article, and... Can he really have such a fatal error on his lecture, or am I missing something? www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5698121/

[@andreafalconiero9089]

​@@damikem Yes, this is a mistake. However, the populations within each group are not really comparable. For example, the Pattern A group was on average about 5 years older than the Pattern B group, and had about twice as many people who were women or of African ancestry. They also got less exercise. There are many other minor differences. It seems unsurprising to me that older people are more likely to die within the next 5 years than a cohort that is on average 5 years younger. That difference alone may be sufficient to explain the difference in survival rates, even disregarding the genetic and sex differences between the two groups.

[@treelogicllc9167]

Well I'd say the results of his clinic are proof enough. and the repercussions of the diet preached to us on a daily basis is proof we're in a crisis. I can live with a clerical error in his presentation

[@yoso585]

It is what it is and diet doc should be noting this in the notes quite boldly.

[@ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣΔΡΕΤΑΚΗΣ-ω9β]

Very good !!!

[@ronkean3398]

So does this doctor say saturated fats are good for healing the liver? I'm not talking about the heart. What about the liver?

[@Elexyr]

It is good for the liver. What causes fatty liver is insulin resistance, due to overconsumption of carbs/fructose/vegetable (seed) oils. So yes, eat saturated fats, with good protein from animal sources, and your fatty liver will clear up in a matter of weeks, if not days.

[@02artiom]

26:36 flaxseed oil has the better ratio on his chart and he didn't even mention it? Seems a bit biased...

[@lizakiesling1289]

Is LDL P of 3100 dangerous?

[@abc-cl3rb]

10:50 actually pattern B had a better survival rate of around 87% compared to the pattern A who had a 5 year SURVIVAL rate of around 75%. the y-axis clearly says Survival (%) and not mortality!!!

[@mreese8764]

Yes. The presenter must have done serious issue to get that wrong. Like total blue screen of death in his operating system

[@jordanburgess]

Dr Paul Mason: - reads the graph backwards 11:00 (pattern B has higher survivability) - calls a nm a millionth of a meter rather than 10^-9 this are simple things to get wrong. Makes you question his analytical ability.

[@ronkean3398]

Is saturated fat not dangerous to the liver? Anybody reply?

[@alexandraabraham6698]

I would like to address the issue of that film that has spread worldwide, the popularity or advantage of veganism, namely "The Game Changers". Is there a response to the allegedly damaging data this programme produced, as "hardcore evidence" that a vegan diet is superior to a carnivore diet?

[@ericjohnson1472]

Follow the money !

[@Benson_Bear]

Can we hear this guy explain how and why he read the mortality graph completely backwards? His discussion of this graph and its surrounding study sure suggests that he doesn't really understand what he is talking about.

[@Dan16673]

because he doesnt

[@andreafalconiero9089]

He did misinterpret the graph and the results of that particular study. If you think that error discredits the other 95% of what he is talking about in this video which is correctly presented and interpreted, then it is only because you _want_ to -- not because it is a rational and objective way to evaluate evidence. People sometimes make mistakes -- it doesn't discredit everything they say or write about. Anyway, if you're looking for yet another reason to completely reject this evidence -- apparently he also incorrectly defined the _nanometer_ somewhere in this presentation -- from that we can obviously conclude he knows nothing at all!

[@mikel5264]

The plot at 10:45 was wrongly interpreted. Patern B has a higher level of survival

[@SarahPoulin]

Thank you for this, especially the section on seed oils and Omega 3/6 at the end. We are carnivore and don't consume seed oil, but we can't afford grass fed beef. I have been taking fish oil supplements, and my husband needs to, but he said he gets heartburn from it and burps up fish. No matter the kind. But he especially needs ALA because of his Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (on top of taking his "mitrochondrial cocktail" of amitriptyline, CoQ10 and L-Carnitine). I will show him this to show him the important of Omega 3. We will have to figure out a way to get it in him.

[@echd1]

Sarah Poulin search information about apple cider vinegar, may be it can help with the heart burn

[@itchyisvegeta]

Omega 3 eggs is how I do it.

[@nataliebadillo5731]

Barlean's Omega 3 supplements, they promise no fishy burps. I've been taking it. Works great.

[@dr.anthonyforgione4253]

If your Omega-3 fish oil supplements smell or taste fishy- they are oxidized, rancid- and therefore toxic. Throw them out. They should taste and smell like nothing- then they are very good for you. It can be very difficult to find odor-free and taste-free Omega-3 fish oil supplements. They must be exceedingly fresh.

[@edene6655]

Do keto sweeteners like erythritol have the same damaging effect as the sugar ?

[@bbsaid218]

Yes..they don’t spike glucose, but they spike insulin...it’s like if you smell food you start to salivate..if you taste ‘sweet’ you produce insulin...it’s like a conditioned response..like Pavlov’s dogs..it is insulin that is bad.

[@attabanana4709]

Dr. Berg has a video on this, and I think Stevia does not spike insulin.

[@motomatta1]

Excellent Information 🙂👍

[@timothy8142]

It's not the fried chicken, burger, or fries that will kill you. It's the large Coke you drink with it.

[@josephgonzales3857]

And the buns on the burger

[@josephgonzales3857]

Oh and the fries