3. Gastroenterologist on Seed oils, Cancer and Metabolic Disease with Dr Andrew McIntyre

Dr. Andrew McIntyre is a Gastroenterologist from QLD, Australia. He began treating his patients with low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets over six years ago, seeing marked improvements in conditions as wide irritable bowel syndrome, fatty liver disease, PCOS, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

In this conversation they discuss metabolic health and the causes of metabolic dysfunction, the importance of waist measurement, the link between insulin resistance and pancreatic and biliary cancers, nutritional guidelines, vested interests and much more.

TIMESTAMPS

00:03:05 Pancreatic cancer patients almost always have markers of metabolic dysfunction 00:03:54 Fatty liver responds spectacularly to low carb diets 00:04:51 What is metabolic health? 00:07:00 Vegetable oils as a cause of type II diabetes 00:07:52 Obesity as an adaptive mechanism to metabolic dysfunction 00:09:21 Insulin resistance manifesting as PCOS and IBS in people with normal BMI 00:09:51 Body fat is a buffer for excess energy 00:11:57 Cutting out seed oils improves markers of metabolic dysfunction 00:14:48 The dangers of visceral vs peripheral fat 00:17:01 Rising incidence of bowel and pancreatic cancers 00:18:56 Persistent and outdated narratives about the harms of animal foods are harming people 00:23:00 Seed oil consumption and macular degeneration 00:24:01 Vested interests are headwinds to people eating healthy diet 00:30:52 Dr McIntyre's advice to a patient with metabolic dysfunction 00:32:25 Metabolic dysfunction and effects on fertility 00:35:47 Vegan and vegetarian eating causes irritable bowel syndrome 00:39:50 Nutrient deficiencies on vegetarian diets 00:42:59 Dr McIntyre on carnivore dieting 00:46:54 Closing thoughts

DR MCINTYRE https://www.twitter.com/akmcintyre

DR MAX https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMD

LINKS Dr. Andrew McIntyre - 'Implementing Low Carb In Gastroenterology Practice' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhRTAWxoJPc

Ditch The Carbs - https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/

Dr David Unwin's Sugar infographics - https://phcuk.org/sugar/

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