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!!
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!
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.
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.
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.
@@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
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.
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
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!
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.
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.👍🏻
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!
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...
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
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 !
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.
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.
@@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.
I am glad things like TH-cam 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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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 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).
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.😊
@@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
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 👊😎
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.
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?
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 😊
"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?
@@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.
@@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 😄😄😄😄🤓🤓🤓
It's like the old tobacco 'studies' where they were 'proving' that tobacco was a good thing... No doubt they chose the participants for the two groups, intentionally. Intent on making sure the LCHF group participants themselves already were more prone to cardiac events, than the 'comparison group'.
25% carbohydrates or less was the qualification of the low carb/keto group? 2:00 I think keto is 5% perhaps 10% at most. They were not testing what people consider keto. Sounds more like the standard American diet without soda..
While you’re pushing high carb-low fat, the number of people who are awakening to the reality that we’ve been lied to for 50 years about carbohydrates and fat is expanding daily. You cannot overcome a critical mass of anecdotal evidence, nor can you overcome science. The reality is that grain, starch, and sugar are not nutritive to the human body beyond some vitamins, minerals and fiber that are easily and more aptly consumed in vegetables and fruits. No saturated fat you eat ends up in the blood because it is converted to oleic acid (essentially olive oil) by the liver. ALL saturated fat that makes it to your bloodstream was converted by the liver from consumed sugars. Stated again, 100% of the saturated fat that enters your bloodstream was made in the liver from consumed sugar. 100% of the saturated fat that enters your body is converted to oleic acid before it enters the blood.
Before you even finish scenario 1 just off the batt you could simply discover that people who have bio markers of being overweight likely tried one of the most popular low effort weight loss methods.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
I wonder if the 'ethnicity' category isn't a problem - not necessarily in quantity but in classifications - in studies. For example, in my area, we have a large African immigrant population. This is never distinguished from native blacks. I find it hard to believe that a first-generation Somali immigrant, and a black guy from Detroit whose great-grandfather worked at the Ford plant, share much more than skin color, yet are lumped together demographically. There are other examples as well, but my point is the same. Or is this flawed logic?
I often see it stated online that long-term keto or low carb will inevitably cause cortisol and thyroid issues. Is there any evidence for this? Those that state it seem to take it as a given. Do you see any value in periodical carb consumption?
THe main paper was hilariously bad…. I would wager that the study designers had never attended a class in statistics in their lives. The other two examples highlight how terrible journals are at selecting papers for publication. There will always be bad papers, but do there also have to me malfeasanceent journals as well? Malevolence abounds😢
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 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
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"
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.
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
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.
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.
@@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.
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).
Foamy urine occurs when you have a full bladder and the stream is stronger, when your dehydrated or pregnant or possible kidney disease when your body doesn't filter or use the amino acids properly.
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.
Authors, journals and schools of these papers have an agenda to point the public to follow current dietary guidelines + current medical approach. (Harvard medical school being the agenda leader!)
@@nicknorwitzPhD Very much! It's a shame how U.S. medizin, zcienze and nutrizion is a cancer that has almost destroyed medicine, science and nutrition around the world.
At first I thought maybe keto could be OK and simply low carb (but not keto) could be worse. Seemed to contradict the general idea of adding 100g of carbs to LMHR do lower LDL to reduce uncertainty of risk. But then the fact that the low carb group was more obese and diabetic might tell me that they went low carb BECAUSE they had to manage there diabetes, not the other way around. Plis you know, the smoking part doesn't help 😅
Always funny when I see you in a citizen scientist shirt because I consider you like a scientist scientist haha. Not that citizen scientists can’t be legit l, but a real PhD soon to be MD is about as traditional legitimate scientist as it gets!
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.
"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.
I went keto just to lose a some fat. Lost 50 pounds but the biggest benefit was ditching the bowel issues. I used to carry toilet paper in my vehicle in case i needed to stop and run into the woods to relieve myslef, which I had to do that at least once a week.
My CAC score doubled in a year after four years on very low carb high saturated fat. But I see that going on PSK9 inhibitors will increase the calcium cap, converting soft to hard plaque. I have drastically cut the saturated fat, but wonder if my increase in the cap might be from soft to hard plaque conversion, or if the saturated fat caused rapid accumulation.
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.
I have A1C of 6, triglycerides of 64, insulin levels 2.08, cpeptide 1.25. On carnivore for almost 2 years. Bmi of about 17.5 ish. Caca is zero... Does that make me metabolically challenged?
I'd love to see how he goes against Dr Gil from nutrition made simple and probably Dr Idz from tiktok. That would be fun and interesting. Gotta prepare popcorn for that.
In the JACC/UKB paper, I don't understand why their supplemental analyses where they actually look at LC and VLC effects (table 6) have different ASCVD numbers in the comparative SD groups. Shouldn't those groups be the same for the SD? Seems a bit manipulative to me.
With regard to the first example, why would anyone conduct, let alone publish, such a worthless study? I have no adherence whatsoever to a carnivore diet. But I do grill a ribeye now and then. And a typical Costco ribeye is around 20 ounces (one and a quarter pounds!), so there's not much room for eating breads and salads as sides. That would almost certainly qualify me as a member of the "LCHF" group using their 24-hour criteria. The hallmark of a proper, rigorous study is to eliminate confounding variables as much as possible so as to narrow the cause-to-outcome hypothesis to the highest possible level of probability. This "study" is so far off the mark in candidate selection, they may as well have just asked, "Have you ever eaten a steak?". And finally, assuming the 2034 people in the LCHF group were matched by the same number of people in the "standard diet" group, if the "incidence of major cardiac events" count was 2 in the LCHF group and 1 in the control group that's a 200% relative increase, but is NOT statistically significant in a group of 4068 (absolute increase is about 0.05%). It's bad enough that statistics are easily cherrypicked and manipulated, but when studies without proper controls are used to generate those statistics, they have zero value. If this was a peer-reviewed article, it speaks volumes to the validity of the peer-review process.
Nick, another excellent video. You have an excellent mental ability. Please take a look at the original palm of salvation in Acts 2:38. “YOU”, includes you young friend. Use your brain power for God. We have been deceived by religion also. Have a Blessed Day
Maybe these industries should be NON-profits instead of FOR-profits. If we change the incentive structure then perhaps we could actually accomplish something truly good for humanity.
Correct me if I’m wrong. I believe the follow up CAC scans of the LMHR in the CSF test group were to be done in Feb ‘24? Was this completed? Plan to release the findings?? I don’t expect any negative results based on your low carb high fat videos still being produced but the lack of anything on it is making me wonder about it.
Many are simply confused by the difference between methods and principals. Principals are true for everyone, ie. in order to lose weight you must be in a caloric deficit. That's true for everybody. Metabolic ward studies confirm this. Methods are the grey area and offers variability from individual to individual. Which usually comes down to adherence. You like keto, and you can stick to it? Congrats. You like Carnivore, Vegan, fill in the blank, then congrats. A diet must support foundational aspects. Provide a total calorie balance to reach goals,(weight loss, performance, health) and supply the nutrients to do so. No need to make this complicated. To vilify an entire macro is nonsense. Each provide valuable functions in the body.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 01:09 *📊 The video addresses distortion in data regarding low carb diets, focusing on promoting intellectual integrity to combat confusion and mistrust.* 02:16 *📉 A recent study suggests a link between low carb high fat diets and increased LDL cholesterol and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, but the data overlooks confounding factors like obesity, diabetes, and smoking rates.* 05:34 *📉 The study's data collection method, relying on a single 24-hour dietary recall prone to errors and biases, undermines the validity of its findings.* 08:48 *📰 Misleading headlines, like one claiming low carb or keto diets shorten lifespan, distort study findings, as the actual carbohydrate intake threshold in the study was comparable to a fast-food meal, not a ketogenic diet.* 10:12 *🚫 A case study suggesting rapid plaque progression after stopping statin therapy and starting a ketogenic diet misrepresents the reality, as the patient was not a lean mass hyperresponder, and the causal link to the ketogenic diet is dubious.* 13:47 *🧠 Emphasizing the importance of upholding intellectual integrity in data analysis across all fields to avoid confusion and mistrust, ultimately benefiting public health understanding and medical trust.* Made with HARPA AI
In the era of social media and politics via TikTok or X (Twitter), misinformation appears to be the name of the game. "Chaos is a ladder" (Littlefinger, Game of Thrones), and too many people/businesses just want to climb the ladder, even going as far as to embrace and increase the chaos, never mind the long term downfall for all involved. I hope more stalwarts of integrity such as yourself come forth to stymie the chaos.
Can somebody answer a question? Got my blood test results, the printout they gave me read 38 mmol/mol. According to their numbers this is under the good range. The other 2 are moderate and poor. Yet they sent a text saying that my cholesterol is high, without making life style changes. I could head towards a risk of cardiovascular disease. At reception they were unable to explain it and the chances of speaking to a GP is slim as it's too busy. Can anyone explain by any chance?
If I was in medical school, and hearing that data from these misleading studies were treated as fact, I’d be very confused. Would Ispeak up or just sit back quietly? Critical thinking is a profound skill.
Research subjects for such diet research should be physically very active people. Put physically active people on high-carb, low-carb; keto diets. This way the base line is relatively same.
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.
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!!
I appreciate that! Very kind 😍
I couldn't say this better, totally agree 👍.
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win! Where is keto on this scale right now?
Fighting 🥊
Winning
Winner, winner.. Beef dinner!😂
@@moiragoldsmith7052 Can it be an A5 Kobe?
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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!
Exactly!
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Interesting analogy
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Clearly the trick is to sleep less than 3 hours a day!
The ammount of distrust sown by the Medical establishment over past 4 years has made me pretty much ingore any headline they push.
Especially the Lancet.
Covid amplified medical profession distrust. What a mess!
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!
Because you can't get a Mercedes if you don't.
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.
To tell the truth may risk your tenure. It's all about self preservation..follow the money!
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.
The phrase "Follow the money" should be gold-plated and presented to every medical graduate on their graduation day.
When can I get some... Boston real estate is crazy
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.
Can we apply this phrase to chiropractors on TH-cam promoting sketchy dietary advice while passively mentioning their books?
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.
@@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
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.
Maybe your car got bit too and got malaria?
Clearly it was the flu shot. 😉
My cat is in complete agreement but feels there may have been chipmunk complicity
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.
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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
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!
Ikr!?!
We have learned a lot about data distortion over the past four years.
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.
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.👍🏻
You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed
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!
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...
Keto goes against the vegan narrative.
Not really
@@nicknorwitzPhD ye really.
I'm no vegan but vegan as presented by mcdougall makes sense.
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
Glad you're feeling well! Would love to see more research on carnivore.
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 !
smoking is such a huge confounder by itself that smokers should be omitted by default, same with type 2 diabetes really
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.
I thought low carb people didn't believe in epidemiology. How can you say smoking is bad?
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.
@@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.
@@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.
I am glad things like TH-cam 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.
So you’re saying the JACC study is click bait? I agree
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!
This is so sweet! Thank you :)
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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.
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Tell me more about critical thinking. I would like to know more.
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.
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.
I have a hypothesis: "we need this result: can you design a study to produce it."
When people are eating low card many large food companies aren't making money.
There's definitely a problem of misaligned incentive structures between public health and "big food"
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 ...
@@doejohn8674 Why does the beef industry spend so much on politicking if there's no money to be made?
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.
@@broccoli-dev they are trying to survive. its not that hard to figure out.
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.
WHO FUNDED the “$tudy”?
Our doctor is actually mad at US doctors doing this... She just said they are a disgrace to the medical profession.
No comment is my comment
Be glad that you found one like this!
Theres no higher compliment than condemnation from those who are failing to help ill people on a worldwide scale .
Your doctor is correct
The mainstream medical profession is a disgrace unto itself; I haven't been to a doctor in forty years.
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.
Not zero value… but this study is particularly bad and the 24hr Q was problematic and there were issues with interpretation
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)
Crazy. See the BK math below the video?
@@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).
Every Health Practitioner should watch this video .
Wouldn’t mind that 😂
Im passed giving people the benefit of the doubt. These studies and articles are deliberately wrong. No one is that stupid.
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.😊
That you very much Rodney.
How much, of who's money, was wasted on that waste of a "study", I wonder?
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
Carnivore will win
@@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
I would love to see that too, as long as it was done honestly.
@@goozfrabah579 my comment to you disappeared, do you see my previous comment?
That will never be done.
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 👊😎
Certainly... my pleasure.
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.
This is amazing! You made my morning :). Keep truckin'!
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?
Intellectual integrity is what all reasearchers should aim at, helas an objective for the few. Keep on this path ❤
I will :).
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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 😊
"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?
@@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.
@@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 😄😄😄😄🤓🤓🤓
It's like the old tobacco 'studies' where they were 'proving' that tobacco was a good thing... No doubt they chose the participants for the two groups, intentionally. Intent on making sure the LCHF group participants themselves already were more prone to cardiac events, than the 'comparison group'.
There’s no money in “changing your diet” as a preventative measure.
In the long scale it may be what our system needs… obesity and diabetes are expensive
25% carbohydrates or less was the qualification of the low carb/keto group? 2:00 I think keto is 5% perhaps 10% at most. They were not testing what people consider keto. Sounds more like the standard American diet without soda..
While you’re pushing high carb-low fat, the number of people who are awakening to the reality that we’ve been lied to for 50 years about carbohydrates and fat is expanding daily. You cannot overcome a critical mass of anecdotal evidence, nor can you overcome science. The reality is that grain, starch, and sugar are not nutritive to the human body beyond some vitamins, minerals and fiber that are easily and more aptly consumed in vegetables and fruits. No saturated fat you eat ends up in the blood because it is converted to oleic acid (essentially olive oil) by the liver. ALL saturated fat that makes it to your bloodstream was converted by the liver from consumed sugars. Stated again, 100% of the saturated fat that enters your bloodstream was made in the liver from consumed sugar. 100% of the saturated fat that enters your body is converted to oleic acid before it enters the blood.
Before you even finish scenario 1 just off the batt you could simply discover that people who have bio markers of being overweight likely tried one of the most popular low effort weight loss methods.
"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.
You’re welcome
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.
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.
How do these distorted nutrition studies continue to pass the peer-review process for publication?
Surprises me too
Call out names. Authors and editors letting this garbage be published should be shunned.
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.
Another gem. The GOAL is confusion. One of the favorite tools of the PharMedical industry.
data distortion = telling a lie the source of the money to fund the study would provide the "why lie" answer
Since when does getting 25% of your energy from carbs qualify as a low-carb diet? Ridiculous.
When the control is coke and skittles
I wonder if the 'ethnicity' category isn't a problem - not necessarily in quantity but in classifications - in studies. For example, in my area, we have a large African immigrant population. This is never distinguished from native blacks. I find it hard to believe that a first-generation Somali immigrant, and a black guy from Detroit whose great-grandfather worked at the Ford plant, share much more than skin color, yet are lumped together demographically. There are other examples as well, but my point is the same. Or is this flawed logic?
I often see it stated online that long-term keto or low carb will inevitably cause cortisol and thyroid issues. Is there any evidence for this? Those that state it seem to take it as a given.
Do you see any value in periodical carb consumption?
Inuits have higher rates over heart attacks. They mostly eat meat, fish and so one, like close to zero carbs.
THe main paper was hilariously bad…. I would wager that the study designers had never attended a class in statistics in their lives. The other two examples highlight how terrible journals are at selecting papers for publication. There will always be bad papers, but do there also have to me malfeasanceent journals as well? Malevolence abounds😢
How these papers even get published is appalling. Reviewers and editors are asleep at the wheel or are lazy.
Outstanding commentary - in plain English. Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
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
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...
@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
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"
Is it possible that Herterozygus FH do Keto diet safely without Statin used??
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.
I love low-carb diets. They actually work for me. Not spiking my insulin at all.
Do you count carbs?
@@rachelcoleman4693 net carbs
And people end up saying "I don't trust science" when what they have seen came from the marketing department.
I don’t trust the “science.” I don’t trust the soyance either. I don’t trust democrats.
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
@@nicknorwitzPhD I don't go for blind belief either, hope I didn't give that impression.
I trust science. What I don't trust is propaganda even when it's called "science".
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.
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.
lot's of bad data... stay tuned for an upcoming video on the keto makes your cells undergo senescence paper...
If they've had the stabby jabby, then you will most definitely outlive them.
FUD?
@@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.
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).
Thank you very much. I agree, this transcend the diets we each choose as best for us... it's about intellectual integrity.
this could be irrelevant but i’ve noticed being on a higher protein keto diet i have foamy urine. Is that a cause for concern? Lack of hydration?
Foamy urine occurs when you have a full bladder and the stream is stronger, when your dehydrated or pregnant or possible kidney disease when your body doesn't filter or use the amino acids properly.
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.
Nothing new that they behave like a mafia!
Sowing mass confusion is the whole point of these "studies". Follow the money.
Where does the trail start? I’m living on tinned sardines and hospital hard boiled eggs here.
Finally some science on youtube and no political propaganda.
Welcome
25% of calories as carbs IS NOT EVEN a LCHF !!!
It's not how I do LCHF for sure...
Authors, journals and schools of these papers have an agenda to point the public to follow current dietary guidelines + current medical approach. (Harvard medical school being the agenda leader!)
Ironic that I'm presuming you liked this video then...
@@nicknorwitzPhD Very much! It's a shame how U.S. medizin, zcienze and nutrizion is a cancer that has almost destroyed medicine, science and nutrition around the world.
At first I thought maybe keto could be OK and simply low carb (but not keto) could be worse.
Seemed to contradict the general idea of adding 100g of carbs to LMHR do lower LDL to reduce uncertainty of risk.
But then the fact that the low carb group was more obese and diabetic might tell me that they went low carb BECAUSE they had to manage there diabetes, not the other way around. Plis you know, the smoking part doesn't help 😅
Okay, I'll just go full carnivore-ish diet.
You're allowed to make your own choices. Everyone is (or should be) w/r/t what they eat IMHO
Always funny when I see you in a citizen scientist shirt because I consider you like a scientist scientist haha. Not that citizen scientists can’t be legit l, but a real PhD soon to be MD is about as traditional legitimate scientist as it gets!
"Frankly A Lie..." YES - a VERY COMMON Outcome of many "Health" Studies : (
I wish you success in every endeavor. We owe you so much.
Thank you Cynthia
It’s appalling that professionals with such a high-level of knowledge, understanding of science and research, allow this kind of Clickbait.
"Appalling" is the right word Lori.
Don’t let them fool you with “science”, Thank you Nick!
Science is a process, not a scripture
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.
"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.
I went keto just to lose a some fat. Lost 50 pounds but the biggest benefit was ditching the bowel issues. I used to carry toilet paper in my vehicle in case i needed to stop and run into the woods to relieve myslef, which I had to do that at least once a week.
I've been there. Sorry. It' sucks. Glad you're doing better.
My CAC score doubled in a year after four years on very low carb high saturated fat. But I see that going on PSK9 inhibitors will increase the calcium cap, converting soft to hard plaque. I have drastically cut the saturated fat, but wonder if my increase in the cap might be from soft to hard plaque conversion, or if the saturated fat caused rapid accumulation.
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.
I have A1C of 6, triglycerides of 64, insulin levels 2.08, cpeptide 1.25. On carnivore for almost 2 years. Bmi of about 17.5 ish. Caca is zero... Does that make me metabolically challenged?
There's no monetary benefit to be found in the existence of common sense.
But there is in common cents
I'd love to see how he goes against Dr Gil from nutrition made simple and probably Dr Idz from tiktok. That would be fun and interesting. Gotta prepare popcorn for that.
I'm game.
In the JACC/UKB paper, I don't understand why their supplemental analyses where they actually look at LC and VLC effects (table 6) have different ASCVD numbers in the comparative SD groups. Shouldn't those groups be the same for the SD? Seems a bit manipulative to me.
With regard to the first example, why would anyone conduct, let alone publish, such a worthless study? I have no adherence whatsoever to a carnivore diet. But I do grill a ribeye now and then. And a typical Costco ribeye is around 20 ounces (one and a quarter pounds!), so there's not much room for eating breads and salads as sides. That would almost certainly qualify me as a member of the "LCHF" group using their 24-hour criteria. The hallmark of a proper, rigorous study is to eliminate confounding variables as much as possible so as to narrow the cause-to-outcome hypothesis to the highest possible level of probability. This "study" is so far off the mark in candidate selection, they may as well have just asked, "Have you ever eaten a steak?". And finally, assuming the 2034 people in the LCHF group were matched by the same number of people in the "standard diet" group, if the "incidence of major cardiac events" count was 2 in the LCHF group and 1 in the control group that's a 200% relative increase, but is NOT statistically significant in a group of 4068 (absolute increase is about 0.05%). It's bad enough that statistics are easily cherrypicked and manipulated, but when studies without proper controls are used to generate those statistics, they have zero value. If this was a peer-reviewed article, it speaks volumes to the validity of the peer-review process.
Nick, another excellent video. You have an excellent mental ability. Please take a look at the original palm of salvation in Acts 2:38. “YOU”, includes you young friend. Use your brain power for God. We have been deceived by religion also. Have a Blessed Day
Maybe these industries should be NON-profits instead of FOR-profits. If we change the incentive structure then perhaps we could actually accomplish something truly good for humanity.
Correct me if I’m wrong. I believe the follow up CAC scans of the LMHR in the CSF test group were to be done in Feb ‘24? Was this completed? Plan to release the findings?? I don’t expect any negative results based on your low carb high fat videos still being produced but the lack of anything on it is making me wonder about it.
Many are simply confused by the difference between methods and principals. Principals are true for everyone, ie. in order to lose weight you must be in a caloric deficit. That's true for everybody. Metabolic ward studies confirm this. Methods are the grey area and offers variability from individual to individual. Which usually comes down to adherence. You like keto, and you can stick to it? Congrats. You like Carnivore, Vegan, fill in the blank, then congrats. A diet must support foundational aspects. Provide a total calorie balance to reach goals,(weight loss, performance, health) and supply the nutrients to do so. No need to make this complicated. To vilify an entire macro is nonsense. Each provide valuable functions in the body.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
01:09 *📊 The video addresses distortion in data regarding low carb diets, focusing on promoting intellectual integrity to combat confusion and mistrust.*
02:16 *📉 A recent study suggests a link between low carb high fat diets and increased LDL cholesterol and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, but the data overlooks confounding factors like obesity, diabetes, and smoking rates.*
05:34 *📉 The study's data collection method, relying on a single 24-hour dietary recall prone to errors and biases, undermines the validity of its findings.*
08:48 *📰 Misleading headlines, like one claiming low carb or keto diets shorten lifespan, distort study findings, as the actual carbohydrate intake threshold in the study was comparable to a fast-food meal, not a ketogenic diet.*
10:12 *🚫 A case study suggesting rapid plaque progression after stopping statin therapy and starting a ketogenic diet misrepresents the reality, as the patient was not a lean mass hyperresponder, and the causal link to the ketogenic diet is dubious.*
13:47 *🧠 Emphasizing the importance of upholding intellectual integrity in data analysis across all fields to avoid confusion and mistrust, ultimately benefiting public health understanding and medical trust.*
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In the era of social media and politics via TikTok or X (Twitter), misinformation appears to be the name of the game. "Chaos is a ladder" (Littlefinger, Game of Thrones), and too many people/businesses just want to climb the ladder, even going as far as to embrace and increase the chaos, never mind the long term downfall for all involved. I hope more stalwarts of integrity such as yourself come forth to stymie the chaos.
"confusion breeds mistrust"...yup
I like that line. As far as I know it’s a Nick original 😉
Can somebody answer a question? Got my blood test results, the printout they gave me read 38 mmol/mol. According to their numbers this is under the good range. The other 2 are moderate and poor. Yet they sent a text saying that my cholesterol is high, without making life style changes. I could head towards a risk of cardiovascular disease. At reception they were unable to explain it and the chances of speaking to a GP is slim as it's too busy. Can anyone explain by any chance?
If I was in medical school, and hearing that data from these misleading studies were treated as fact, I’d be very confused. Would Ispeak up or just sit back quietly? Critical thinking is a profound skill.
Research subjects for such diet research should be physically very active people. Put physically active people on high-carb, low-carb; keto diets. This way the base line is relatively same.
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.
The paper lost me at "Association ,.."
Garbage in, garbage out!