Ian is a currently a first year medical student and former researcher at Queens University in Ontario. He authored two widely popular papers, titled: 

a) Comparison with ancestral diets suggests dense, acellular carbohydrates promote an inflammatory microbiota, and may be the primary dietary cause of leptin resistance and obesity 

b) Evolutionary aspects of obesity, insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk 

During this interview, we caught up with Ian to discuss advances in research in the field of diet, gut bacteria and metabolism since his 2012 and 2013 publications.