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00:18:56 Persistent and outdated narratives about the harms of animal foods are harming people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
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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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