Carnivore Diet For Kids? Important Foods for Families with Dr Anthony Chaffee

Welcome to The Family Health Lab podcast with host Claire McDonnell Liu in conversation with neurosurgical registrar Dr Anthony Chaffee.

Dr Chaffee is an American medical doctor, now practising in Australia. 

His nutrition science research has led him to become an advocate for the carnivore lifestyle as an option for treating and preventing chronic diseases.

Listen in as Dr Chaffee shares his tips and hard rules for an optimal carnival lifestyle, describes what he eats daily and why he has been eating a carnivore diet for 20 years.

Find out what Dr Chaffee recommends families should be eating, and whether kids should go carnivore.

02:10 About Anthony’s recent talk on carnivore

02:39 A typical work day for Anthony as a neurosurgical registrar

04:50 How diet plays an integral role in all aspects of health, including surgery recovery

12:00 But vegetables are still good for you, right..?

12:37 Plant defence mechanisms and carcinogens

15:50 Anthony’s hard rules for carnivore

16:37 The meals Anthony eats and how he prepares it

18:00 Plant based vs eating meat - what are we biologically designed to eat

20:00 All about fat for health 21:00 The evidence around saturated fat and heart disease.

23:10 Framingham Risk Score for Hard Coronary Heart Disease: Higher intakes of SAFA were not associated with higher risks of CHD or stroke 

24:10 Why humans are designed to eat meat

34:00 Does the quality of meat matter

36:00 Eating nose to tail - organ meats for nutrients

37:00 Nutrient deficient eating

38:00 Toxic levels of vitamin A for example in inuit populations

39:00 Primal eating in proportion to the animal

42:30 Who is most suited to a carnivore lifestyle?

43:00 Should children eat carnivore?

43:50 Pregnant women and carnivore eating

44:00 Children's nutrition

44:00 Height denotes health and is affected by diet and nutrition intake

44:30 Maasai tribe's diet

45:00 How eating meat, agricultural development and Industrial Age affected brain size, skull and jaw development

51:30 The future of the carnivore diet

52:00 Why ‘calories in and calories out’ is insanity

53:30 Health improvements that Dr Anthony Chaffee sees in patients

54:00 The 86 year old gent that tried carnivore and checked out of aged care!

57:00 Why healthcare professionals are wrong on nutrition

57:33 Breastfed kids are in ketosis

58:00 Compounds from meat, such as choline and carnitine, are essential to children’s brain development

58:35 The link between low meat consumption and autism

58:40 Why Nestle infuriates Anthony and why his parents have refused to buy Nestle products since the 70s.

59:00 Formula infant products vs breastmilk

Family Health Lab Podcast: Game Changers S1: E17

Interviewer: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist

Episode time: 1:06:03

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Thank you for listening!

Links:

The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony Chaffee: A Carnivore Podcast https://youtu.be/a_zSIpUjfS4

The Baby Killer Report - War on Want was the first organisation to draw attention to the damage caused by baby milk companies with its groundbreaking 1974 publication The Baby Killer. https://waronwant.org/resources/baby-killer

Saturated Fat Consumption and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke: A Science Update: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5475232/

IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.