Understanding Fat and Nutrition for Human Performance from the Cellular Level By: Jim Goetz, C.S.C.S. Board Certified Chiropractic Board Certified Physiotherapy From the beginning of known human life on earth, we as a species have wrestled with the notion of paradigms. At one point in time, we believed the earth was flat. Before this concept was changed, there was violent resistance and alas, from our current perspective, the world is now spherical. My goal is to discover what foods our bodies function optimally from and why. In the 1940's, based on the epidemiological research by Dr. Ancel Keys, the American Heart Association recommended a low fat diet to eliminate heart disease. (Keys, 1957) This diet was built on the belief that fat, especially saturated fat, caused increased cholesterol levels and high levels of cholesterol caused heart disease and obesity. This belief came as Dr. Keys observed when saturated fat is poured into the drain of a kitchen sink, it would solidify and clog the drain. He believed this was comparable to atherosclerotic plaque in our blood vessels. Dr Keys was wrong. This podcast tells you why and why a low fat diet will lead to heart disease, metabolic syndrome, and a myriad of preventable diseases. Perform better in life and not sub optimal. Live Functionised.