Ash enjoyed sitting down with our friend, Dr. Chris Knobbe, to discuss PUFAs (polyunsaturated fatty acids). We dive into the specific health consequences that occur when PUFAs become a high % of your diet. These fats aren’t toxins, but the dose makes the poison. We discuss why you should not try to increase your Omega 6 or Omega 3 consumption - prioritize saturated fats!

Chris Knobbe, MD, is a physician, researcher, ophthalmologist, public health advocate, and Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus, formerly of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.   Dr. Knobbe’s research has focused greatly on the “vegetable oil hypothesis” as the primary driver of overweight and chronic disease.  In 2016, Knobbe formally introduced the hypothesis that processed foods and vegetable oils are the primary drivers of AMD, which is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss and blindness in people over the age of 50, worldwide.  

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro

1:30 - Dr. Chris Knobbe’s background

5:50 - Nutrition courses in med school & challenges with publishing research 

8:50 - what are PUFAs and history of our fat consumption

23:50 - health consequences of PUFA consumption 

35:30 - Chris’s 4 pillars of hazard with high Omega 6 consumption 

41:00 - what is oxidation

49:00 - what about Omega 3s?

1:01:35 - summary of 4 health consequences of high PUFA consumption

1:05 - Vitamin E

1:08:20 - Tips to reduce PUFA consumption, fatty acid analysis of our chicken eggs and meat, nuts & seeds

1:36:25 - how to find and support Dr. Chris Knobbe’s work

Links:

https://www.CureAMD.org

http://www.AncestralHealthFoundation.org (pending activation)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-te509vqnFs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0bRGsev4fI

Dariush Mozaffarian paper about calories going down and obesity rate going up

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/115/6/1445/6572830 

Contact 

Chris A. Knobbe, MD