In this episode, I talk about why I take a statin even though I am in my 30s and have no major risk factors or short-term risk of cardiovascular disease, and why I believe everyone should do the same. The main reason is this: cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. It remains a major cause of death and disability even in my demographic. In one paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, one of the most important medical journals in the world, in 2012, men at age 45 who had risk factors that were all optimal (systolic and diastolic blood pressure

In this episode, I demolish core arguments underlying Paul Saladino’s belief system.Summing up his argument:Plants contain compounds that produce some benefits. However, they have some downsides as well. Therefore, get nutrition from animal foods that do not have these downsides and obtain health benefits from heat, sauna, cold, exercise, sunlight, fasting. Forgo eating plants.This argument is fallacious for two main reasons:1.       Plant food toxicity is dose-dependent. The body maintains homeostasis in response to small perturbations.2.       All modalities recommended by Paul also have potential downsides.a.       Animal foods. Birth defects due to vitamin A (PMIDs 7477116, 22516730), copper toxicity (PMID 31832729), iron toxicity (PMID 8943168), excess B vitamins (PMIDs 16531613, 16531614), and the heart disease-promoting properties of saturated fat (PMID 28444290).b.       Animals housed at higher temperatures have a shortened livespan (PMID 35288719).c.       Overexpression of heat shock proteins in rats reduce lifespan (PMID 19072255). Sauna undermines male fertility (PMID 23411620).d.       Cold exposure does not reduce inflammatory markers (PMID 27991663). And it increases heart attack risk (PMID 1483767).e.       Excess body size due to exercise can cause cardiomegaly (PMID 31287235). There are other health risks from excessive exercise.f.        Sunlight poses risks of both cancer and accelerated skin aging. Sunlight is a risk factor for skin cancer (PMID 28478931).g.       Fasting increases anger (PMID 28025637), and impairs cognition (PMID 24583414).All modalities that improve health have downsides. These downsides are dose-dependent. Health experts advocate for a balanced diet and lifestyle.Do not be fearmongered into one way of thinking—and especially if this means buying someone’s supplement line.===Like, comment, subscribe.For more, find me at:PODCAST The Kevin Bass ShowYOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/kbassphiladelphiaWEBSITE http://thedietwars.comTWITTER https://twitter.com/kevinnbass/https://twitter.com/healthmisinfo/INSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/kevinnbass/TIKTOK https://tiktok.com/@kevinnbassAnd above all, please donate to support what I do:PATREON https://patreon.com/kevinnbass/DONATE https://thedietwars.com/support-me/

In this episode, I criticize the use by the Diaz brothers of a raw vegan diet that was likely very low in protein. Citing the research, I argue that this factor was responsible for the highly variable quality of the Diaz brothers' physiques (often poor) over the course of their career. This factor contributed to the Diaz brothers not reaching their maximum potential. The choice to be vegan was mainly ideological but rationalized as a performance decision. Meanwhile, this claimed performance decision--which was strongly at odds with the available evidence--clearly failed.===Like, comment, subscribe.For more, find me at:PODCAST The Kevin Bass ShowYOUTUBE kbassphiladelphiaWEBSITE http://thedietwars.comTWITTER @kevinnbass @healthmisinfoINSTAGRAM @kevinnbass @healthmisinfoTIKTOK @kevinnbassPlease donate to support what I do:PATREON https://patreon.com/kevinnbass/DONATE https://thedietwars.com/support-me/

Using the work of Michael Ristow, I again dismantle the oxidative stress concept. I acknowledge that oxidative stress exists but I point out that it is simply not a reliable biomarker of health and that sometimes oxidative stress improves health via hormesis.===Like, comment, subscribe.For more, find me at:PODCAST The Kevin Bass ShowYOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/kbassphiladelphiaWEBSITE http://thedietwars.comTWITTER https://twitter.com/kevinnbass/https://twitter.com/healthmisinfo/INSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/kevinnbass/TIKTOK https://tiktok.com/@kevinnbassAnd above all, please donate to support what I do:PATREON https://patreon.com/kevinnbass/DONATE https://thedietwars.com/support-me/

In this episode, I discuss the claims made by a defender of Paul Saladino in response to my debunking. I show, again, that seed oils were not originally engine lubricants, while acknowledging that rapeseed oil (a predecessor of canola oil) might have been. I continue pointing out that lard has a much longer history as a machine lubricant than do seed oils. I also point out that many fats and oils are used as machine lubricants. It's not something unique about vegetable oils. I comment that this story has emerged as a kind of rhetorical strategy to trick people into disliking seed oils.Using the work of Michael Ristow, I again dismantle the oxidative stress concept. I acknowledge that oxidative stress exists but I point out that it is simply not a reliable biomarker of health and that sometimes oxidative stress improves health via hormesis.I acknowledge that the research conducted on stearic acid is interesting while also pointing out that mechanistic plausibility does not constitute evidence. I again introduce the idea of mechanistic speculation to shoot down this idea. I point out that Paul constantly uses mechanistic speculation while dramatically overselling it to market himself and his products.===Like, comment, subscribe.For more, find me at:PODCAST The Kevin Bass ShowYOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/kbassphiladelphiaWEBSITE http://thedietwars.comTWITTER https://twitter.com/kevinnbass/https://twitter.com/healthmisinfo/INSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/kevinnbass/TIKTOK https://tiktok.com/@kevinnbassAnd above all, please donate to support what I do:PATREON https://patreon.com/kevinnbass/DONATE https://thedietwars.com/support-me/

A number of studies have shown that statins increase the risk of diabetes (PMID 27277934, 24623264, 27616593). Although some, more recent studies including more data have suggested that such earlier studies might have been mistaken (PMID 34261627), and although some statins actually reduce the risk of diabetes (pitavastatin; PMID 34261627), this podcast explores the question: what if statins *do* increase the risk of being diagnosed with diabetes?Again we are confronted with a recurring theme on this podcast: although statins may increase fasting blood glucose and increase the risk of being diagnosed with diabetes according to one blood marker (glucose), this does not necessarily mean that statins are harmful. This is because glucose is only one marker of health and other markers might be more important for health. In other words, one cannot infer from one plausible mechanism (elevated glucose) that disease is more probable without actual health outcome evidence.The major chronic complications of type 2 diabetes--indeed, the major reasons we are concerned about the development of type 2 diabetes--is cardiovascular disease and microvascular disease. People with type 2 diabetes are at 2-3 times higher risk of cardiovascular disease. One of the principal risk factors for cardiovascular disease is elevated blood lipids. This is why people with diabetes are often aggressively treated with statins according to official treatment guidelines: while the statins might modestly increase blood glucose, they help to reduce the major complications of that elevated blood glucose far more effectively than the small rise increases it. Although statins may increase the risk of diabetes, they are so effective at treating cardiovascular disease by lowering lipids that they are used in people with diabetes despite this fact.There is also no evidence that statins increase the rate of microvascular disease associated with diabetes; in fact, they may reduce it.There may be some reason to reduce dosage, change medication, or start combination therapy with a lower dose of statin if there are excessive increases in blood glucose. If one is at elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, statins are an excellent option. Talk to your doctor before considering switching or discontinuing medications.===Like, comment, subscribe.For more, find me at:PODCAST The Kevin Bass ShowYOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/kbassphiladelphiaWEBSITE http://thedietwars.comTWITTER https://twitter.com/kevinnbass/https://twitter.com/healthmisinfo/INSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/kevinnbass/TIKTOK https://tiktok.com/@kevinnbassAnd above all, please donate to support what I do:PATREON https://patreon.com/kevinnbass/DONATE https://thedietwars.com/support-me/

In this episode, I discuss the facts and myths behind Gwyneth Paltrow's 7-Day Detox Kit, highlighting where the kit can be helpful and some of the scientific principles underlying its design and use. I talk about which components of the kit are and are not scientifically supported. I discuss some of the underlying principles that make it work and how to make sense and leverage these both while the kit is being used and after it is being used. I analyze the foods selected for use in the kit, dissecting the science supporting the inclusion of each, and I dissect each supplement included in the kit, showing which supplements make sense, which don't, and which are somewhere in between. I discuss some of the general principles of healthy eating, weight loss, and weight maintenance, including dietary protein intake to optimize body composition, energy density and satiety, and the primacy of mindfulness (the what, when, and why) during dieting. I talk about how to create a supportive eating environment at home during use of the kit and after, how to leverage relationships to help achieve your health goals, and how to maintain psychological balance while pursuing healthy eating and weight loss and maintenance. I talk food preparation and recipes. Finally, I explain how you can leverage the kit's main components without purchasing the kit, achieving what the kit was built to achieve at a fraction of the cost.I use the paper PMID 26094889 for this episode. The detox kit website can be found at https://goop.com/wellness/detox/gwyneth-paltrow-detox-kit/.===Like, comment, subscribe.For more, find me at:PODCAST The Kevin Bass ShowYOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/kbassphiladelphiaWEBSITE http://thedietwars.comTWITTER https://twitter.com/kevinnbass/https://twitter.com/healthmisinfo/INSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/kevinnbass/TIKTOK https://tiktok.com/@kevinnbassAnd above all, please donate to support what I do:PATREON https://patreon.com/kevinnbass/DONATE https://thedietwars.com/support-me/

This episode runs through four studies evaluating the impact of dietary protein % on energy intake. While some studies find that dietary protein reduces energy intake, there is no dose-response relationship, the effect occurs over different ranges of protein intake depending on the study, and it is unclear if other aspects of study design might have confounded causal inference. Likewise, one of the most well-conducted and carefully controlled studies find no impact of dietary protein % on energy intake.Higher dietary protein intakes are of unambiguous importance for body composition and nutrient partitioning, especially when in an energy deficit (i.e. during weight loss) and when undergoing physical training. However, what these studies show is that the impact of dietary protein on energy intake per se is quite unclear, and the effect relative to other effects of food on satiety, if it does exist is quite modest.While replacing ultra-processed foods with higher protein foods may reduce energy intake, this may be unrelated to protein's special satiating characteristics and more related to the fact that ultra-processed foods disproportionately encourage excess intake of energy/calories. In minimally processed diets, modifying protein % may produce little additional impact on satiety. To induce an energy deficit, it is usually not enough to add additional protein or attempt to replace food with protein shakes unless dietary quality is already poor. Other strategies are needed, and attempts should be made not merely to increase protein % but to actively reduce absolute energy intake. In other words, the protein:energy ratio (P/E ratio) as popularized by Ted Naiman's P:E diet is by no means magical and does not by itself necessarily have any substantial impact on weight loss.Part 2 will look at meta-analyses of the effects on weight loss of dietary protein % in long-term randomized controlled trials.The following studies were referenced in this episode:PMID: 21272705, 22022472, 23221572, 24760974, 25183991 (search for each of these numbers on PubMed to find the appropriate study)===Like, comment, subscribe.For more, find me at:PODCAST The Kevin Bass ShowYOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/kbassphiladelphiaWEBSITE http://thedietwars.comTWITTER https://twitter.com/kevinnbass/https://twitter.com/healthmisinfo/INSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/kevinnbass/TIKTOK https://tiktok.com/@kevinnbassAnd above all, please donate to support what I do:PATREON https://patreon.com/kevinnbass/DONATE https://thedietwars.com/support-me/

This episode is for the vegans who say that plant-based diets provide enough protein. Not only do they provide less protein than omnivorous diets. But in old age, even omnivorous diets could benefit from a much higher protein intake. I discuss a large randomized controlled trial published in the British Medical Journal that clearly demonstrates this.Vegans would have you believe that there are no benefits whatsoever to consuming animal products.And believe me, I sympathize with the vegans. I have eaten very little meat for the past 15 years. For 3, I was a vegan. And for the past several years, I have been a pescatarian.So I want for it to be true that eating animal products is not healthy for anyone. That would be awfully convenient because it would make the story of health and my personal belief system line up perfectly!Unfortunately, that is not how reality works. And if we want to make the best decisions, we have to acknowledge REALITY.In this video I talk about an important study published last year. In a randomized controlled trial, 7195 nursing home residents (average age 86 years old) were randomized to receive supplemental yogurt, milk, and cheese, or their usual menu.What happened?Daily intake of calcium doubled. Protein intake increased by 20%.And those receiving supplemental dairy reduced their rate of:1. Hip fracture by HALF;2. All bone fractures by a THIRD; and3. Falls by 11%.This effect may have been mediated in part by favorable differences in bone characteristics in the group receiving supplemental dairy versus the control group.The bones of the group receiving supplements were much denser at the end of the study.Likewise, the group receiving protein supplements saw a slight increase in muscle mass, while the control group lost almost 2 kilograms, or 5 pounds, of muscle.And this was from a protein intake supplemented on top of an intake already in excess of the intake recommended by official government dietary guidelines!This may have impacted the risk of falling.Impressively, the impact of the intervention was seen within 6 months!It is possible that plant protein with calcium rather than dairy protein could have achieved the same effects. But what is for sure is that supplemental dairy has been shown to play an important role in preventing debilitating bone fractures in the elderly.Vegans, pay attention! It is better to accept these findings and try to build something out of them than to wave your hands and try to deny them. Link to the study: https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n236===Like, comment, subscribe.For more, find me at:PODCAST The Kevin Bass ShowYOUTUBE search: kbassphiladelphiaWEBSITE http://thedietwars.comTWITTER https://twitter.com/kevinnbass/https://twitter.com/healthmisinfo/INSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/kevinnbass/TIKTOK https://tiktok.com/@kevinnbassPlease donate to support what I do:PATREON https://patreon.com/kevinnbass/DONATE https://thedietwars.com/support-me/

In this episode, I cover what I eat and some of the reasons why.===Like, comment, subscribe.For more, find me at:PODCAST The Kevin Bass ShowYOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/kbassphi...WEBSITE http://thedietwars.comTWITTER https://twitter.com/kevinnbass/https://twitter.com/healthmisinfo/INSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/kevinnbass/TIKTOK https://tiktok.com/@kevinnbassPlease donate to support what I do:PATREON https://patreon.com/kevinnbass/DONATE https://thedietwars.com/support-me/