Is There a Problem With a Low Fat Diet?

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I think I'm probably above 33%. I just did the calculation at 3,400 calories a day. It would be 125 grams of fat to get 33% of my calories from fat. So yeah, anything below 20, I don't feel well on. And other people I know you're gonna be craving fat. I think you got to listen to that's kind of, that's probably too little.

In today’s episode, Paul chats with Bioenergetic Health researcher, Georgi Dinkov. They jump down the rabbit hole on a myriad of topics, including the distinction between table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, how starch damages the gut, polyunsaturated fatty acids, sunlight, emfs and more. Sit back, relax and put on your open-minded thinking cap–you might learn a thing or two.

00:11:05 Sucrose vs. high fructose corn syrup

00:26:35 The link between food, stress hormones, and mental disorders

00:35:35 Thoughts on ketogenic diets

00:43:50 Should we limit our carb intake?

00:52:13 How to test cortisol and other hormones

00:56:30 How hormones and genetics play a role in metabolizing sugar

1:00:02 The Randle Cycle

1:08:08 Low fat vs. high fat diets

01:16:05 Exhaustive exercise

01:27:28 A deep dive into serotonin & SSRIs

01:48:40 Why to avoid starchy foods

01:51:25 The importance of organs