191. Everything we’ve been lied to about: Weight loss, cholesterol, and seed oils, Kyle Kingsbury interviews Paul
Nov 27, 2022
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Former football player Kyle Kingsbury interviews Paul Saladino MD on topics like the benefits of cholesterol, dangers of seed oils, thoughts on satiety, detoxing seed oils, and intentional living. They also discuss alcohol and tobacco impacts, insulin resistance, and the importance of healthy dietary choices.
Nutrient-dense foods regulate calorie intake and enhance satiety without deprivation or hunger.
Seed oils like canola and corn disrupt natural satiety signals, leading to overconsumption.
Avoiding seed oils aids in regulating satiety and improving metabolic health.
Seed oils introduce excessive linoleic acid, impacting health and requiring long-term storage.
Insulin resistance from processed sugars and seed oils underpins various chronic diseases.
Deep dives
The Impact of Baseline Metabolic Health on Satiety and Food Choices
The podcast delves into the significance of baseline metabolic health and its influence on satiety and food choices. It emphasizes the importance of quality over quantity in calorie intake, highlighting that the type of calories consumed affects satiety levels. By focusing on nutrient-dense, unprocessed foods like meat, organs, fruit, honey, and raw dairy, individuals can naturally regulate their calorie intake without feeling deprived or hungry.
The Pervasiveness of Seed Oils in Food
The podcast exposes the widespread presence of seed oils, particularly canola, corn, sunflower, soybean, and rapeseed oils, in various food products. It highlights the detrimental impact of seed oils on health due to their high linoleic acid content and explains how these oils are commonly used in hospital cafeterias, hot bars, and processed food items, despite their negative effects on metabolic health.
The Role of Seed Oils in Undermining Satiety
The episode examines how seed oils, such as canola oil, corn oil, and sunflower oil, disrupt the body's natural satiety signals, leading to overconsumption and reduced feelings of fullness. By detailing the excessive quantities of seeds or beans required to match the seed oil intake of the average American diet, it underscores the evolutionary inconsistency in consuming such high levels of linoleic acid from seed oils.
The Evolutionarily Inconsistent Consumption of Seed Oils
The discussion highlights the discordance between the evolutionary diet of humans and the modern consumption of seed oils, emphasizing the detrimental effects of linoleic acid from seed oils on metabolic health. It reveals the drastic quantities of seeds or beans needed to match the seed oil intake, highlighting the unnatural and excessive concentration of linoleic acid present in seed oils in the current diet.
Conclusion
The episode concludes by stressing the importance of prioritizing unprocessed, nutrient-dense foods and avoiding seed oils in order to regulate satiety, improve metabolic health, and make informed dietary choices. By understanding the impact of seed oils on satiety and metabolic function, individuals can make healthier food choices and enhance their overall well-being.
Impact of Seed Oils on Human Health
Consumption of seed oils introduces high linoleic acid amounts into the body, accumulating in cells and fat tissues. Difficulty in getting rid of polyunsaturated fatty acids leads to long-term storage. The evolutionary inconsistency of this influx is highlighted, emphasizing the need to stop consuming seed oils to reduce their accumulation.
Association Between Seed Oils and Health Conditions
Examination of indigenous groups with minimal linoleic acid intake shows lower rates of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and chronic conditions. Studies illustrate a strong link between seed oil consumption and increased risks of ailments like macular degeneration. Consistent findings point to the detrimental effects of seed oils on health.
Considerations for Health and Lifestyle Choices
Alcohol consumption, even in small amounts, leads to brain thinning and oxidative stress. The impact of alcohol on glutathione levels suggests additional harm. Understanding metabolic health as a measure of flammability can guide lifestyle decisions regarding alcohol intake. Creating intentional lifestyles centered around nature and healthy practices can mitigate health risks associated with various dietary and lifestyle choices.
Importance of Food Choices for Health
The podcast episode discusses the significance of food choices for maintaining good health. Emphasizing the importance of selecting affordable and nutritious options like grass-fed ground beef over expensive meats, the speaker highlights the role of meat quality in a diet. By focusing on whole foods like ground beef, the speaker underscores the sustainability and health benefits of such choices even amidst variations in meat quality across regions.
Insulin Resistance as a Key Driver of Chronic Illness
The episode delves into the concept of insulin resistance as a fundamental contributor to chronic illness. Drawing on medical expertise, the speaker explains how insulin resistance underpins various diseases prevalent in Western society. Linking insulin resistance to factors like processed sugars and seed oils, the discussion highlights the intricate mechanisms by which broken fat cells and dietary components can fuel the development of conditions ranging from atherosclerosis to mood disorders.
On this week’s podcast, Paul sits down with former football player, retired American professional mixed martial artist, former Director of Human Optimization at Onnit and host of The Kyle Kingsbury Podcast, Kyle Kingsbury. They do a a deep dive into ideals that Paul is passionate about, and Kyle interviews Paul about the truth behind seed oils, cholesterol, weight loss, and more controversial topics.
A note from Paul: Throughout my training and practice as a physician I have come to one very disappointing conclusion: Western medicine isn’t helping people lead better lives. Now that I’ve realized this, I’ve become obsessed with understanding what makes us healthy or ill. I want to live the best life I can and I want to be able to share this knowledge with others so that they can do the same. This podcast is the result of my relentless search to understand the roots of chronic disease. If you want to know how to live the most radical life possible I hope you’ll join me on this journey.
Time Stamps:
00:07:37 Podcast begins
00:18:42 The benefits of cholesterol
00:24:22 Paul’s LDL while eating a Carnivore diet
00:28:57 Honey versus processed sugar
00:37:07 Thoughts on satiety & linoleic acid/HNE
00:48:27 Seed oils and endogenous cannabinoids
01:09:22 The connection between seed oils & cardiovascular disease/macular degeneration?
01:21:57 Detoxing seed oils and HNE
01:23:57 Thoughts on alcohol and tobacco
01:32:07 Creating an intentional environment
01:34:27 What causes insulin resistance?
01:38:22 Thoughts on carbohydrates and insulin resistance
01:43:57 Are some seed oils/fats better than others?
