Mastering Nutrition Why Doctors Think They Can Ignore the Studies Suggesting Seed Oils Cause Heart Disease
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Dec 7, 2025 Explore how medicine relies on simplified models during diagnosis, with Chris Masterjohn emphasizing that these are merely hypotheses. Discover why many clinicians tend to overlook the intricate details, like the impact of seed oils on LDL, as they can be unrelated to treatment choices. The conversation dives deep into the disconnect between medical theory and practical application, raising eyebrows on the implications for heart disease.
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Medicine Uses Simplified Diagnostic Models
- Medicine simplifies complex realities into binary diagnostic models to make decisions tractable.
- Chris Masterjohn argues these models bias data toward the clinician's preexisting framework.
Diagnosis As A Testable Hypothesis
- A diagnosis is framed as a hypothesis predicting response to a treatment, not an absolute truth.
- Chris Masterjohn emphasizes clinicians test that hypothesis and adjust if the patient doesn't improve.
Switch Treatments When They Don’t Work
- If a treatment fails, stop it and try an alternative until you find one that works.
- Chris Masterjohn describes this iterative approach in depression and epilepsy care.