Episode 2462 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes author Gary Taubes and they discuss investigating diabetes research, how the research evolved, his new book "Rethinking Diabetes," and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/03/investigating-diabetes-gary-taubes-episode-2462 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast Investigating Diabetes Vinnie considers Gary Taubes a "forefather of low carb". (2:30) Gary came along and gives context, history, and details around the science of low-carb. (3:30) His background is as an investigative journalist in controversial scientific topics led him to researching dietary science. Why was the science so weak initially? (13:00) He explains the challenge of testing humans and shortcuts taken to "prove" hypotheses. Gary's latest book is called "Rethinking Diabetes". You can find it in Vinnie's Book club here. He also co-authors a Substack with Nina Teicholz called https://substack.com/@unsettled science. He shares how his investigations have also become research into medical history. (27:00) He reviews the very interesting and varied history of treating diabetes. Vinnie tells Gary about Bethany McKenzie who was in his first documentary. (37:00) Her son developed T1 Diabetes and she started him on a ketogenic diet; doctors wanted to take her son away from her. Gary goes into more history about discovering how to control diabetes. (39:00) He discusses Elliott Joslin, Richard K. Bernstein, and others. Agencies like the ADA end up committing to ideas because of funding. (53:00) Gary prefers to think that the ADA's intentions are to help, but that they haven't set up their system in a way that allows them to pivot easily. Gary is also interested in learning about metabolic psychiatry and people like Dr. Chris Palmer, and recent guest Dr. Georgia Ede. (1:00:00) The reality is ketogenic therapies can help with diabetes, brain health, and more. It may not help everyone, but it has the potential of drastically reducing disease states. Look for Vinnie's NSNG® VIP Community and sign up for the waitlist! Go to https://vinnietortorich.com/vip to sign up! [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! https://amzn.to/3JNhrPE Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!
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