studies that will blow your mind

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Americans now consume 500 more calories daily than they did in 1970.  Dr. Hall's group at the NIH discovered where they have come from: ultraprocessed food.  Watch my talk on this study.

Dr. David Jenkins shows us that increasing dietary fiber may be the key to lowering cholesterol and bringing our genome and biome back into alignment.

Dr. Najjar's group in Houston demonstrates how diet of whole plant foods starts to undo the metabolic disaster of America...within a week: 

Though we consider cholesterol values up to 199 to be normal, our evolutionary history suggests that number is far from it! A normal cholesterol value is probably 100-150, and a normal LDL is likely 50-70.

Among healthy young people, any  LDL level above 60 was associated with blocked arteries, and the higher the level, the more blocks you get! All with values we consider "normal."

The amazing Indomediterrean diet study done in India and published in the Lancet in 2002 showed that just adding fruits, whole grains, nuts, and healthy oils cut heart disease by 1/2. 

The more white rice you eat, the more diabetes you get. It's a primary driver of the increases in diabetes we see in Asia.

Both in terms of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, an apple a day keeps the Reaper away.

The amazing Indomediterrean diet study done in India and published in the Lancet in 2002 showed that just adding fruits, whole grains, nuts, and healthy oils cut heart disease by 1/2. 

The Predimed study, for all its messiness, is the only large randomized controlled trial on supplementing oils and nuts. It worked. Supplementing oil reduced cardiovascular events by 31%.

The amazing Indomediterrean diet study shows that adding even more fiber rich food to the oils works...even better! 

Nut consumption is associated with decreased risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. 

In the largest randomized controlled trial of diet ever, nut consumption cut cardiovascular disease by 28%.

The amazing Indomediterrean diet study done in India and published in the Lancet in 2002 showed that just adding fruits, whole grains, nuts, and healthy oils cut heart disease by 1/2. 

The PREDIMED trial (the largest randomized controlled trial of diet ever), nut consumption cut cardiovascular disease by 28%. and oill consumption  cut it by 31%

Though we consider cholesterol values up to 199 to be normal, our evolutionary history suggests that number is far from it! A normal cholesterol value is probably 100-150, and a normal LDL is likely 50-70.

Among healthy young people, any  LDL level above 60 was associated with blocked arteries, and the higher the level, the more blocks you get! Even with values we consider "normal."

Americans consume 500 more calories daily in 2020 than in 1970.  Dr. Hall's group at the NIH discovered where they have come from: ultraprocessed food. 

Dr. Najjar's group found that 4 weeks of plant-based eating empowered overweight and obese people to lose 15 lbs in a month.