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“Some camps tout the benefits of eating an all-meat diet – the "carnivore diet." Others avoid meat altogether, pointing to its links to cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other health problems. But what does the science say?”

“It remains stable across life, however, drastic dietary changes, such as the switch between a vegetarian and meat-based diet, shift the microbiota toward an orientation better suited to the new diet.”

“Dr. Norton therefore favors judging seed oils within the whole diet instead of treating one ingredient as the sole cause of metabolic disease. Dr. Patrick and Dr. Norton also distinguish fresh oil from repeatedly heated frying oil.”

“EPA and DHA from fish or microalgae raise long-term omega-3 status, although the response varies with baseline status, body size, dose, formulation, diet, and adherence. In selected high-risk, statin-treated patients with elevated triglycerides, prescription icosapent ethyl reduced cardiovascular events.”

“Fiber exerts a wide array of beneficial health effects, influencing metabolic health, and may be an important, if overlooked, component of ketogenic diets. In this Aliquot, Dr. Michael Snyder, Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, and Dr. Rhonda Patrick discuss the benefits of dietary fiber.”

“However, many people lack essential vitamins and minerals, which must be obtained from our diets since we cannot make them. Several vitamins and minerals play important and complementary roles in supporting both the innate and adaptive immune systems.”

“The most consistent difference is pesticide exposure. In a controlled dietary intervention, total urinary pesticide-residue excretion was about 91 percent lower during the organic-diet period.”

“In a small controlled feeding study, stearic-acid-rich and oleic-acid-rich diets produced lower LDL than a palmitic-acid-rich diet. This supports distinguishing individual fatty acids when interpreting the effects of saturated fat.”

“In addition, beta-hydroxybutyrate, a ketone produced during a ketogenic diet, may travel to the colon and nourish colonocytes. Mounting evidence points to the intersecting roles that intestinal permeability and LPS play in human health.”

“A multivitamin can provide broad nutritional insurance, while magnesium needs depend on diet, physical activity, and gastrointestinal tolerance. Dr. Patrick also includes sulforaphane as a phytochemical that activates NRF2-regulated cellular defenses.”