The carnivore diet exposed: Healthful or harmful?

ZOE Science & Nutrition

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🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Each day this week, we’re examining one of the world’s most popular diets. Putting the latest scientific evidence under the microscope, we’ll find out the true impact of these diets on your health. Today, we’re talking about the carnivore diet, a zero-carb approach centered on meat, fish, eggs, and minimal dairy while excluding all plant foods and alcohol. Advocates claim it can help with autoimmune conditions, type 2 diabetes, and weight loss, asserting that our ancestors thrived eating this way. However, there are questions about nutrient deficiencies and excessive saturated fat intake with this diet. In this special episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan is joined by Christopher Gardner, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and the Director of Nutrition Studies at Stanford Prevention Research Center. Together, they explore its purported advantages and drawbacks. 🌱 Try our new plant based wholefood supplement - Daily 30 *Naturally high in copper which contributes to normal energy yielding metabolism and the normal function of the immune system Learn how your body responds to food 👉 zoe.com/podcast for 10% off Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Topic intro 01:10 Why would anyone want to follow the carnivore diet? 01:45 What are people eating on this diet? 01:59 What would happen if you ate this way? 02:53 Can we get all the essential nutrients we need to live from this diet? 03:37 What are the claimed benefits of this diet? 04:21 Could you live on this diet long-term? 05:18 What are the differences between animal carnivores and us? 07:08 Are there any studies to show what happens when you follow it? 08:32 Why aren't there any official studies on the carnivore diet? 09:56 What's the verdict? 10:25 Outro Mentioned in this episode: Behavioral characteristics and self-reported health status among 2029 adults consuming a “Carnivore Diet”, from Current Developments in Nutrition Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here Episode transcripts are available here

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Zoe science and nutrition and our special daily series about diets.
0:05.6	Each day this week we're examining one of the world's most popular diets, putting the
0:10.0	latest scientific evidence under the microscope. We'll find out these diet's true impact on your health.
0:15.0	I'm your host Jonathan Wolf and I'll be joined throughout this series by Professor Christopher Gardner.
0:20.0	Hello Christopher.
0:21.0	Good to be here, Jonathan.
0:22.0	Christopher is a professor of medicine at Stanford University
0:25.0	and the Director of Nutrition Studies at the prestigious Stanford Prevention Research Center.
0:30.0	He's one of the world's leading researchers and how our diet impacts our health.
0:33.2	So what's on our plate today, Christopher?
0:35.2	In episode four Jonathan, we're dishing up some succulent steaks with a pairing of absolutely
0:41.0	nothing else.
0:43.6	Okay, Christopher, I'm intrigued by this one.
0:47.3	What is the name of this diet that seems to be made up entirely of meat?
0:52.3	The Carnivore Diet. Well that's certainly an unusual choice and I'm
0:57.6	surprised that this is something that people would actually go for you know in
1:01.1	real life but it turns out we did a little bit of research that the
1:03.8	carnivore diet has become increasingly popular in no small part due to a rather famous
1:10.2	podcaster. So why other than celebrity endorsement might someone go for this diet?
1:17.0	My only impression here that I can take away is people like the taste of meat and they want an excuse to eat it.
1:24.0	D'HEE.
1:25.0	Done.
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