Trans Fats

Clinical Focus: Low-carb diets increase your risk of dying—Really? Part 1
August 23, 2018
A new Lancet study purports to demonstrate that popular low-carb diets are unhealthy and dangerous. But the study is rife with errors that call its conclusions into doubt. Plus, it’s contradicted by other previous, even-larger studies. We’ll take a deep-dive on the Lancet study’s methodological flaws, and learn why it’s a disservice to those tens of millions of sufferers of metabolic disorders worldwide, curable through carefully administered low-carb diets. Why, then, is an uncritical press so willing to swallow these conclusions hook-line-and-sinker? Click HERE for part 2.

Leyla Weighs In
February 23, 2018
Nutritionist Leyla Muedin responds to these listener questions: Will eating four prunes a day preserve bone density? Jane Brody is driving me crazy! Can you respond to her piece in the Science Times about saturated fats?

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for June 24, Part 1
June 26, 2017
Heart failure: The American Heart Association serves up bad science, rife with conflicts of interest; What to do for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; An unexplained case of liver abnormalities; Why does the AHA discourage coconut oil but is OK with corn oil? "Omics" data reveal how olive oil produces health benefits; French health blogger dies when whip cream dispenser explodes. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Leyla Weighs In: Healthy vs. Unhealthy Fats
October 2, 2015
The American Heart Association touts vegetable oils as heart healthy, but are they really? Here's the lowdown on vegetable oils from how they're processed to their role in inflammation and chronic disease.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for June 20, Part 2
June 22, 2015
Proposed trans-fat ban overdue; Meet the 100 year-old professor who campaigned for 6 decades to get the FDA to take action; New study shows middle age men who consume high levels of trans-fats have impaired memories; Is the trans-fat ban "Nanny-statism"? Commonly used bug sprays and insect repellants cause cognitive damage in kids; Senator Claire McCaskill wants to target anti-Alzheimer's supplements--but they work better than drugs! New Benfotiamine clinical trial will asses its ability to slow dementia. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.