Eat Rich, Live Long: Mastering the Low-Carb & Keto Spectrum for Weight Loss and Longevity

Fat adaptation is the process that leads to a person becoming a highly efficient fat-burner. Fully fat-adapted people are well able to safely manage a big load of dietary fat—as long as it’s not eaten with a lot of carb.

Since 1948, the Framingham study has tracked the health and lifestyles of more than five thousand people from Framingham, Massachusetts, looking for causes of cardiovascular disease. Castelli published a detailed paper in 1992 analyzing the data. Here we quote directly from it: “Unless LDL levels are very high (300 mg/dl (7.8 mmol/l) or higher), th

norm. The idea that natural fat sources could be toxic to humans was a false and contrived notion with no basis in evolutionary or physiological science.

Most heart disease is driven by diabetic vascular inflammation: high insulin and glucose levels damage the walls of your arteries, which leads to the buildup of materials in the artery walls. This process is called atherosclerosis, and it is the primary driver of heart attacks. Therefore, most heart disease is the result of being in a state of hype

True, these are all associational studies, and as we’ve said before, associational evidence only points to an association between two things; it doesn’t prove that one thing causes another. However, associational evidence is good for disproving a theory: if two things aren’t even associated with each other, then no causal relationship can even be s

5. Eat nutrient-dense sources of protein.

The PURE study found that neither coronary heart disease mortality nor mortality in general was associated with intake of fat in general or saturated fat specifically. In fact, a higher saturated fat intake was associated with lower stroke rates.

The ten action steps (here) must be applied throughout life. This is not a short-term solution.

The dietary requirement for carbohydrate is effectively zero—humans do not need to consume any carbohydrate. Fat, on the other hand, is essential for health. The other essential macronutrient is protein.