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Introducing Dr. Anthony Chaffee Dr. Eric Westman: It’s my pleasure to meet, for the first time, and talk to Dr. Anthony Chaffee. Dr. Anthony Chaffee: It’s a pleasure to meet you as well. I’ve been looking forward to this. Dr. Eric Westman: Tell me a little about yourself. Imagine we’re

Introduction to Dr. Bret Scher Dr. Eric Westman: It’s my great pleasure to have Dr. Bret Scher with me today. Dr. Bret Scher: I can’t believe this is the first time we’re sitting down to have this sort of conversation. We’ve been sort of working in tandem for so long

Introduction of Dr. Rob Cywes and his background Dr. Eric Westman: It’s my pleasure to be able to interview Dr. Rob Cywes. Dr. Rob Cywes: Rob is good enough. My father is Dr. Cywes. Dr. Eric Westman: I have known you for years. We’ve gone to meetings together, given talks,

Introduction Dr. Eric Westman: From time to time, I interview very interesting people, clinical users of low-carb diets, and researchers of low-carb diets. Tell us a little about where you’re from, how you got into low-carb and keto, and where you are today. Then, I have lots of great questions

Introduction to Dr. Peter Ballerstedt Dr. Eric Westman: It is my great pleasure to be with Dr. Peter Ballerstedt. You are not the typical doctor or nutritionist that I interview. You are a PhD doctor. How did you get into this and how did we cross paths? Dr. Peter Ballerstedt:

Dr. Eric Westman: It is my great pleasure to introduce Zoë Harcombe. My followers are a fairly sophisticated group. They suffer through my tedious going-over of papers and insist on evidence. I’m teaching them how to look at papers. I learned recently at a conference that any animal work on

Dr. Eric Westman: Hello, everyone! Welcome. It’s my great pleasure to be here with Dr. Mary Dan and Dr. Michael Eades. What a thrill! I’m Dr. Eric Westman. I’m a professor of internal medicine at Duke University, past president of the Obesity Medicine Association, and still in practice, loving how

Why do you think that fat loss stalls on a keto diet is such an important topic? I think it’s important to talk about losing fat on Keto and the dreaded fat loss stall, because a lot of people come into a ketogenic or low-carb diet thinking that weight loss

Many people are unaware that while sugar alcohols – like erythritol, sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol, and a few others – don’t count as sugar, they still do count in terms of carbs. Why do they count and how much do they count? In the big picture, what these are used for

Where does the idea come from that keto is harmful for your kidneys? I get questions about this all the time. Doctors were taught, when I was in training—even up until today—that protein in the food is bad for kidney function. We’re just taught that. There’s no evidence for it.

What is the difference between exogenous and endogenous ketones? Exo- means ‘outside’, like an exoskeleton, where the skeleton is on the outside of a creature, like a crab (or certain insects). We humans have an endoskeleton – it is inside our bodies. Endogenous ketones, therefore, are ketones that come from

What is the difference between fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)? The underlying process that’s going on – meaning fat in the liver – used to only be seen in people who had chronic alcoholism. It still exists where someone is so addicted to alcohol that they

What is PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)? It’s a disease or condition that affects women, who will then often have trouble getting pregnant. It usually comes to medical attention when a couple is going to a fertility clinic to try and get help having a baby, although that’s at the late

This blog is an adaptation of Dr Westman’s video on ‘Keto: Science-based versus Internet-based ’ which we have included at the bottom of this article. Where did all this keto confusion come from? I spend so much time these days in my office helping to get rid of the confusion