Ep 9: Dave Feldman, Citizen Scientist—What Causes Heart Disease
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
Release Date: 10/16/2023
Ep. 23: "Ep 23 Doctors Should Tell Patients that High Linoleic Acid Seed Oils are Unhealthy"—with Raphael Sirtoli and Dave Feldman
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
Introduction So apparently there is some demand for discussion/debate on the topic of seed oils and health. Dave Feldman (Ep. 9) had considered doing this at his recent conference, but couldn’t fit in the time. He’s since regained interest in the idea, and reached out to Andreas Eenfeldt and Ted Naiman, who have expressed skepticism. They replied: “We decline as we feel this debate is a distraction. The reason is that we see no good scientific evidence for replacing any source of added pure fat with another. It's not the right question.” Since there’s so much interest, and clearly...
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Ep. 22: John Speakman—What Causes Obesity?
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
Introduction I am honored to be joined by John Speakman, a leading authority on energy balance in animals, and in the use of the doubly-labeled water method of determining energy balance. This has led him into the study of obesity, among other topics, where he has become a recognized expert. Our discussion was prompted by his recent paper, “Total Daily Energy Expenditure Has Declined Over the Past Three Decades Due to Declining Basal Expenditure, Not Reduced Activity Expenditure”, which casts a new light onto the world pandemic of obesity. In addition to discussing a few of the papers that...
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Ep. 21: How Seed Oils Promote Cancer—with Matt Quinn and Dr. Brian Kerley
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
Introduction Cancer is the second-leading killer of Americans, and is increasing both around the world and increasingly affecting younger and younger people. It’s obviously important to understand what environmental factors might affect our susceptibility to the various cancers. Here we discuss what I think is a key paper showing a link between our environment, genetic mutation, and metabolic dysfunction in cancer cells. “The Major Lipid Peroxidation Product, Trans- 4-Hydroxy-2-Nonenal, Preferentially Forms DNA Adducts at Codon 249 of Human P53 Gene, a Unique Mutational Hotspot in...
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Ep. 20: Are Seed Oils a Problem?—with Jacob Hands (Ep. 19 Excerpt)
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
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Ep. 19: Jacob M. Hands—What's Wrong With Fish Oil (Chocolate too!?!)?
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
Introduction What about fish oil? Is it a problem due to oxidation and contamination? Is it beneficial to health as many claim or is it a PUFA that’s bad for your health? Jacob recently published an analysis of various fish oils with the team at Consumer Labs, looking at oxidative toxicity and purity of a wide variety of commercially available fish oils. We discuss omega-3 and health, fish oils and oxidation, the science of seed oils and health, and, as a bonus, the problem with chocolates. This is definitely a bit of a geek fest, so let me know if you have any questions. Guest info Jacob...
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Ep. 18: What Causes Insulin Resistance?—with Matt Quinn and Dr. Brian Kerley
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
Diabetes, broadly defined, afflicts greater than 50% of the U.S. population. The hallmark of type 2 diabetes is insulin resistance. While many are unable to answer the question of why a formerly rare disease now afflicts the majority of the population, we go over research dating back to 1964 that makes it clear that we have a pretty good idea of what causes insulin resistance. Scientists can easily induce insulin resistance in humans. How do they do it, and what might it tell us about what has caused our epidemic of diabetes? Guest info Matt Quinn Biography: TL;DR Here's what I...
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Ep. 17: Making Better Meat—Autumn Smith and John Etchart
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
Introduction We’re honored to be joined today by Autumn Smith of Paleovalley and John Etchart of Wild Pastures. These related companies (John is Autumn’s brother-in-law) work to deliver healthy, regeneratively-farmed foods to their customers. “At Paleovalley, our mission is to help people reclaim vibrant health. We provide products that prioritize nutrient density in an industry that prioritizes everything else. We believe that every dietary choice and every added ingredient is a powerful opportunity to love and care for oneself.” Wild Pastures: “Turning The Page To A Healthier You...
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Ep. 16: Understanding HNE, Biomarkers, and LPO—with Matt Quinn and Dr. Brian Kerley
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
Introduction We look at a paper about the process of how the fats in seed oils become toxic, and what effects those toxins can have. This paper is a broad overview of the related disease processes, which we will discuss to further understand how one thing can be driving many different disease processes. “The study of lipid peroxidation (LPO) processes has become a rapidly growing field in medicine and biology, based on increasing evidence that LPO is involved in the development of many chronic diseases, e.g. [references removed] (1) Asthma (2) ...
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Ep. 15: A.J. Hulbert on the Omega Balance—with Dr. Brian Kerley
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
Introduction We are honorored to be joined by Prof. A. J. Hulbert, noted zoologist and author of Omega Balance: Nutritional Power for a Happier, Healthier Life. “In Omega Balance, noted scientist Anthony J. Hulbert explains how the balance between [Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids] in the human food chain has changed over the last half-century and the very serious negative health impacts this imbalance has created. An imbalance of these omega fats contributes to increased rates of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, allergies, asthma, as well as cancer and a variety of other...
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Ep. 14: How a Common Asian Genetic Mutation Leads to Chronic Disease, and What to Do—with Matt Quinn and Dr. Brian Kerley
Tucker Goodrich: Debugging Life
Introduction We look at a paper enlightening what causes chronic disease, in the context of a huge population of people who suffer from the most common human mutation, to the aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme that detoxifies both alcohol and seed oil metabolites, the ALDH2*2 mutation. We discuss how this mutation is thought to affect the people who have it through the lens of the paper at hand. This was a difficult video for me to edit, as both Matt and Brian share their experiences with the topic we are discussing in their own families. I thought this was excellent, and hope many others can learn...
info_outlineDave Feldman and I discuss the what causes heart disease, specifically focusing on the consensus view and how it differs from what the science actually shows.
Youtube: https://youtu.be/amwNvHHmy4o
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Topics:
Basic theory of CVD causation:
· High ApoB/LDL/Cholesterol
· Gradient causes penetration of arterial wall
· Cholesterol/lipid oxidation in wall
· Progression through stages of atherosclerosis
· Blockage/rupture of plaque
· Ischemia of blood to heart
· Death/morbidity via MI
Electro-negative LDL
Aggregated LDL
TG-rich Lipoproteins
Risk and factor models
FH mortality—implications for causality
ApoB48
Albumin
Vasa vasorum
'Atherosclerosis' in veins
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Dave Feldman
Biography:
“I’m a senior software engineer and entrepreneur.
“I began a Low Carb, High Fat diet in April 2015 and have since learned everything I could about it with special emphasis on cholesterol given my lipid numbers spiked substantially after going on the diet. As an engineer, I spotted a pattern in the lipid system that’s very similar to distributed objects in networks.
“I’ve since learned quite a bit on the subject both through research and experimentation which has revealed some very powerful data. With this new general theory, I’ve shifted around my cholesterol substantially without any drugs or special supplements of any kind.
From: https://cholesterolcode.com/about/
Blog: https://cholesterolcode.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/realDaveFeldman
Citizen Science Foundation:
Site: https://citizensciencefoundation.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/realCSF
DONATE: https://citizensciencefoundation.org/donate/
Own Your Labs: https://ownyourlabs.com/
Tucker Goodrich
Blog: http://yelling-stop.blogspot.com/
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Show Notes
Notes
See the canine LMHR study:
Kronfeld, D. S., Hammel, E. P., Ramberg, C. F., & Dunlap, H. L. (1977). Hematological and metabolic responses to training in racing sled dogs fed diets containing medium, low, or zero carbohydrate. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 30(3), 419–430. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/30.3.419
Lipid-Energy Model
Norwitz, N. G., Feldman, D., Soto-Mota, A., Kalayjian, T., & Ludwig, D. S. (2022). Elevated LDL Cholesterol with a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet: Evidence for a “Lean Mass Hyper-Responder” Phenotype. Current Developments in Nutrition, 6(1), nzab144. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab144
Norwitz, N. G., Soto-Mota, A., Kaplan, B., Ludwig, D. S., Budoff, M., Kontush, A., & Feldman, D. (2022). The Lipid Energy Model: Reimagining Lipoprotein Function in the Context of Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets. Metabolites, 12(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12050460
PubMed for Dave's other papers:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=norwitz+feldman&sort=pubdate
Thoracic duct image:
Rosenblum, H., Kapur, N. K., Abraham, W. T., Udelson, J., Itkin, M., Uriel, N., Voors, A. A., & Burkhoff, D. (2020). Conceptual Considerations for Device-Based Therapy in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: DRI 2 P 2 S. Circulation: Heart Failure, 13(4), e006731. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.119.006731
Lipoprotein lipase effect on heart:
Khan, R. S., Lin, Y., Hu, Y., Son, N.-H., Bharadwaj, K. G., Palacios, C., Chokshi, A., Ji, R., Yu, S., Homma, S., Schulze, P. C., Tian, R., & Goldberg, I. J. (2013). Rescue of Heart Lipoprotein Lipase-Knockout Mice Confirms a Role for Triglyceride in Optimal Heart Metabolism and Function. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 305(11), E1339–E1347. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00349.2013
EAS Consensus:
Ference, B. A. et. al. (2017). Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 1. Evidence from genetic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies. A consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel. European Heart Journal, 38(32), 2459–2472. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx144
Borén, J. et. al. (2020). Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Pathophysiological, genetic, and therapeutic insights: a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel. European Heart Journal, 41(24), 2313–2330. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz962
FH epidemiology:
Sijbrands, E. J. G. et. al. (2001). Mortality over two centuries in large pedigree with familial hypercholesterolaemia: Family tree mortality study. BMJ, 322(7293), 1019–1023. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1019
Is CVD Genetic?
Lee, K. T., Nail, R., Sherman, L. A., Milano, M., Lee, K. T., Deden, C., Imai, H., Goodale, F., Nam, S. C., Lee, K. T., Goodale, F., Scott, R. F., Snell, E. S., Lee, K. T., Daoud, A. S., Jarmolych, J., Jakovic, L., & Florentin, R. (1964). Geographic Pathology of Myocardial Infarction: Part I. Myocardial infarction in orientals and whites in the United States; Part II. Myocardial infarction in orientals in Korea and Japan; Part III. Myocardial infarction in Africans in Africa and negroes and whites in the United States; Part IV. Measurement of amount of coronary arteriosclerosis in Africans, Koreans, Japanese and New Yorkers. The American Journal of Cardiology, 13(1), 30–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149(64)90219-X
Presentation on Rancidity in Seed Oils
AOCS American Oil Chemists’ Society (Director). (2021, April 1). Why Does Lipid Oxidation in Foods Continue to be Such a Challenge? [Mp4]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_U_9vvpDWo
Mercodia OxLDL Assay
Feldman, D. (2019, May 11). The Oxidized LDL Experiment [Informational]. Cholesterol Code. https://cholesterolcode.com/the-oxidized-ldl-experiment/
OxPL/ApoB test:
"Oxidized Phospholipids on apoB (OxPL-apoB)"
https://bostonheartdiagnostics.com/test/oxpl-apob-c-2/
Q's from X ( https://X.com ):
1. Eric Rodgers @LowCarbEyeDoc
ApoB48
2. Shashi Iyengar | Accredited Metabolic Health Coach @shashiiyengar
Touch up on palm oil Unprocessed and Refined deodorized one..
3. The Real Dr. Steven Horvitz @IMWHorvitz The difference between natural omega6 fats vs industrial processed omega6 fats.
4. MEATrition.com 🥩 @MEATritionCom
How does adipose %LA track with blood lipids?
5. MEATrition.com 🥩 @MEATritionCom
Specific ownyourlabs values to check for before and after removing seed oils from diet. What’s hypothesis?
6. TheFa(c)tHunter @DimitriRadoux
This might be an interesting one, the relationship of RDW and polyunsaturated fats 😉
7. joe @vintage_worlds
A few words on the ideal level of Linoleic acid as measured in rbc? Anyone set out to avoid seed oil while measuring their linoleic acid levels who have shown dramatic reductions by avoiding?
8. Michael J @astro_toaster
Fish oil and effects of supplementation on cholesterol? Supplements vs eating actual fish? 🤔
9. Luigi @Bac2us
Insulin resistance / consequences