Reanalyzing Nutritional Epidemiological Studies | Dr. Matt Calkins - #440
Release Date: 04/27/2026
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info_outlineDr. Matt Calkins is a physician focused on improving metabolic health through lifestyle-based care. Board-certified in family and obesity medicine, he is a strong advocate for low-carb and ketogenic nutrition as powerful tools to address obesity, diabetes, and chronic disease. He is passionate about helping patients reclaim their health through sustainable, evidence-based strategies.
In this episode, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Matt talk about…
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(00:00) Intro
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(06:40) Nutritional epidemiological studies and how they have informed public opinion on nutrition over the years
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(13:15) How nutritional epidemiological studies should NOT be used
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(21:20) Dr. Calkin’s recent criticism of a nutritional epidemiological study making big claims from only observational data
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(31:52) Why nutritional epidemiological studies are flawed and how they are misused by medical professionals, agencies, and laypeople alike
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(42:07) Why doctors and medical professionals seem so averse to adapt and change as new scientific data comes out
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(54:22) Why it is better to focus on the individual patient in front of you than to make assumptions about people in general based on nutritional epidemiological studies
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(01:03:46) How Dr. Calkin’s criticism was received by the authors of the study
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(01:09:56) Why so many of bad epidemiological studies are published
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(01:12:17) Outro
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Dr. Matt Calkins:
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Concordance between nutritional cohorts and randomized trials: biological confirmation or statistical consequence? A re-analysis of Stadelmaier et al.: https://sciprofiles.com/publication/view/aac50964f8442b33eb42921d37613629
Dr. Brian Lenzkes:
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Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
Dr. Tro Kalayjian:
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Website: https://toward.health
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
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