70. The Health Risks Of An Animal Based Diet... What Current Studies Tell Us

70. The Health Risks Of An Animal Based Diet... What Current Studies Tell Us

Author: Zane Griggs: Fitness Expert July 19, 2021 Duration: 48:20

What do current studies tell us about the risk of heart disease and cancer on an animal-based diet? In this episode Zane debunks the common school of thought around modern lifestyle diseases.

 

QUICK NOTES FROM ZANE:

  • A High protein diet reduces liver fat
  • Recent studies don't support the recommendation to reduce saturated fat in the diet
  • A low carb diet led to better weight loss and blood sugar control than exercise
  • A healthy low carb diet with increased saturated fat decreased triglycerides and increased HDL
  • Total cholesterol range with lowest risk of mortality is 210-249 mg/dl
  • A high saturated fat, no starch diet led to weight loss with no effect on lipid levels in patients with heart disease
  • Saturated fats do not impair vascular function or arterial stiffness when replacing MUFA or carbohydrates
  • Evidence from RCT's does not support the current dietary fat guidelines
  • Red meat does not cause cancer in Asians... or anyone else
  • Studies show consumption of red meat does not cause health risk and may be health protective
  • Omega-6 polyunsaturated fat linoleic acid promotes oxidative stress, oxidized LDL, chronic low-grade inflammation and atherosclerosis
  • Increase in post meal LDL, triglycerides and apo B particles with fructose more than just glucose
  • The organizations who determine our nutrition guidelines are funded by the largest processed food corporations.

 

LINKS:

High protein diet more effectively reduces hepatic fat than low protein diet despite lower autophagy and FGf21 levels
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32652799/

Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-Based Recommendations: JACC State-of-the-Art Review
https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.077

Meat and Human Health—Current Knowledge and Research Gaps
https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/7/1556/htm

Low-carbohydrate diets lead to greater weight loss and better glucose homeostasis than exercise: a randomized clinical trial
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34185279/

Changes in blood lipid concentrations associated with changes in intake of dietary saturated fat in the context of a healthy low-carbohydrate weight-loss diet: a secondary analysis of the Diet Intervention Examining The Factors Interacting with Treatment Success (DIETFITS) trial
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30649213/

Total cholesterol and all-cause mortality by sex and age: a prospective cohort study among 12.8 million adults
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-38461-y

Effect of a high saturated fat and no-starch diet on serum lipid subfractions in patients with documented atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14601690/

SFAs do not impair endothelial function and arterial stiffness
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23964054/

Evidence from randomised controlled trials does not support current dietary fat guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27547428/

Cancer link to red meat may not exist for Asians
https://www.nutraingredients-asia.com/Article/2018/10/30/Cancer-link-to-red-meat-consumption-may-not-exist-for-Asians-Study

WFO Scientific Council- Consumption of Unprocessed Red Meat is Not a Health Risk
https://www.wfo-oma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SC-WFO-Synopsis-Paper-on-Unprocessed-Red-Meat-Consumption_final.pdf

Omega-6 vegetable oils as a driver of coronary heart disease: the oxidized linoleic acid hypothesis
https://openheart.bmj.com/content/5/2/e000898

Consumption of fructose and high fructose corn syrup increase postprandial triglycerides, LDL-cholesterol, and apolipoprotein-B in young men and women
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21849529/

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QUICK EPISODE SUMMARY

  • Let's talk about animal-based diet - what do studies say?
  • Debunking saturated fat and its relation to related to cardiovascular disease or diabetes
  • Total cholesterol in relation to mortality
  • What the test doesn't   
  • The correlation (or lack there of) of red meat and cancer
  • Processed and reformed meat
  • So, what's causing the heart diseases?
  • The ones making the rules

Hosted by fitness expert Zane Griggs, Hunger Hunt Feast | Strategic Fitness digs into a fundamental rhythm that shapes everything we do. It starts with a craving-for better health, a stronger body, or a more fulfilling life. That’s the Hunger. What follows is the strategic pursuit, the Hunt, where plans are made and work gets done. Finally, there’s the Feast, enjoying the tangible results and the satisfaction that comes from earning them. This isn’t just a metaphor for the gym; it’s a lens for viewing business, relationships, and personal growth. Each episode of this podcast unpacks practical, actionable ways to channel that innate drive. You’ll hear conversations that move beyond generic advice, focusing instead on the systems and mindsets that turn a need into focused action, and that action into a reward. It’s for anyone tired of abstract theories and ready to apply a timeless, powerful pattern to their fitness, nutrition, and broader life ambitions. Tune in to transform your hunger into a strategy, and your strategy into a feast.
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