Why won’t They study Carnivores?? (Researchers NOT Interested?)

The speaker, a board-certified family physician and carnivore diet advocate for over eight years, questions the lack of research interest from prominent nutrition and medical institutions into the over 1 million people globally adhering to a carnivore diet, which typically involves high consumption of red meat, bacon, and cholesterol-rich, saturated fat-laden foods. Despite the prevalence of epidemiological studies aimed at denigrating this diet, the speaker argues that researchers are not actively studying the carnivore community itself, drawing parallels to how research on the harms of smoking and excessive alcohol consumption was conducted by studying those who engaged in these behaviors heavily.

The speaker posits that if researchers genuinely believed a diet high in red meat and saturated fat was detrimental to human health, they would actively recruit individuals who consistently follow such a diet. They highlight that the carnivore community is enthusiastic about being studied, meticulously tracking their dietary intake and lab work, which would provide valuable and accurate data, unlike the guesstimates from food frequency questionnaires used in broader epidemiological studies. The absence of outreach to this willing group leads to the suspicion that researchers may suspect the diet is not as harmful as commonly portrayed, or perhaps fear that studying carnivores would yield results contrary to their established narrative.

The speaker concludes with a direct call to action for researchers at specified institutions to reach out and study individuals who follow the carnivore diet, offering themselves and the broader community as willing participants to demonstrate the positive health outcomes they believe result from this eating pattern. This lack of investigative interest from mainstream institutions, despite the existence of a large and motivated population, raises questions about the scientific community's objectivity and its willingness to explore alternative dietary approaches that show promise.

• There is a significant lack of research interest from nutrition and medical institutions in studying the over 1 million people worldwide who follow a carnivore diet.
• The speaker contrasts this with how the harms of smoking and excessive alcohol consumption were established: by studying heavy users of these substances.
• Carnivore diet adherents are eager to participate in studies, meticulously track their food intake and lab results, making them ideal subjects for accurate data collection.
• The speaker suggests researchers might be avoiding studying carnivores because they suspect the diet is not as harmful as widely believed, or that results would contradict existing narratives.
• A direct call to action is issued for researchers at TUS, Harvard, and Lomolinda to initiate studies on the carnivore community to investigate potential health improvements.

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The Silence on Carnivore Diet Research [0:00]

• A key question is why nutrition and medical researchers are not investigating the over 1 million people globally who adhere to a carnivore diet.
• This diet typically involves high consumption of red meat, bacon, and foods rich in cholesterol and saturated fat.
• The speaker notes a "complete and utter lack of any interest" from institutions like the TUS School of Nutrition and the Harvard School of Public Health in studying these individuals.
• While these institutions may be quick to criticize the carnivore diet with epidemiological studies, they show no inclination to directly research its adherents.

"Why won't nutrition and medical researchers investigate the over 1 million people who are currently eating a carnivore diet all around the world?"

Analogies with Smoking and Alcohol Research [2:12]

• The speaker argues that to understand the effects of a behavior, researchers study those who engage in it most extensively.
• For example, the dangers of smoking were confirmed by studying heavy smokers, not those who casually smoke a few cigarettes a year. Researchers focused on those who smoked one, two, or three packs a day, finding significant hazard ratios.
• Similarly, the negative health impacts of alcohol are well-established by studying individuals who drink heavily and regularly, not those who have an occasional drink once a month.
• The conclusion is that to prove a diet is harmful, researchers should study people who follow that diet rigorously.

"Every doctor will tell you that smoking cigarettes is bad for you. Now, how did they come to that conclusion? Well, they studied smokers. What an epiphany."

The Carnivore Diet and Research Methodology [4:43]

• If the goal is to prove that eating meat and saturated fat is bad for health, researchers should study individuals who consume these foods daily and in large quantities.
• The speaker contrasts this with studying random people who eat meat sporadically or not at all.
• A significant portion of the carnivore community is eager to be studied and actively monitors their own lab work, making them ideal research subjects.
• This eagerness and self-monitoring capability can yield more accurate data than traditional epidemiological studies using food frequency questionnaires filled out infrequently by individuals with varied diets.

"It seems to me like if you really believe that saturated fat-rich red meat is truly bad for human health, you would reach out and contact people who eat red meat every day, multiple times a day."

The Curious Absence of Research Interest [6:36]

• The speaker questions why researchers at institutions like Harvard would not reach out to the carnivore community if they believed red meat was inherently harmful.
• The hypothesis offered is that these researchers might suspect that red meat is not as harmful as commonly portrayed.
• If they truly believed the diet was detrimental, they would actively seek out participants, requesting they eat as much red meat as possible and undergo frequent lab testing.
• The lack of any such outreach suggests a potential reluctance to gather data that might contradict pre-existing beliefs.

"Could it be that these researchers suspect that red meat's not nearly as harmful for the human body as they have painted this picture to be? I suspect that's what the case is."

A Call to Action for Researchers [9:10]

• The speaker issues a direct call to action for researchers at TUS, Harvard, and Lomolinda to reach out to the carnivore community.
• They express a strong desire for themselves and other carnivores to be studied, to document the health improvements they have experienced from years of following this diet.
• This is presented as an opportunity for researchers to gather valuable data and for the carnivore community to demonstrate the positive outcomes of their dietary choices.

"If you're a researcher at TUS or Harvard or Lomolinda, reach out. I'd love for you to study me and study all the ways that my health has improved from years of eating a carnivore diet."