Vinnie is super-excited with this week’s guest, Ivor Cummins, from Dublin, Ireland. He was originally a chemical engineer whose work was complex problem solving. When he was told that his cholesterol was too high, he set out on a journey to figure out better ways to deal with the problem…and in the process, found out that fat was not the problem, but the answer.
How Ivor Did Research
- Had to remain brutally objective. The problem with much research regarding food and diet is that researchers look for a way to support their own hypothesis
- When people already have opinions such as “Fat is bad” or “whole grains are good”, they tend to get stuck
GGT and Ferratin
- His GGT and Ferratin levels where high, GGT twice the normal rangel
- Both indicated inflammation and related to high mortality rates
- Found in people with high carb diets
- Excessive GGT is connected with liver disease, cardiovascular disease
- Cholesterol not a big factor where GGT and Ferratin levels are normal
Omega 6 and Omega 3
- Only need a small amount
- Omega 6 drowns out Omega 3
- There are correlations showing that when the ratio of 6 and 3 is out of whack, then the effect coincides with mortalityt
Diet
- Calories In/Calories Out does not work
- Misunderstanding about dietary fat
- People believe doctor’s misunderstanding with an incorrect hypothesis about dietary fat and carb consumption
