: Episode 1011 –
Dr. Shawn Baker joins Vinnie for a second time this Friday, and the two incredibly healthy meat eaters discuss all-meat diets, hate mail, the myth that we need carbs, and more!
MEAT EATERS
- Shawn has only had coffee a handful of times
- Tried Vinnie’s coffee, his first coffee in the last 15 years
- Shawn is a doctor (a surgeon, in fact), and also quite the athlete
- Bit of a world famous rower
- Broke an indoor rowing record recently
- Continues to beat Concept 2 records
- He is 51 and the 20-somethings have trouble keeping up with him
- 772 lb dead lift
- Drug free organization
- About 20 years ago
- Discus/track & field champion
- Agrees that you do not need to carbo load before working out or competing
- Shawn eats meat – ALL the time!
- Also tries to fight Bro Science in nutrition and sports
- Those who say “don’t eat too much meat” are well-intentioned but misguided
- This research is based on bad science
- Ignore the fact that CARBS might be making these peoples’ health bad
- Shawn has muscles for days
- He is also in peak health condition
- Part of the “zero carb” movement
- Shawn definitely does receive hate mail
- It’s pretty polarizing, but he tries to laugh about it
- If you tell people we should eat meat like we have been for the last millions of years, people attack you!
- The epidemiology that says eggs and meat will give you disease is awful work
- The research that “supports” such hypotheses is cherry-picked and ignores variables that actually cause disease, such as sugar intake and the like
- No direct association
- Ex: you get a sunburn from eating ice cream
- Our bodies do not require carbs
- Our body can turn fats and proteins into glucose
- Fiber is also not a necessity
- Can be helpful depending on what your diet looks like
- Fun fact: Shawn has smaller bowel movements, as do most who are low/no-carb because you are using up more of your nutritious food, and there is less waste!
