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Low Carb High Fat Benefits with Dr. Eric Westman – Episode 1321

by Vinnie Tortorich

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 : Episode 1321 – Dr. Eric Westman, internal medicine doctor and keto expert, joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss how he learned of the benefits of a low carb high fat diet, Dr. Atkins, the history of veganism, science deniers, and more in this fascinating one on one.

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DR. ERIC WESTMAN

  • Dr. Westman is an incredible internal medicine doctor
  • He has been on the podcast before — check it out here
  • Currently works at Duke
  • He is a huge part of the Fat Doc
    • Did not hear any of the other interviews
  • Wrote this great book
  • Dr. Westman is very vocal in the low carb health world
  • Took him seeing low carb benefit his own patients that really led him in this way despite his classes teaching him CICO and SAD
    • Would visit Dr. Atkins, learned a lot from him
    • Now, Dr. Westman pays this forward and invites other doctors/scientists to come learn from him
  • Notes there’s a lot of pushback that is unwarranted
    • Bad science promoted by things like religion
    • Learned a lot about this from the Fettke’s as well
    • Veganism has not been around for long
      • Came from one woman’s premonition

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