Episode 2342 – On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Dr. Gary Fettke about dietary guidelines, the influence of Big Food & Pharma, big victories for health, and more.
BIG VICTORIES
- Vinnie asks Gary to review for any new listeners the history of the challenges to his medical practice licensing for telling people to eat low-carb. (4:00)
- Gary changed his approach based on observations in his practice.
- He became targeted by Big Food and others because of his messaging.
- He protested the ridiculous things recommend to diabetics:
- They were told it was ok to have ice cream and cookies 3 times a day!
- Journalists were targeted as well. (11:00)
- All they were doing is talking about biochemical science.
- The health system didn’t want to admit that it got it all wrong. (12:45)
- The last time the medical community admitted fault was thalidomide in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
- Thousands of babies were affected worldwide, born with multiple physical deformities.
- The difference is now the number of people affected by bad medical advice is in the millions.
- The last time the medical community admitted fault was thalidomide in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
DIETARY GUIDELINES AND MYTHS
- Vinnie talks to Gary about his recent Instagram post about avoiding oatmeal and the negative responses he received because people just can’t believe oatmeal is bad for you. (14:00)
- Gary explains how just 4 g of carbs–ONE TEASPOON—can hurt your body. (17:00)
- Gary defines what the recommended dietary guidelines should be:
- Eat fish, local, seasonal, whole foods based on your culture and environment, avoiding added sugar and processed foods. (an ancestral diet) (18:00)
- Gary defines what the recommended dietary guidelines should be:
- Belinda Fettle is Gary’s wife and partner in doing the work of getting the correct health messaging out. (22:00)
- Current health guidelines have been influenced by big business since 1910.
- Vinnie and Gary discuss using a CGM, even for non-diabetics, to monitor themselves and to learn how foods work in the body. (28:00)
- The two discuss the origin of meatless messaging through the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. (29:00)
- Since then, other organizations have jumped on the same anti-meat bandwagon.
- They discuss the lies about eggs. (36:00)
- Eggs are a true perfect superfood: they have every single macro and micronutrient that is needed to create life!
- They discuss the Bradford Hill criteria for establishing causation in epidemiological research. (38:00)
- Health is a choice: take extra time to make food with your family and communicate, or spend your time in waiting rooms as a medical tourist. (42:30)
MOSQUITOS IN THE ROOM
- Gary explains how he was able to get his medical licensing back. (45:00)
- After 5 years of fighting the charges, the case against him was thrown out.
- His case has allowed other health practitioners to be able to give low-carb advice.
- The Sunshine Act has added transparency so conflicts of interest between physicians and medical manufacturers can be part of the public record.
- Gary and his team are “just the little guys”, but occasionally get big victories.
- For example, they just advocated (in Tasmania) that no animal images can be placed on a non-animal product (like fake meat) in food packaging.
- Gary mentions that he and Belinda are just “Mosquitoes in the room”—but sleeping with mosquitoes around is hard.
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