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How the Pendulum Swings – Episode 2464

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2464 – On this Wednesday’s show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss how the pendulum swings with health topics, the rising numbers of obese kids, estrogen, and more.

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How the Pendulum Swings

  • Singer-songwriter Eric Carmen has passed. (2:00)
  • The days of doctors advising people to smoke to lose weight. (3:00)
    • Doctors would give the same advice to breastfeeding women in the 1960s and 1970s. (4:15)
    • They discuss other talk that happened regarding women, breasts, breastfeeding, formula feeding, etc.
    • There are various cultural aspects regarding them as well.
    • This started in the 1960s and progressed.
    • The pendulum swings back and forth over the decades regarding the topic of breastfeeding vs formula feeding.
    • Vinnie emphasizes that there are situations where women can’t breastfeed, such as producing little to no milk, which is a medical issue.
      • Women should not feel bad about it.
    • There was a time when formula feeding was encouraged over breastfeeding.
    • Gina brings up some of the gadgets her friends use. (12:00)
    • Vinnie wants to know the ingredients of a brand of powdered baby formula. (15:00)
      • Seed oils and powdered corn syrup were the first four ingredients.

Follow the Money–AGAIN

  • Gina shares her concern after going to a water park and seeing the number of obese kids, including young boys with “breasts.” (15:45)
  • Vinnie had a similar experience on a beach in the South—he was hard-pressed to find a kid who was at a lean, healthy weight.
  • There is a free video on YouTube called “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” by Dr. Robert Lusting. (18:00)
  • Vinnie gives Gina an assignment. (22:00)
  • Gina has a memory regarding her days on the Adam Carolla Show, and a discussion between Adam and Dr. Drew. (23:00)
    • Vinnie recalls a similar story on the show, regarding pasta.
  • This kind of info has changed the way Gina looks at food and the studies she comes across.
  • You have to follow the money—who sponsors the study—to see if the results are credible.
  • Gina has a new Instagram @myextrafamily and a new website, https://myextraseries.com.
    • Go check out her socials–she shares some relatively recent news.

Check out Gina’s book My Extra Mom. She also co-hosts with Bryan Bishop for @LAmag on the Bryan & Gina Show, which you can find on any podcast platform and YouTube.

Vinnie’s rumble channel: https://rumble.com/c/VinnieTortorich
Vinnie’s X/Twitter channel: https://twitter.com/VinnieTortorich

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The Price of Propaganda with Nina Teicholz – Episode 2414

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2414 – On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Nina Teicholz about the price of propaganda at Harvard, in the food industry, and more.

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The Price of Propaganda

  • Harvard is consistently putting out incorrect studies led by Walter Willet. (2:00)
    • Nina has done an extensive deep dive on why this is happening.
    • The big question is, why are Harvard and Walter Willet so anti-meat?
    • She gives a great example of why correlation is not causation. (3:45)
  • She elaborates on her deep dive into Walter Willet. (7:15) 
    • He keeps trying to assert that the science is settled on the topic of red meat to avoid debate. (14:30)
  • Vinnie asks Nina a pointed question—What’s in it for Willet? (16:45)
    • There are a lot of parallels between him and Ancel Keys.
  • Nina gives more details about the research she has done for her book. (19:30)
    • There are many conflicts of interest regarding funding; there is a price for propaganda.
      • She has written about this topic several times and revealed such conflicts.
    • Actual clinical trials do not support Willet’s claims.
    • He always makes hypotheses but never completes clinical trials.
    • There are so many data points that he ignores.

Follow the Money

  • There are plenty of fake food companies that are expanding their business interests. (31:00)
    • They are the ones creating the narrative that meat is bad for the planet so they can claim they are saving the planet.
  • Coincidentally, the claim of cow burps affecting the climate didn’t arise until after the low-carb movement became popular. (34:45)
  • The Barilla pasta company came up with a $40 million campaign to get meat off the plate, so you could replace it with pasta. (44:50)
  • Ruminants are essential for soil sustainability and health, so why the attack on cows? (38:30)
  • They chat a bit more about recent funding behind Harvard; it includes a donation of $350 million. (40:00)
    • Even the Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper, called out the $350 million donation as disingenuous. (43:00)
  • Nina ends on a positive note that there are plenty of people who conduct N=1 experiments who find their health improving when going low-carb and eating meat. (46:15)
  • You can find Nina’s article at her Substack here: https://substack.com/@unsettledscience
  • You can find her book Big Fat Surprise here.
  • She can also be found on X/Twitter @bigfatsurprise.
  • Vinnie shares an update to his website that you’ll want to check out: a VIP section! Go to https://vinnietortorich.com/VIP for more information.
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