Dr. Chris Knobbe (IG: @ancestralhealthfoundation) is a physician, researcher, ophthalmologist and public health advocate.
He is known primarily for his research, publications, and presentations connecting Westernized diets and highly polyunsaturated vegetable oils to numerous chronic diseases.
Chris is the coauthor of The Ancestral Diet Revolution.
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In this episode, we discuss:
- Seed oils drive chronic diseases
- The history of seed oils
- Seed oils: Processed foods are the biggest culprits
- Why food guidelines recommended vegetable oils over animal fats
- The 50+ year rise in chronic diseases
- The correlation of obesity to vegetable oil consumption
- The best & worst oils to use
- The #1 problem with olive oil
- Butter vs ghee
- Fatty Acids 101: omega-6 LA & omega-3 ALA
- Mitochondrial dysfunction is connected to seed oils
- How long does it take to remove seed oils from your body?
- Consuming whole foods vs seed oils
- CAFO raised animals contain glyphosate
- How Chris navigates dining out
- His typical day of eating
- Why Chris doesn’t believe in supplementing with omega-3 fatty acids
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Related links:
Dr. Chris Knobbe, Suzanne Alexander – The Ancestral Diet Revolution – (book)
Dr. Chris Knobbe’s website (Cure AMD Foundation)
Follow Ancestral Health Foundation on Instagram
Dr. Chris Knobbe (books)
Loren Cordain – The Paleo Answer (book)
Weston A. Price – Nutrition and Physical Degeneration (book)
Ancel Keys
James B. Herrick
Alois Alzheimer
Sir William Osler
Dr. Cate Shanahan
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