Episode #152: If You Could Eat Fat All Day, Would You?

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In this June 29, 2011 free audio episode: The Perfect Health diet, training for triathlon, eating for a healthy kidney, do endurance athletes live longer?, using a run-walk strategy, man-boobs, coconut oil, and the problem with a gluten-free diet.

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Featured Topic: "If You Could Eat Fat All Day, Would You?"

The "Perfect Health Diet" book claims to have the four steps to renewed health, youthful vitality and long life. But what is the Perfect Health Diet? In this interview, I talk to author Paul Jaminet, and ask him the following questions about the relatively high fat and unique diet contained in the "Perfect Health Diet" book. In your book, you list several reasons you believe a 20-65-15 carb-fat-protein ratio to be ideal…what are those reasons? Isn't glucose the body's primary fuel? What about people who are exercising like an Ironman athlete? Can they really eat that much fat, and have you seen this done? Why do athletes think that eating more protein helps them to add muscle? In your book, you list what you consider to be the four most dangerous foods. What are they, and why are they dangerous? In your book, you say that you eat "conventional supermarket meats". Does that mean you don't eat organic, grass fed meat, and if not, why? In your book, you list vegetables as a fat source. Can you explain how that works? You say that coconut oil leads to a naturally slim waist. How? Why do you recommend people supplement with high dose iodine? Why do you encourage long ketogenic fasts?

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