Dr. Rhonda Patrick

They ate 500. Yeah. So for people listening, I mean- Ultra processed food. Exactly. They had two diets. They had a whole foods diet, which was essentially mostly they were getting salads and they were getting poultry and lean meats and some fish, oatmeal. And then there was the ultra processed foods diet.

They ate 500. Yeah. So for people listening, I mean- Ultra processed food. Exactly. They had two diets. They had a whole foods diet, which was essentially mostly they were getting salads and they were getting poultry and lean meats and some fish, oatmeal. And then there was the ultra processed foods diet.

They ate 500. Yeah. So for people listening, I mean- Ultra processed food. Exactly. They had two diets. They had a whole foods diet, which was essentially mostly they were getting salads and they were getting poultry and lean meats and some fish, oatmeal. And then there was the ultra processed foods diet.

Yeah. So they were matched for calories. They were matched for total sugar, although the added sugar and the ultra processed foods- group was, it was like a huge difference. I mean, it was like something like 70 or 80% versus 1%. So the sugars in the whole foods diet were coming from fruit, which has a fiber matrix, right? So they were matched for that. Exactly.

Yeah. So they were matched for calories. They were matched for total sugar, although the added sugar and the ultra processed foods- group was, it was like a huge difference. I mean, it was like something like 70 or 80% versus 1%. So the sugars in the whole foods diet were coming from fruit, which has a fiber matrix, right? So they were matched for that. Exactly.

Yeah. So they were matched for calories. They were matched for total sugar, although the added sugar and the ultra processed foods- group was, it was like a huge difference. I mean, it was like something like 70 or 80% versus 1%. So the sugars in the whole foods diet were coming from fruit, which has a fiber matrix, right? So they were matched for that. Exactly.

So the added sugar was not matched, although total sugar was, right? And then protein was somewhat matched. The whole foods had a little bit more protein. It was like something like 15.6% in whole foods diet versus 14% in the ultra processed foods diet.

So the added sugar was not matched, although total sugar was, right? And then protein was somewhat matched. The whole foods had a little bit more protein. It was like something like 15.6% in whole foods diet versus 14% in the ultra processed foods diet.

So the added sugar was not matched, although total sugar was, right? And then protein was somewhat matched. The whole foods had a little bit more protein. It was like something like 15.6% in whole foods diet versus 14% in the ultra processed foods diet.

And they were given... So a lot of things were matched and they were given these foods in a sort of metabolic ward where they came in and eat and they had 60 minutes to eat the meal ad libitum, right? So they could eat as much or as little as they want.

And they were given... So a lot of things were matched and they were given these foods in a sort of metabolic ward where they came in and eat and they had 60 minutes to eat the meal ad libitum, right? So they could eat as much or as little as they want.

And they were given... So a lot of things were matched and they were given these foods in a sort of metabolic ward where they came in and eat and they had 60 minutes to eat the meal ad libitum, right? So they could eat as much or as little as they want.

Yeah. I didn't do that math. I know that I just read the results, which was they gained two pounds in two weeks, whereas the whole foods diet lost two pounds in two weeks.

Yeah. I didn't do that math. I know that I just read the results, which was they gained two pounds in two weeks, whereas the whole foods diet lost two pounds in two weeks.

Yeah. I didn't do that math. I know that I just read the results, which was they gained two pounds in two weeks, whereas the whole foods diet lost two pounds in two weeks.

There's been studies that have looked at, like, healthy individuals, and they've given them – they were actually young men. They gave them a 20-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage, sort of akin to, like, a soda, Coke or something. And they did this for three weeks. And after that three-week mark, their C-reactive protein biomarker for inflammation went up 100%.

There's been studies that have looked at, like, healthy individuals, and they've given them – they were actually young men. They gave them a 20-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage, sort of akin to, like, a soda, Coke or something. And they did this for three weeks. And after that three-week mark, their C-reactive protein biomarker for inflammation went up 100%.

There's been studies that have looked at, like, healthy individuals, and they've given them – they were actually young men. They gave them a 20-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage, sort of akin to, like, a soda, Coke or something. And they did this for three weeks. And after that three-week mark, their C-reactive protein biomarker for inflammation went up 100%.

Their small, dense LDL, so these are lipoproteins that are transporting. The bad. Yeah.

Their small, dense LDL, so these are lipoproteins that are transporting. The bad. Yeah.