Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
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I clearly, there is no one size fits all. So anyone who claims that this is the one dietary pattern and everyone needs to follow it, We have to agree that this just not, it'll work for some people for sure. I do believe that there's basic principles of nutrition that exist that are universally true. So, you know, for what it's worth, like I'm a huge believer in the power of dietary fiber.
And it's not just fiber. It's the effect that fiber has on our microbiome. And I can't, I'm never going to be able to shake this. So you'll never be able to convince me that a person is better with zero fiber than they are with a high fiber diet, right? I just believe that that's universally true for us as humans because our microbes need the fiber to be powered up.
And it's not just fiber. It's the effect that fiber has on our microbiome. And I can't, I'm never going to be able to shake this. So you'll never be able to convince me that a person is better with zero fiber than they are with a high fiber diet, right? I just believe that that's universally true for us as humans because our microbes need the fiber to be powered up.
And it's not just fiber. It's the effect that fiber has on our microbiome. And I can't, I'm never going to be able to shake this. So you'll never be able to convince me that a person is better with zero fiber than they are with a high fiber diet, right? I just believe that that's universally true for us as humans because our microbes need the fiber to be powered up.
That being said, there's clear evidence that if you do a randomized control trial, I'm just going to use an example. This is totally made up. where you're comparing counterpoints. So one might be a high-carb, low-fat plant-based diet against a high-fat, low-carb, mostly animal-based ketogenic diet, right?
That being said, there's clear evidence that if you do a randomized control trial, I'm just going to use an example. This is totally made up. where you're comparing counterpoints. So one might be a high-carb, low-fat plant-based diet against a high-fat, low-carb, mostly animal-based ketogenic diet, right?
That being said, there's clear evidence that if you do a randomized control trial, I'm just going to use an example. This is totally made up. where you're comparing counterpoints. So one might be a high-carb, low-fat plant-based diet against a high-fat, low-carb, mostly animal-based ketogenic diet, right?
When you enter people into studies like this, depending on what you're looking at, you might find that one is better than the other for some specific health outcome. But the issue is that within the study, there will be some people that do really well with one diet and not so well with the other one. And it may be against what the results of the study say, right?
When you enter people into studies like this, depending on what you're looking at, you might find that one is better than the other for some specific health outcome. But the issue is that within the study, there will be some people that do really well with one diet and not so well with the other one. And it may be against what the results of the study say, right?
When you enter people into studies like this, depending on what you're looking at, you might find that one is better than the other for some specific health outcome. But the issue is that within the study, there will be some people that do really well with one diet and not so well with the other one. And it may be against what the results of the study say, right?
So that study helps us to understand on a population level But it doesn't answer the question, what's the best diet for Andre? What's the best diet for the listener at home? So this is actually something that I have been involved with trying to sort out and disentangle. I work with a company called Zoe. And we are super powered up in the UK.
So that study helps us to understand on a population level But it doesn't answer the question, what's the best diet for Andre? What's the best diet for the listener at home? So this is actually something that I have been involved with trying to sort out and disentangle. I work with a company called Zoe. And we are super powered up in the UK.
So that study helps us to understand on a population level But it doesn't answer the question, what's the best diet for Andre? What's the best diet for the listener at home? So this is actually something that I have been involved with trying to sort out and disentangle. I work with a company called Zoe. And we are super powered up in the UK.
Everyone, like all the listeners in the UK, they know what I'm talking about right now. They've heard of Zoe. In the US, we're really just getting started and we're excited about the opportunity to come to the US and do some stuff. But basically the idea, it looks like this, that if you want to understand the personal nature of diet, you need massive data.
Everyone, like all the listeners in the UK, they know what I'm talking about right now. They've heard of Zoe. In the US, we're really just getting started and we're excited about the opportunity to come to the US and do some stuff. But basically the idea, it looks like this, that if you want to understand the personal nature of diet, you need massive data.
Everyone, like all the listeners in the UK, they know what I'm talking about right now. They've heard of Zoe. In the US, we're really just getting started and we're excited about the opportunity to come to the US and do some stuff. But basically the idea, it looks like this, that if you want to understand the personal nature of diet, you need massive data.
you need massive data, and then you take those data points, everything that's in there, and you use what we have today that we didn't have 20 years ago, which is super-powered computers and artificial intelligence. Within that data set, what we could do is I could create basically your doppelganger, an avatar of you in the data that has the same qualities and characteristics as you.
you need massive data, and then you take those data points, everything that's in there, and you use what we have today that we didn't have 20 years ago, which is super-powered computers and artificial intelligence. Within that data set, what we could do is I could create basically your doppelganger, an avatar of you in the data that has the same qualities and characteristics as you.
you need massive data, and then you take those data points, everything that's in there, and you use what we have today that we didn't have 20 years ago, which is super-powered computers and artificial intelligence. Within that data set, what we could do is I could create basically your doppelganger, an avatar of you in the data that has the same qualities and characteristics as you.
Then using the data and using artificial intelligence, ask the question, if I want to make this person as healthy as possible, what would I feed them? And the data allows you to do that. But in order to get there, you need massive data first.