Kristin Kirkpatrick

And this is why it's so linked to things like heart disease, like type two diabetes, et cetera. But really from a metabolic process, this is why we refer to it as kind of like the main thing that makes everything go, that makes everything communicate to one another. All of those organs are important, the heart, the brain, but the liver is what is making everything actually function.

And this is why it's so linked to things like heart disease, like type two diabetes, et cetera. But really from a metabolic process, this is why we refer to it as kind of like the main thing that makes everything go, that makes everything communicate to one another. All of those organs are important, the heart, the brain, but the liver is what is making everything actually function.

Yeah, so I would say looking at our metabolism in terms of how our blood sugar is managed, let's start with that. So insulin resistance, anything where we are overloaded as we typically are in the American diet with sugar, with refined carbohydrates, this is what is really leading to the storage of fat within the liver that then replaces healthy liver tissue.

Yeah, so I would say looking at our metabolism in terms of how our blood sugar is managed, let's start with that. So insulin resistance, anything where we are overloaded as we typically are in the American diet with sugar, with refined carbohydrates, this is what is really leading to the storage of fat within the liver that then replaces healthy liver tissue.

Yeah, so I would say looking at our metabolism in terms of how our blood sugar is managed, let's start with that. So insulin resistance, anything where we are overloaded as we typically are in the American diet with sugar, with refined carbohydrates, this is what is really leading to the storage of fat within the liver that then replaces healthy liver tissue.

So yeah, fat is definitely, and fat has a role in it, but not as great of a role as sugar does. So I look at this as when we look at sugar and we look at the comparison to fat, really it's similar to what we saw in heart disease. Whereas years ago, we would think that saturated fat was the main culprit for heart disease. And if you just cut saturated fat, you're gonna be fine.

So yeah, fat is definitely, and fat has a role in it, but not as great of a role as sugar does. So I look at this as when we look at sugar and we look at the comparison to fat, really it's similar to what we saw in heart disease. Whereas years ago, we would think that saturated fat was the main culprit for heart disease. And if you just cut saturated fat, you're gonna be fine.

So yeah, fat is definitely, and fat has a role in it, but not as great of a role as sugar does. So I look at this as when we look at sugar and we look at the comparison to fat, really it's similar to what we saw in heart disease. Whereas years ago, we would think that saturated fat was the main culprit for heart disease. And if you just cut saturated fat, you're gonna be fine.

You're not gonna get heart disease. Then we realized, based on research that came afterwards and even an alteration of our dietary guidelines, that it was sugar and it was an influx of too much sugar that then gets stored. So sugar is really the main culprit.

You're not gonna get heart disease. Then we realized, based on research that came afterwards and even an alteration of our dietary guidelines, that it was sugar and it was an influx of too much sugar that then gets stored. So sugar is really the main culprit.

You're not gonna get heart disease. Then we realized, based on research that came afterwards and even an alteration of our dietary guidelines, that it was sugar and it was an influx of too much sugar that then gets stored. So sugar is really the main culprit.

This is why we took such a hard stance on looking at the carbohydrate content in some of our dietary patterns, which we can talk about later. But that's really what we're looking at. And I want to add one other point. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease also has nothing to do with alcohol. And I think that's the other thing that we typically see.

This is why we took such a hard stance on looking at the carbohydrate content in some of our dietary patterns, which we can talk about later. But that's really what we're looking at. And I want to add one other point. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease also has nothing to do with alcohol. And I think that's the other thing that we typically see.

This is why we took such a hard stance on looking at the carbohydrate content in some of our dietary patterns, which we can talk about later. But that's really what we're looking at. And I want to add one other point. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease also has nothing to do with alcohol. And I think that's the other thing that we typically see.

Someone will come in and say, well, I don't drink anything. I don't understand how I got this, right? But they might have some other risk factors. They might have an increased waist size. They might have insulin resistance, prediabetes. All of those things put them at risk.

Someone will come in and say, well, I don't drink anything. I don't understand how I got this, right? But they might have some other risk factors. They might have an increased waist size. They might have insulin resistance, prediabetes. All of those things put them at risk.

Someone will come in and say, well, I don't drink anything. I don't understand how I got this, right? But they might have some other risk factors. They might have an increased waist size. They might have insulin resistance, prediabetes. All of those things put them at risk.

I would love to add that. So when we wrote the book, right? When you write this book, you have all the research in the world and then sometimes research comes out after that.

I would love to add that. So when we wrote the book, right? When you write this book, you have all the research in the world and then sometimes research comes out after that.

I would love to add that. So when we wrote the book, right? When you write this book, you have all the research in the world and then sometimes research comes out after that.