Kristin Kirkpatrick

But that's bad news if you're a child and you get this and you can't resolve it because now you have a whole bunch of time to be able to go to those latter stages where we start seeing these more severe consequences.

But that's bad news if you're a child and you get this and you can't resolve it because now you have a whole bunch of time to be able to go to those latter stages where we start seeing these more severe consequences.

Yeah, I would put the blame more on carbohydrates than than fat. You know, it's interesting. I was listening to a podcast the other day and saw this debate over red meats. And I just for my for my Today Show column, I just wrote an article on the carnivore diet. And my thought once I published it was like, well, this isn't going to be popular, right?

Yeah, I would put the blame more on carbohydrates than than fat. You know, it's interesting. I was listening to a podcast the other day and saw this debate over red meats. And I just for my for my Today Show column, I just wrote an article on the carnivore diet. And my thought once I published it was like, well, this isn't going to be popular, right?

Yeah, I would put the blame more on carbohydrates than than fat. You know, it's interesting. I was listening to a podcast the other day and saw this debate over red meats. And I just for my for my Today Show column, I just wrote an article on the carnivore diet. And my thought once I published it was like, well, this isn't going to be popular, right?

It will be evidence-based, but not necessarily popular. But there's this whole debate, right? Should we just eat meat? And the debate is, well, look at our ancestors. They didn't have the modern diseases we had. But if we go back to the cavemen, they also didn't live that long, right? So if they lived into their 80s or 90s, would we have seen the development of heart disease?

It will be evidence-based, but not necessarily popular. But there's this whole debate, right? Should we just eat meat? And the debate is, well, look at our ancestors. They didn't have the modern diseases we had. But if we go back to the cavemen, they also didn't live that long, right? So if they lived into their 80s or 90s, would we have seen the development of heart disease?

It will be evidence-based, but not necessarily popular. But there's this whole debate, right? Should we just eat meat? And the debate is, well, look at our ancestors. They didn't have the modern diseases we had. But if we go back to the cavemen, they also didn't live that long, right? So if they lived into their 80s or 90s, would we have seen the development of heart disease?

Maybe, maybe not, right? They also didn't have access to carbohydrates as much. So back to this question about fats. You know, really, if you look at fat in general, fat tends to be a very healthy component, a dietary component for fatty liver disease. Number one, because it doesn't impact our blood sugar levels, right?

Maybe, maybe not, right? They also didn't have access to carbohydrates as much. So back to this question about fats. You know, really, if you look at fat in general, fat tends to be a very healthy component, a dietary component for fatty liver disease. Number one, because it doesn't impact our blood sugar levels, right?

Maybe, maybe not, right? They also didn't have access to carbohydrates as much. So back to this question about fats. You know, really, if you look at fat in general, fat tends to be a very healthy component, a dietary component for fatty liver disease. Number one, because it doesn't impact our blood sugar levels, right?

We don't have an impact to insulin, which is a huge factor in fatty liver disease. But number two, we don't associate fat really, even with things like... you know, elevated obesity. This is a little controversial, but, you know, if you look at kind of how fat was vilified back in the 80s with heart disease, we don't really see that connection. Now we see it with sugar, right?

We don't have an impact to insulin, which is a huge factor in fatty liver disease. But number two, we don't associate fat really, even with things like... you know, elevated obesity. This is a little controversial, but, you know, if you look at kind of how fat was vilified back in the 80s with heart disease, we don't really see that connection. Now we see it with sugar, right?

We don't have an impact to insulin, which is a huge factor in fatty liver disease. But number two, we don't associate fat really, even with things like... you know, elevated obesity. This is a little controversial, but, you know, if you look at kind of how fat was vilified back in the 80s with heart disease, we don't really see that connection. Now we see it with sugar, right?

So there's all these components here that would make you... really kind of question, gosh, is my low-fat diet a really good option here? And it might not be, especially if that low-fat diet is paired with a very high carbohydrate level and especially if those carbs are stripped.

So there's all these components here that would make you... really kind of question, gosh, is my low-fat diet a really good option here? And it might not be, especially if that low-fat diet is paired with a very high carbohydrate level and especially if those carbs are stripped.

So there's all these components here that would make you... really kind of question, gosh, is my low-fat diet a really good option here? And it might not be, especially if that low-fat diet is paired with a very high carbohydrate level and especially if those carbs are stripped.

Yeah. So, you know, it's the big one that I've noticed that I've been talking about a lot with my patients lately is diet cola. And you brought up kind of the donut, right? And the donut is an obvious ultra processed food. It raises blood sugar, raises insulin. And it's obvious. It's obvious. But diet cola is also ultra processed.

Yeah. So, you know, it's the big one that I've noticed that I've been talking about a lot with my patients lately is diet cola. And you brought up kind of the donut, right? And the donut is an obvious ultra processed food. It raises blood sugar, raises insulin. And it's obvious. It's obvious. But diet cola is also ultra processed.

Yeah. So, you know, it's the big one that I've noticed that I've been talking about a lot with my patients lately is diet cola. And you brought up kind of the donut, right? And the donut is an obvious ultra processed food. It raises blood sugar, raises insulin. And it's obvious. It's obvious. But diet cola is also ultra processed.