The Science of Nutrition with Bart Kay

Are you confused about which nutritional protocol is best for you? In this episode, I welcome Bart Kay, a retired scientist turned YouTube personality, educating people by subterfuge. He has a wealth of information on the physiology of nutrition, which he delivers in a funny, sarcastic way to his audience. I learned a ton from him, and I’m sure you will as well.

What you’ll hear:

HIs interests outside of the nutrition space (1:47)
The divisive topic of nutrition and how he handles the haters (3:59)
His idyllic, rural lifestyle (6:07)
His personal stance on nutrition (8:16)
The propaganda of the western diet (9:54)
Why there’s pushback from people in traditional academia (14:32)
The invalidity of studies where subjects were left to live in their own homes under their own recognizance (17:27)
The impossibility of an effective study in nutrition (19:57)
When he decided to deviate from the status quo in his research and experimentation (25:35)
Freedom of speech in academics (29:52)
The number of people he’s been able to reach outside of the classroom setting (32:47)
Vegetation consumption from an evolutionary perspective (35:05)
Fruit and honey on the carnivore diet (38:38)
Nothing to be gained by adding exogenous carbohydrates to the human diet (40:45)
Ideal fat to protein ratio (46:30)
Improving the situation for those who have been chronically under eating (51:22)
Debunking calories in, calories out (57:33)
The most accurate gauge of how much food you should be eating on a carnivore diet (1:01:41)
Dairy consumption (1:03:02)
Organ meats (1:05:27)
What’s on his mind right now in the nutritional realm (1:11:14)