Avoid this Toxin in the Food Supply! with Chris Knobbe, MD

Introduction

In this section, Dr. Chris Kenobi introduces himself and his background in nutrition research. He discusses how he got into the field of nutrition research and how he connected processed foods and vegetable oils to chronic diseases.

• Dr. Chris Kenobi is introduced as a physician, ophthalmologist, and researcher who left practice eight years ago to pursue nutrition research.

• Dr. Kenobi's interest in nutrition research was born out of his own suffering from arthritis.

• Dr. Kenobi connected processed foods and vegetable oils to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which led him to investigate their role in other chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, metabolic disease, diabetes, etc.

• By 2018-2019, Dr. Kenobi became convinced that vegetable oils were the primary drivers of chronic diseases.

Personal Experience with Health Issues

In this section, Dr. Chris Kenobi talks about how many healthcare providers are trying to rediscover a proper human diet because they once considered themselves pretty healthy but started experiencing health issues like obesity or arthritis.

• Many healthcare providers who are now trying to rediscover a proper human diet started because they once considered themselves pretty healthy but started experiencing health issues like obesity or arthritis.

• In the process of trying to fix themselves, they stumbled upon nuggets of truth that lie very shallowly buried if you're just willing to look for them.

Lack of Nutrition Training in Medical School

In this section, Dr. Chris Kenobi discusses how most allopathically trained medical doctors do not have any clue about ancestral eating and how westernized processed foods are the drivers of chronic diseases.

• To this day, Dr. Kenobi finds that probably 99.7 percent of allopathically trained medical doctors do not have a clue about ancestral eating and how westernized processed foods are the drivers of chronic diseases.

• It's a travesty that most medical students don't get any training in nutrition much less anthropology, but with just a smidge of anthropology training, the average doctor could be better equipped to help their patients.

Introduction to Dr. Chris Kenobi

In this section, Dr. Chris Kenobi is introduced as a guest speaker and the importance of ancestral diets is discussed.

Ancestral Diets and Dry Eyes

• Many people have reported relief from dry eyes after switching to an 80/20 fat/protein carnivore diet.

• Vitamin A deficiency may be the primary cause of dry eyes, which can be remedied by consuming more animal fats and organs.

• Essential animal-derived fatty acids are also important for eye health.

The Most Dangerous Substance in Modern Diets

This section discusses the dangers of ultra-processed foods and vegetable oils in modern diets.

Changes in Diet Over Time

• In 1865, whole foods made up 96% of the diet, with only 4% coming from refined sugar.

• By 2009, ultra-processed foods made up 63% of the diet, including seed oils, sugars, refined grains, and trans fats.

Vegetable Oil Consumption in the United States

• In 1865, all added fats to the diet were from animal fat; by 1900, 99% of added fats still came from animal fat.

• Cottonseed oil was introduced in 1866 and became increasingly popular over time.

• The rise in vegetable oil consumption coincides with a decline in overall health.