Eric Westman, MD recommends the keto diet for heart disease. In this broadcast, he criticizes what is being taught about fat in med school and says that it was not based on solid science. Accordingly, he rejects the claim that fat blocks the arteries and causes heart disease and explains what are the reasons and risks factors.
Keto And Heart Health — Dr. Eric Westman
The fallacy of high fat (without carbohydrates) leading to heart disease was based on weak science and has been proven not to be true over time.
Dr. Eric Westman shares his history of studying the subject and answers some of the questions you had, in this not be missed episode of #AskAdapt.
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Questions:
Jerry 4:52
How to reduce heart calcification in the heart. Have a score of 288. Suggestions for improving the score?
Stuard 5:43
I am 70 years old and suffer from Dilated Cardiomyopathy I take standard medication including Apixaban. I am not overweight or diabetic. Would you advise a ketogenic diet purely for my heart function?
Jerry 6:34
How could insulin levels cause heart disease?
Mark 7:01
We've all heard that fat has a negative effect on heart health, what are your thoughts?
Ed 7:49
My cholesterol went up 6 months into the diet, should I worry?
Amanda 9:18
My Doctor wants me to get off this diet and insist I take a statin.
Simon 10:12
Can a keto diet reflect a calcium score?
