Eliminate processed food in your diet. That's the clear message of Dr. Chris Knnobe, a pioneering nutrition researcher and author who connected the dots between our modern diets and the rise of chronic diseases. As an ophthalmologist, he learned the great impact of processed foods on macular degeneration, the leading cause of irreversible vision loss and blindness, and for the past years, he has focused on intensive cross-nation research which now revolutionizes the way we look at food.In this conversation, Dr. Knobbe shared the startling connections between the rising use of processed foods and the rise in macular degeneration, the effects of vegetable oils on our food supply, and how it's not yet too late to navigate towards healthier dietary decisions. Pretty sure you’ll never look at vegetable oils the same way again after this episode.Quick Guide01:29 Introduction10:36 Diets' Impact on Obesity and Health18:36 Impact of Japanese Diet on Health25:53 The Increase of Omega-6 Consumption31:39 Danger of Omega-6 Oxidation41:00 Testing Omega Six Levels and Macular Degeneration53:19 Vegetable Oils and Health ImpactGet to know our guestDr. Chris Knobbe, an opthalmologist and author of The Ancestral Diet Revolution, dedicated the past 10 years doing research on macular degeneration."What I'm trying to tell you here, because this is incredibly complex disease and there's a lot of arrows, a lot of things going, all conspiring together to create this disease, but the bottom line is it is a degenerative disease, just as its name implies, and it's driven by the toxicity and the nutrient deficiency of processed foods." - Dr. Chris KnobbeConnect with himTwitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisKnobbeMDWebsite: https://www.CureAMD.orgEpisode snippets05:57 - 07:24 - It’s impossible to do controlled diets13:21 - 15:50 - Changes in sugar consumption and increase in chronic illnesses19:11 - 20:26 - Seed oil and omega-6 Continuous Glucose Monitors are the best way to monitor your own metabolic health and learn how to better care for yourself. Get a Continuous Glucose Monitor for yourself through the Stay Off My Operating Table* podcast.Go to iFixHearts.com/UltraHuman for details.*Offer good for residents of the United States only. Chances are, you wouldn't be listening to this podcast if you didn't need to change your life and get healthier. So take action right now. Book a call with Dr. Ovadia's team. One small step in the right direction is all it takes to get started. How to connect with Stay Off My Operating Table:Twitter: Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts Jack Heald: @JackHeald5 Learn more: Learn more about Dr. Ovadia's personalized health coaching Get Dr. Ovadia's book Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon. Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts visit Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health visit Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com Theme Song : Rage AgainstWritten & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey(c) 2016 Mercury Retro Recordings