Dr. Andrew McIntyre is a Gastroenterologist from QLD, Australia. He began treating his patients with low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets over six years ago, seeing marked improvements in conditions as wide irritable bowel syndrome, fatty liver disease, PCOS, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. In this conversation they discuss metabolic health and the causes of metabolic dysfunction, the importance of waist measurement, the link between insulin resistance and pancreatic and biliary cancers, nutritional guidelines, vested interests and much more.TIMESTAMPS00:03:05 Pancreatic cancer patients almost always have markers of metabolic dysfunction00:03:54 Fatty liver responds spectacularly to low carb diets00:04:51 What is metabolic health?00:07:00 Vegetable oils as a cause of type II diabetes00:07:52 Obesity as an adaptive mechanism to metabolic dysfunction00:09:21 Insulin resistance manifesting as PCOS and IBS in people with normal BMI00:09:51 Body fat is a buffer for excess energy00:11:57 Cutting out seed oils improves markers of metabolic dysfunction 00:14:48 The dangers of visceral vs peripheral fat00:17:01 Rising incidence of bowel and pancreatic cancers  00:18:56 Persistent and outdated narratives about the harms of animal foods are harming people00:23:00 Seed oil consumption and macular degeneration 00:24:01 Vested interests are headwinds to people eating healthy diet00:30:52 Dr McIntyre's advice to a patient with metabolic dysfunction 00:32:25 Metabolic dysfunction and effects on fertility00:35:47 Vegan and vegetarian eating causes irritable bowel syndrome00:39:50 Nutrient deficiencies on vegetarian diets00:42:59 Dr McIntyre on carnivore dieting00:46:54 Closing thoughtsDR MCINTYREhttps://www.twitter.com/akmcintyreDR MAXhttps://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDLINKSDr. Andrew McIntyre - 'Implementing Low Carb In Gastroenterology Practice' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhRTAWxoJPcDitch The Carbs - https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/Dr David Unwin's Sugar infographics - https://phcuk.org/sugar/