I’m glad you enjoyed the articles! I agree that his views are a bit extremist. On the other hand, it’s always refreshing to see someone sharing info despite it being very non-PC.

I agree that veggies have their place in any healthy diet. But, from personal experience, I feel that consumed in excess, they can cause some odd GI problems.

Hi Jonathon–

You are correct about vegetables causing some problems; they are a real double edged sword.  When I do my post on the all-meat diet, I will get into the specifics more.

Cheers–

MRE 

This is a bit off-subject for the post, but it’s related to the Art DeVany issue. Honestly, in this case, I completely agree with you regarding the futility of impacting membrane fluidity through low-dose fish oil or an unsaturated diet. I wanted to know what you thought of Dr. Ray Peat’s research/work as it pertains to the dangers of unsaturated oils and benefits of saturated fats.

Dr. Peat seems to feel that the less unsaturated fat we consume, the healthier we’ll be. He feels that unsaturated oils contribute to the aging process and metabolic dysfunction. Any thoughts?

He also has an interesting article that looks at vegetables from a less-than-favorable point of view.

If nothing else, I find his work extremely thought provoking. I wish you and Mary Dan the best in 2007!

Hi Jonathon–

Interesting stuff.  I’ve never heard of this guy, and I’m glad you put me onto his site.

Having said that, I think he is a little extreme.  I looked up a number of his references and you have to really stretch to make them apply to or prove the point he’s trying to make.  And a bunch of them are studies of rodents with chemically induced cancers, which have no bearing on human cancers.

I agree with many of his premises, but I just don’t take them as far as he does.  For instance, I agree that saturated fats are better than vegetable fats.  But I don’t believe that consuming vegetable fats will cause cancer in short order.  Same with vegetables.  They can cause some problems, but can also be beneficial.

Thanks for the tip.

MRE 

Same to you, KB–

Mike