David Ludwig MD, PhD
@davidludwigmd.bsky.social
Endocrinologist, Nutrition Researcher, Public Health Advocate. #1 NYT bestselling author of Always Hungry? and cookbook Always Delicious.
David S. Ludwig is an American endocrinologist and low-carbohydrate diet advocate in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a promoter of functional medicine.
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The notion of "ultra-processed" food is so complicated, not even @fda.gov knows how to define it.
There's a simpler way. Focus on the main health offenders:
👉Refined grains, sugar, and other highly processed carbs.
In print today.
Free online access (requires email) wapo.st/3WuPHGJ
There's a simpler way. Focus on the main health offenders:
👉Refined grains, sugar, and other highly processed carbs.
In print today.
Free online access (requires email) wapo.st/3WuPHGJ
Effects of carbohydrate-restricted diets and macronutrient replacements on cardiovascular health and body composition in adults: a meta-analysis of randomized trials
Carbohydrate-restricted diets (CRDs) are widely promoted for improving cardiovascular and body composition outcomes, yet evidence remains mixed across…
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LOW-CARB DIETS
Start of my career: "They don't work for wt loss"
Then: "You'll be a lean corpse"
Now: versus higher carb, IMPROVED
* Body comp
* BP
* TG
* VLDL
* ApoB-A1 ratio
* endothelial markers
* inflam markers
* overall CVD risk
(yes, LDL goes)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Start of my career: "They don't work for wt loss"
Then: "You'll be a lean corpse"
Now: versus higher carb, IMPROVED
* Body comp
* BP
* TG
* VLDL
* ApoB-A1 ratio
* endothelial markers
* inflam markers
* overall CVD risk
(yes, LDL goes)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adults (average BMI 25) ate:
2 cups fruit daily or none for 8 wk
(8-wk "washout period" - pretty good, all considered)
Fruit (including bananas, apples, oranges, watermelon)
👉 ⬆️ some blood nutrients
👉BUT insulin resistance better without the fruit
cdn.nutrition.org/article/S247...
2 cups fruit daily or none for 8 wk
(8-wk "washout period" - pretty good, all considered)
Fruit (including bananas, apples, oranges, watermelon)
👉 ⬆️ some blood nutrients
👉BUT insulin resistance better without the fruit
cdn.nutrition.org/article/S247...
Opinion | Targeting ultra-processed food repeats America’s missteps on nutrition
MAHA blames this food group for chronic disease. Nutrition science isn’t so simple.
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Will targeting "ultra-processed food" in national nutrition policy make Americans (and the rest of the world) healthier?
I argue there is a better way
wapo.st/3WuPHGJ
I argue there is a better way
wapo.st/3WuPHGJ
Reposted by David Ludwig
PennMedCSO
@pennmedcso.bsky.social
· Sep 26
In @natmed.nature.com, Mary Putt (@dbei-upenn.bsky.social), @davidludwigmd.bsky.social & Walter Willett (@hsph.harvard.edu) discuss concerns for the validity of short-term dietary crossover trials www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This Will Change Your Mind on Ultra-Processed Foods (Harvard MD PhDs Discuss)
YouTube video by Nick Norwitz
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Target "ultra-processed foods" to tackle the chronic disease epidemic .... What could possibly go wrong? My 50 min convo with Nick Norwitz www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAPg...
The Ultra-Processed Food Debate: Science, Bias, & Truth
YouTube video by Metabolic Mind
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When you have 50 min ...
The investigative journalist Gary Taubes and I discuss the notion of ultra-processed foods, the sorry state of nutrition research ... and how we can inch toward truth when scientific paradigms collide.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfOb...
The investigative journalist Gary Taubes and I discuss the notion of ultra-processed foods, the sorry state of nutrition research ... and how we can inch toward truth when scientific paradigms collide.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfOb...
Rising temperatures increase added sugar intake disproportionately in disadvantaged groups in the USA - Nature Climate Change
Few studies have evaluated how climate change may affect dietary habits and nutritional health. Here, using transaction data in the USA, the authors show that added sugar consumption increases with te...
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The hotter it gets, the more sugar we consume ... mainly in the form of sugary drinks.
👉Let's find other ways to keep cool
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👉Let's find other ways to keep cool
www.nature.com/articles/s41...