Carbs and fat are they good or bad for you?  There is a lot of hype online, in the media, and from health gurus on what to eat and what not to eat. In recent years, the focus has been on low carb, ketogenic diets as the ones that are the best for weight loss. But what is the truth? Do carbs make you fat?

Today, I am talking to Dr. Alan Christianson, a personal friend of mine, who like me is a huge science geek. One of the things that we are both particularly passionate about is the science around carbs and fats. This is a particularly controversial area because there's a really big gap between what the science actually says about this topic and the common ideas floating around on the internet and in books.

In today's podcast, Dr. Christianson and I will shed light on the actual science on diets and macronutrients. Some of it will likely surprise you.

• How "cherry picking" of the science by diet gurus has created a situation where everyone claims their diet is the one "right way" to eat,  and how to avoid getting duped by a diet guru
• What kind of diets (in terms of carbs and fats) do the healthiest and longest living populations in the world live on?
• The shocking findings of studies that compare equal calorie low-fat diets vs. low carb diets.
• Why the last few decades of diet wars of carbs vs. fats have been a waste, and what we really need to focus on.
• Why low-carb or keto diets can cause gut health problems in some people
• Did people really get fatter during the "low-fat era" or has the narrative been twisting the facts?
• The factor that matters far more than the carb to fat ratio of your diet when it comes to health and leanness
• The REAL causes of insulin resistance (hint: it's not what you think)
• Does insulin really control how fat you get like some people say?
• What are the best diets to reverse insulin resistance? (you might be shocked to learn about some of the diets shown to reverse insulin resistance)