Shawn Baker AMA \ stacker news ~AMA

40.9k sats \ 57 comments \ @4cbee98fbc 15 Nov AMA

hello, hopefully this works

291 sats \ 6 replies \ @Imyourfed 15 Nov

I have two questions

Critics often raise concerns about nutrient deficiencies on a carnivore diet. How do you ensure adequate intake of essential vitamins and minerals typically sourced from plant-based foods?

What areas of research are most critical for understanding the long-term effects and potential benefits of the carnivore diet?

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 18h

One possible explanation that I found while watching the episode linked in #769506 is that on a carnivore diet, you might not need as much other stuff since meat doesn’t compete with it.

But I recommend watching it yourself, a lot of very interesting information in there and I might have confused some.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Imyourfed 15h

Thanks

5 sats \ 3 replies \ @sangekrypto 15 Nov

The question makes me confused, is there an explanation in this SN? I am also waiting for an answer to your question, hopefully it will be answered.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @bren 15 Nov

I've always wondered about this also. This diet could be useful for short-term healing, but not an entire lifetime of this unless it is your native diet.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 18h

replied in #770415

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Imyourfed 16 Nov

He didn't :(

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @benwehrman 15 Nov

So glad you could make it today, sir!

My question for you is about coffee. I know Dr. Chaffee and Dr. Wiedeman are against it, claiming it does no good to your gut, and "seeds are a plant's baby, so it's the most protected by defense chemicals". Dr. Berry is a bit more relaxed on it.

Where do you stand on whether coffee is good/bad/neutral, and why?

171 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

The reality is that some people see an improvement when they give up coffeee the other 50% don’t so that is what I base my opinions on

71 sats \ 2 replies \ @benwehrman 15 Nov

What's the most powerful testimonial you've personally heard of the carnivore diet healing someone's health problems?

171 sats \ 1 reply \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

So many, hard to say, but the autoimmune ones are pretty cool

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 15 Nov

There's a lot of success stories here, categorized by type: https://carnivore.diet/carnivore-diet-success-stories/

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @benwehrman 15 Nov

When are you coming to Nostr?? Dr. Berry has been having all the fun and stacking lots of sats. We'd love for you to join the party! ⚡️

171 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

Maybe if I can figure it out

53 sats \ 3 replies \ @Coinsreporter 15 Nov

People have been living healthier and happier with a vegetarian diet and a lot of spirituality in northern parts of India for ages. Would you recommend all of them starting a carnivore diet?

91 sats \ 2 replies \ @bren 15 Nov

Good question. I don't think so. Maybe a carnivore diet is better than a typical American fast food diet, but I doubt it is healthier long term than a lot of the traditional diets that uses real, unprocessed food.

75 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 15 Nov

Thanks. First time interacting with you. TBH, I thought you might also be someone who's running the carnivore agenda. But you seem very wise and rational.

Even though I'm a vegetarian my take on food for humans is very simple. I think humans can/should eat all types of food. The reason is also simple. Humans have all types of teeth.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @bren 15 Nov

Yep, that is a good take.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @jimmysong 15 Nov

How long did it take to learn how to single-hand Snatch 135 lbs?

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 15 Nov

What is Bitcoin for you?

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @zapsammy 15 Nov

what, in your opinion, are the main factors behind the

high incidence of tendon ruptures?
high incidence of various crystalline deposits in joints?

87 sats \ 1 reply \ @Noobboy 15 Nov

Dr. Baker, as a proponent of the carnivore diet, do you have a favorite meat dish or a unique recipe that you particularly enjoy?

171 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

Not really, I’m a fan of the fattier cuts of beef, ribeye, picanha etc… lamb can often be great at times too

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 15 Nov

Thank you Dr. Baker! I have your book, and listen to and learn from all your podcasts. I owe you a lot for providing the information and understanding that you do. It's helped me tremendously and really changed my life.

A couple questions if you have time:

I've had some issues after carnivore that I attribute to oxalate dumping. They're not terrible, but overall it seems underdiscussed in the carnivore community. Maybe it's just those people (like me) who were fooled by the "spinach, chia, almonds are superfood" narrative, and ate a lot of those foods. Any thoughts?
What do you think of pork fat and lard? I heard on a podcast that it's as unhealthy as corn oil. I can't track down that podcast anymore, though.
What's the latest with your health company Revero? Will it open for customers soon?

181 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

Oxalate issue prevalence is debateable imv But reintroduce a small amount and see

Lard is definitely not “as bad as corn oil”

Revero is up and running in several states and adding more every month

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 15 Nov

I'm torn about the carnivore diet. It sounds promising—eating fewer carbs makes sense—but I'm skeptical about whether it's truly healthy in the long term. Still, I think I should give it a try. How long should I stick with it to properly evaluate it?

281 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

3 months is reasonable to see how you respond

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 15 Nov

How did you get into the carnivore diet?

271 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

I follow a crazy group on Facebook called Zeroing in on health in 2015- thought they were nuts, but was curious

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 15 Nov

Other than yourself, who is your favorite carnivore proponent?

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @stack_harder 15 Nov

thoughts on trt for men and ideal age to start? and as a follow up, when on trt, what biomarkers are most important to be monitoring ?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

im not a proponent of TRT

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 15 Nov

What's the most surprising benefit of a carnivore diet?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

no hiccups

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 15 Nov

What's your second favorite ruminant meat after beef?

171 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

lamb, particularly icelandic lamb

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 15 Nov

If you had to pick one thing to be world class at, what would you pick?

171 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

as an older athlete, probably sprinting

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 15 Nov

Smartest person you ever met?

271 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

Officer Trainee Banerji

dude could read two books simultaneously in Russian and English

ended up in a psych ward because he couldn't handle the illogical nonsense of military training

71 sats \ 2 replies \ @bren 15 Nov

Hi, so what have you been up to lately?

81 sats \ 1 reply \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

working on my company, Revero.com facilitating research on diet trolling vegans getting stronger eating steak fighting stupidity

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @bren 15 Nov

Nice, joined the waitlist with a LN address.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 15 Nov

How many pushups can you do?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @knorozov 15 Nov

Hey Shawn! Welcome to the Nostr universe. Thanks for your very important work.

I recently heard of someone who went on a 100% carnivore diet for years and still had excess weight that didn't come of, he's now doing some other programs to get rid of it. Anything to say about that?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nichro 15 Nov

Are there any vitamins, supplements you would you say the general population would benefit from taking?

What I hear often is vit D in winter, and Omega-3 because people rarely get enough. Then I have friends who take a vitamin and supplement cocktail in the mornings "just in case".

Never been sure whether it's mostly snake oil or there's benefits.

Can be carnivore specific or general

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @4cbee98fbc OP 15 Nov

1 beef is loaded with many phytonutrients (Per Van Vliet’s paper) not sure if I can link here

2 RDA is based of population of grain eaters which change requirements

Ludwig’s Harvard paper on carnivore should no evidence of deficiencies in 2000+ carnivores ranging from 6 months to 28 years
Clinically I just don’t see deficiencies of any significance

As far as the long term stuff, although you can look at historic populations for some data, the real answer is that there is no well controlled good data on any diet that is long term

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 15 Nov

What would be the benefit of eating only meat as opposed to a healthy balanced diet?

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @jakoyoh629 15 Nov

What's this AMA all about? Your name suggests it's food related :)

5079 sats \ 3 replies \ @benwehrman 15 Nov

Dr. Baker popularized the carnivore (all meat) diet by going on Joe Rogan's podcast 6 years ago and making a killer case for it: https://youtu.be/Yj_Bc9hdHa0

He's the man for all questions MEAT!

71 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 15 Nov

thanks for the link, I am very interested in watching it soon

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 15 Nov

There’s also a more recent one: https://youtu.be/VftiRHObhcU

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 18h

Watched it yesterday night, cleared up a lot of questions I had, very interesting. Looking forward to watch the next episode

99 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 15 Nov

see #768215

71 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 15 Nov

The carnivore diet. Dr. Baker is a big advocate, and wrote what I think is the first big book on carnivore, called appropriately enough The Carnivore Diet.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 15 Nov

Who are you?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Imyourfed 15 Nov

If you could offer one piece of advice to someone considering a major dietary change, what would it be?

Reflecting on your journey, what was the most challenging aspect of transitioning to a carnivore diet, and how did you overcome it?