274: Dr. Marshall Deutsch: Are We Victims Of A Fat ‘Nocebo Effect’?

Written on July 27, 2009

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Hello and welcome back to The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore!

Is our current obesity epidemic the result of a fat-phobic “nocebo effect?” Huh? What is a nocebo and what are its effects? So glad you asked that question!

Biochemist Dr. Marhall Deutsch is ready to fill you in on his research into the fallacy of the “fat hypothesis” of obesity and how fear of dietary lipids may be driving a sort of reverse-placebo effect to cause obesity. Far out, or likely fact? Listen in and decide for yourself!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 274
- Updated information on The 3rd Annual Low-Carb Cruise to the Bahamas coming in March 2010
- “A Fat Nocebo” column by Dr. Marshall E. Deutsch
- The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics (THINCS)
- RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEO: “LLVLC On YouTube (Episode 72): Are You An Unwitting Victim Of The Dreaded Fat Nocebo Effect?”

Advocacy, Disease, Low-Carb Lifestyle, Physiology, Research, saturated fat
5 Comments - Leave a comment!
  • Peter Silverman

    Here’s a wonderful and very funny article by Marshall Deutch on the subject of what is optimal weight, which includes advice for rats:

    http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig7/deutsch1.html

  • http://www.livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog Jimmy Moore

    He’s a pretty neat fella, isn’t he, Peter? THANKS for sharing!

  • Barbara R. (tigerpaws)

    What a witty, knowledgeable guy. I got the feeling he could have gotten very in-depth. Smart guy. Can’t wait to read the above-mentioned article.

  • Barbara R. (tigerpaws)

    “And just as squirrels would not thrive on peanut-flavored sawdust, we cannot thrive on foods which lack the nutrients we need but mimic their palatability.” – Marshall E. Deutsch

    What an awesome observation. Really sums up the refined food industry, huh?!

  • carl

    Great Interview,

    Looks like what we told about cholesterol is the same as what we are told about fat. For both the opposite is true. Just like the food pyramid which is completely upside down.

    Countries with the highest cholesterol numbers have the lowest rate of heart disease.





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