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I am honored to connect with Dr. Dave Diamond today.\nDr. Diamond is a professor at the University of South Florida in their Department of Psychology, Molecular Pharmacology, and Physiology. He has a Ph.D. in biology, specializing in behavioral neuroscience.\nIn our discussion today, Dr. Diamond talks about his journey as a neuroscientist and his interest in heart disease, and we discuss how Ancel Keys, the nutritional department at Harvard, and governmental dietary guidelines have significantly hindered our state of health. We explore the diet-heart hypothesis, the effects of seed oils and low-fat diets, the misconceptions surrounding cholesterol, metabolic errors, and the role of insulin resistance in coronary artery disease and metabolic health. We also scrutinize the implications of scientific misconduct, the effects of statins, and the role of nutrition in shaping lipid panels.\xa0\nJoin us for today\u2019s valuable, insightful, and informative conversation with Dr. Dave Diamond.\xa0\n\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\n\nHow Dr. Diamond became a leading voice in heart disease research\n\nThe negative impact of a low-fat, high-carb diet\xa0\n\nHow the American Heart Association ignored the effects of sugar on heart disease\n\nHow seed oils have contributed to the obesity epidemic\xa0\n\nWhy a low-carb diet could increase the risk of heart disease\n\nHow the demonization of cholesterol deflects from nutritional factors exacerbating poor metabolic health\n\nHow the benefits of statins get overstated\xa0\n\nHow statins can lead to strokes and heart attacks and contribute to metabolic damage\n\nThe perils of scientific misconduct and the profit-driven pharmaceutical industry\n\nThe benefits of a low-carb diet\n\n\nConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\n\nFollow on Twitter\n\n\nInstagram\n\nLinkedIn\n\nCheck out Cynthia\u2019s website\n\n\nSubmit your questions to support@cynthiathurlow.com\n\n\n\nConnect with Dr. David Diamond\n\nOn X (Twitter)\xa0\xa0\n\nEmail Dr. Diamond: ddiamond@usf.edu