Requiescat in pace Ray Peat

Dr. Ray Peat

Ray Peat, a legendary figure in nutrition science, died on Thanksgiving. We don't know any details beyond that single fact, but he will continue to have an impact for years.

I didn't agree with all of his positions, but his cautionary work about dietary PUFAs was trail-breaking, even though he didn't do the research. There's a huge role in science for people who actually read the papers and connect the dots, to get a coherent picture out of the rubbish bin that medical science all too often is. He did an impressive job of that.

He'll be missed.

Thanks to David Gornoski for reaching out to Dr. Peat and making these two podcasts happen, I was honored to have the chance to speak to him, and to have learned from him.

Interview: Ray Peat, with David Gornoski on A Neighbor's Choice

"My Big Fat Panel: How Seed Oils Cause Obesity" on A Neighbor's Choice with David Gornoski

David put together a retrospective of some of our discussions with Dr. Peat:

Peat's kind of a niche, but he's also kind of a genius.

— Tucker Goodrich (@TuckerGoodrich) August 10, 2017

Yep. Peat is a bit of a genius, as is Skulachev. Add @DrPhilMaffetone to the list of guys decades ahead of their time...

@PeatDon

— Tucker Goodrich (@TuckerGoodrich) January 1, 2019