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

Interview: Brad Marshall, Tucker Goodrich on Obesity Causes, Reductive Stress—A Neighbor's Choice with David Gornoski

Brad Marshall, David, and my dog get together to talk about our commonalities and where we differ.

(That yipping you hear in the background is my new puppy. Sorry about that.)

"Brad Marshall, Tucker Goodrich on Obesity Causes, Reductive Stress"

"David Gornoski, Brad Marshall, and Tucker Goodrich get together for an investigative conversation on what exactly is causing the obesity crisis in modern society. What do we make of the idea of stearic acid as dietary fiber? Is reductive stress driving the obesity crisis? Do we get in a state of torpor after consuming linoleic acid? Is more sugar the way to go, as Dr. Ray Peat suggests?

Check out Brad Marshall's blog Fire in a Bottle here: https://fireinabottle.net
Visit A Neighbor's Choice website at https://aneighborschoice.com"

Podcast:

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

"Ray Peat Interview with Tucker Goodrich, David Gornoski on PUFAs, Seed Oils, Benefits of Sugar, Milk"

"In this fascinating interview, David Gornoski and Tucker Goodrich are joined by Dr. Ray Peat, researcher of aging, nutrition, and hormones. Dr. Ray Peat talks about how his interest in nutrition science started; how changes in diet affected health in Mexico and Israel; whether sugar is harmful to our bodies; the connection between PUFAs, cancer, and diabetes; how ketogenic diets can be harmful; how avoiding PUFAs lowers the skin’s susceptibility to sunburn; what kind of milk is beneficial to our health; and more.

"Subscribe to Dr. Peat’s newsletter by emailing raypeatsnewsletter@gmail.com

Here's a link to the podcast, and here's an embedded player: