Dr. Eric Berg responded to my video fact-checking him. Here are my thoughts.
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- Опубліковано 11 тра 2024
- Dr. Eric Berg published a response to my video fact-checking him. We reached an agreement on some issues, while others are still debated. Here's an in depth look at the questions Dr. Eric Berg asks me in his response.
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Total Cholesterol & Heart Disease Risk:
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Death/disease substantially change cholesterol levels:
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Randomized trials & Genetics on Cholesterol and Heart Disease:
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Small LDL, large LDL and risk of heart disease:
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Interview with Dr. Cromwell:
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Genetics and LDL size:
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LDL sizes found inside plaque:
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Video on Dr. Michael Greger:
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Video with low carb cardiologist:
• Designing Low Carb die...
Content on the Mediterranean diet:
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0:00 Dr. Berg responds to my video
2:08 Total Cholesterol & Heart Disease
7:46 LDL size & Heart Disease
15:04 True Health Initiative
17:10 Funding & industry ties
19:17 Word choice
20:04 David Katz, low carb and red meat
22:19 Focusing on the messenger
24:21 Mea culpa
25:19 Distractions aside
25:52 Dr. Berg asks me about "best foods"
27:02 Last message for Dr. Berg
This reminds me of a lesson I learned in law school: If you only know one side of an argument you don't even really know that.
What is that suppose to mean ??
@@techphile3262 I myself am not a lawyer, but I think ChannelSRL1 means that if you only hear one side of any story, and that one side is not cross-examined, dissected, and analyzed by someone who has a different or opposite opinion, then you don't really fully understand all the elements and nuances of your own position being put forward..
There’s plenty of scientists that could fact check someone like Berg, but what makes Gil stand out is the absolute master class in patience and explaining his point without getting in the mud with the people he’s responding to. 👍
absolutely right. And, even though we definitely need way more of this attitude today probably more than ever before, what you see instead is usually either performative drama, or lack of discourse due to weird and illogical reasons like "platforming" and stuff like that. Gil is a standout indeed.
Great point…and there should be many more like him. There are so many “doctors” on UA-cam now pushing remedies and cures without providing any credible evidence for their claims.
Amen!!
Where Gil stands out from the rest is his background: MD and PhD. I know qualifications aren't everything, but to do (and complete) an MD means you have some knowledge of medicine and to complete a PhD at a top medical school means you have advanced knowledge of a specific area or areas of medicine.
It also, however, teaches you about academic research. Everything Berg and Gil knows comes from peer-reviewed publications and to get papers into top journals, as Gil has done, requires an understanding of all of the possible flaws - methodological, conceptual - that can corrupt a hypothesis.
Berg, Saladino, Eckberg and others simply don't have the training or the expertise to deal with this level of science. They think scanning papers for outcome data makes them an expert. It doesn't: it makes them a reader. And the fact that Berg has just posted a 'reaction' video to Gil that contains even more errors says it all.
slow and narcissistic tone , seems only likewise bozos care to listen to this
Great reaction video, Gil. The emphasis on the scientific literature, rather than the messenger is spot on.
People watch these types of videos because they want to be healthy, and it’s on us all to make sure that the information we present is grounded in evidence.
Thanks for what you do
A kiwi legend! Thank you for your great videos too Dr Stanfield, you've helped my quality of life tremendously, wish i had you for my doctor over here in NZ! ❤
Hey it's this man. Both legends on this platform
Yay! My two go-to channels for health and nutrition - Dr. Carvalho and Dr. Stanfield. You are doing invaluable work for us all.
You are setting a great example of respectful and logical disagreement. Much respect.
This channel is an island of sanity. Thank you.
Here here!
I frequently recommend this channel now to anyone looking for fact-based nutritional information that's clear and easy to follow. I particularly like the citations accompanying recent videos, good stuff ;-).
Funny, but also accurate description ))))xaxaxa
I love that gil has blown up in the last year. He deserves every sub.
@@OrionL7 Poor Gil - sounds painful!
Big Broccoli got to me years ago. I hate the stuff but what can I say, they have their large green fingers in many pockets.
Love that🥦🥦🥦!!😂
Did they stalk you? 😂
Big Broccoli got all them nutritionists in their pockets. Did you know that everyone that ate Broccoli died later? Sometimes 1 year, sometimes 100 years. It will get you!
Big Brocolli are insidious, but they're no match for the Lectin Lobby. Ask Dr Gundry, who advises his patients not to eat wholegrain bread for 'clear eyes'. I nearly fell off my chair.
@@robertmusil1107😂😂😂
Gil is a master class in character and maturity. Definitely a role model on both the technical and people aspects.
"Death changes our physiological parameters substantially" got a good laugh out of me 😄.
Such an underrated statement! Classic Gil.
Hay miles de estudios sobre salud, unos buenos otros falsos, otros exactos y veridicos, y cada youtuber toma los que le convienen, segun sus creencias, lo que come y su estilo de vida, unos afirman que lo mejor es alimentacion basada en plantas, otros que keto, otros paleo, otros carne con frutasy mientras "expertos" se ponen de acuerdo hay que comer omnivoro, sin alimentos procesados, sin alta fructuosa y sin aceites industriales. SERIA INTERESANTE UNA CONFERENCIA donde esten Gil, Mcdougall, Greger, Berg, Bery, Paul saladino, y otros y no se pondrian de acuerdo. Es como la Biblia cada religion toma versiculos que le convienen.
Hey doc, please keep the great ethics and morals you have, no matter how famous you get.
Your channel is the only one with clarity and unbiased honest analysis. You have my respect.
debunk the funk with dr wilson is pretty good!
He has made a 10 channels to watch video, there are a few other medical channels sharing research backed information. But yeah, his style of clarity and no attack at all is something very unique.
Meat eaters talking about ethics and morals😂😂😂😂😂
What’s the difference between morals and ethics?
@@jezza669 "Both morality and ethics loosely have to do with distinguishing the difference between “good and bad” or “right and wrong.” Many people think of morality as something that's personal and normative, whereas ethics is the standards of “good and bad” distinguished by a certain community or social setting."
So ethics is provided by society, culture and religion; while morals are innate and you feel it, your own guiding moral compass.
Proving yet again why this is the most reliable and trustworthy nutrition channel on YT. Not interested in drama, just knowledge. Well done
As a Physician/Surgeon, I absolutely love this channel. I practice Orthopedic surgery so my knowledge of these topics is very diluted. But as a fellow physician I can say Gil speaks with merit. Dr. Berg speaks as a salesman, not a scientist. When Berg started going after "this guy," tells me Berg had nothing productive to add to the conversation, and he knew it.
You are a physician, but Dr. Berg isn't a physician. That makes a qualitative difference.
You are the man Gil! Been watching you since 50k subs. Glad you doing well. You are fighting uphill battle against populists and clickbait, so its hard, I know. But the world need you and I wish you all the best.
I was a brief "follower" of Dr Berg. I went high fat low carb. My LDL and HDL went through the roof. Triglycerides were at all time low. It spooked me enough to check out other content on UA-cam and realized how important information that are based on science.
Right now i have my LDL under "control", will aim to lower it more. I am following a whole food omnivore diet. I reduced my saturated fat from animal sources substantially. Just glad that there are channels like this.
I always thought that when it comes to keto I am the huge amounts of fat. Putting butter in coffee is another way to say give up coffee as far as I'm concerned.
I am happy to hear things are better for you. ❤ I watched a couple of bergs videos, but I just didn't gel with him. Something felt off, I didn't feel like I wanted to watch more of him.
I do really appreciate this channel, however.
Berg gets all of his content from google!
Same here.
Well said. I'm vegan now and my lipids are much improved
Hi!! Just wanted to say I am so happy I found your channel! Thank you for all the info and the great job you do at keeping this channel science based ❤❤❤ I really hope your channel grows more so more people can listen to actual unbiased nutrition information! All the best 😊
“Focusing on the messenger doesn’t change the science, it just distracts from the science.” Very well put. What an excellent video. I appreciate the fact based approach.
This is the one channel where I feel 100% certain there is no bias. I always have full respect for Gil’s conclusions and openness, even when it might conflict with my own gut feelings and ideology.
People like Berg, Berry, Ekberg, Baker, Saladino et al are just all about the clicks and the money, so some of their advice will be ok short term and might bring them hundreds of anecdotal testimonials, but really they are just dressing up what people want to hear. Grifting basically! Keep on bringing it Gil, I’m sure one or two Berg worshippers will eventually have the spell broken!
Did you see Berry's silly video of himself ordering Quarter Pounders without buns at a McDonald's drive thru? At least he made the correct call in avoiding white bread. You will find little healthy food at any fast food restaurant. I think doctors pushing carnivore diets for anybody but the most severe IBS patients should be found guilty of malpractice. I don't even think it's good for short term weight loss as if people are going from eating junk food to eating lean red meat; it's really a low calorie diet in disguise. I read about a stubborn diabetic case where the woman had cut her carbs down to almost nothing, and there was no drop in her blood sugar, because the saturated fat she had replaced it with, had made her insulin resistance worse. Glucose and insulin, don't just go up when we eat a lot of carbs.
Berg, Ekberg have the scientology cult behind them. Didnt research the others/
Berg is a Scientologist, that explains a lot, he need $$$$$$$$$ - loads of it. Is he a Doctor? F... no, just a chiropractor, in Europe you can't do that, but in the US, home of the snake oil salesmen, it's okay...
Berg and Ekberg aren't even doctors of medicine are they? They're both chiropractors throwing around the Dr title willy nilly, giving endless advice on things barely within their expertise 🤷🏻♂️
Yea, I know Berg and Ekberg at least are all into the keto. Their entire mission is to get you to go keto. All of their nutrition advice centers around that. “Doctors” trying to sell you one type of diet and can’t admit it isn’t the only way are not legit. As you said, their advice is popular. Everyone hates sugar now, so they will put out tons of videos bashing sugar. And so everyone thinks they are geniuses telling you what Big Pharma doesn’t want you to hear!
Thanks Gil - your content is top notch. You're my #1 to recommend for nutrition content.
Def best nutrition channel out there. Just actually over here looking for the truth.
One of the only not pushing any products or crap in your face lol
@@Broken4foreveror making ad hominems
I just laughed when I heard Berg's conspiracy on his response video 😂 The leaps he makes to arrive to the conclusion he's being targeted by an organization is baffling and his viewers believe him 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Berg is a big time Scientologist he is always looking over his shoulder!!
Yeah Dr. Berg fans are sheep, & just take for granted his videos are accurate & or backed by science smh
The amount of corruption in Big Broccoli is mind blowing! I hope someone produces a 50 part docuseries about their crimes against humanity!!!!!
Their biggest crime is convincing GenZ to get that Broccoli haircut. Actually, the more I think about it... the more the conspiracy makes sense.
The Brocolli haircut increases your Vegan Level by +1.
I'm starting one of those docuseries:
_"The oxalate/lectin mafia's grip on global nutrition."_
This is slander. You have no evidence. You will hear from our lawyers!
😂
Everything Gil does with this channel exudes humility, integrity, and grace--something someone just won't understand.
He must have just discovered your "link" to the group, and after simmering for 3 years, finally found a way to respond. I'm a triple board certified specialist, and you have all my respect and support, Gil
Unfortunately Chiropractor Berg seems more interested in merchandise and general profit than he does legitimate science. It certainly seems like a sign that Gil's videos are cutting into his bottom-line to the point it's upsetting him.
Berg's son recently exposed him as basically a scientology medical fraud who just googles stuff to make money off people buying his supplements. He's a chiropractor.
And I bet you weigh 300 lbs
@@timm285
Just my brain
Berg is dangerous, follow the money. Did unfollow Berg 10 years ago
I have come to the same conclusion plus he is a Scientologist nutcase! I have to question anyone who falls for that cult like “religion “😮
This is one of the rare UA-cam channels that hasn't sold out, integrity + science, great combo Gil.
I haven't really followed him, before I subscribe what did he say about the vacc____s?
Definitely a great channel. Just wait, sometime in the near future he’s going to advertise AG1, LMNT, Roka, seed, momentus lmao all the influencer products
@@davestevenson9080I don't think he talks about that. The channel is focused on nutrition
Gil, you're a scientist and a gentleman. Genuinely, the way you're able to cover so many concepts in nutrition in the unbiased, balanced and non-sensationalist way you do, is why your nutrition content is some of the best on the internet. Keep doing what you do. We're all benefiting from it.
Thanks for talking about one of the biggest quacks of youtube.
His advice is at best useless, at worst harmful.
Always doubt supplement sellers given that supplements are unregulated in the US
i think i read somewhere he's a scientologist... hmmmmmmmmm...
You are definitely exaggerating. You say "at best useless" yet provide no support. Berg does get things wrong and I don't agree with everything he says, but a lot of what he says is fact based. For many, a low carb or keto diet works and they thrive on it. Not everyone. But not everyone does well on a vegan diet either. I think people need to play around with their diets and find the one that helps them the most.
As for supplements. I know that he sells supplements, but I haven't seen him pushing them in his informational videos. Maybe he does and I just haven't seen it. I don't watch all of his videos by any means.
His own son exposed him@@23merlino
@@23merlino That bit had touched me personally, as in the mid to late eighties, I had a friend whose mother wanted the family to read . Ron Hubbard and the Church of Scientology and join. I remember my grandmother saying no way, that it was bad news, and that, "It's brainwashing". I can see use of fear, intimidation and mind control (more specifically, the idea that doctors and big pharma have been feeding you misinformation for a long time, and that this is hurting the general public) in Berg's videos. This is no coincidence. It's what cult leaders are good at. There's always people making false claims on here about how some new food or supplement will lower my blood pressure, blood sugar, improve my sleep etc. I'm an engineer. I say, always fully identify the problem, and that there really is one, before devising a solution. It's easy for people to start taking five or more supplements based on fear, that their body is mostly adding to their urine. They could get their blood tested for a number of things before buying Berg's supplements (which are overpriced just because he is Dr. Berg).
@@23merlinopersonally I don’t think it’s that relevant. The fact he’s a chiropractor totally is.
As someone who has at least 50% narrowing of my LAD and 5-10% of my other major artery’s at 49, I very much appreciate this channel to help guide me in making good decisions.
Yes, he's pretending to be an expert on everything health related, while he really has no expertise at all. Spreading himself too thinly.
If you don't know about Ornish and essylstyn check em out 🙏
Sounds like you have a genetic lipid disorder. Have you had lp(a), ApoB and LDL particle size tested?
@@Beatrice-nx5ld No I live in the uk. I’ve had 2 x cardiologists and I’ve been discharged by both. I will pay privately if and when needed. The NHS system here is completely broken.
@@Beatrice-nx5ld In Germany most doctors have outdated knowledge. I asked my doc about an apoB test and she didn't even knew if they provided that.
My LDL was over 100, non-HDL too I think, but as long as you're not above 140 they just dont care. I educated myself on this topic and got it down to ~70 now.
I don't think you have anything to apologize for. Your message is backed by evidence. His isn't. Period. I don't think he's even qualified to understand the evidence, should there be any to back his claims. It's only until someone gets hurt that people like him back down.
Rude
Dr Gil is a rare example of a genuinely ethical approach and commitment to rationality.
Great video. I really like the way you avoid being dogmatic and being stuck in ideology. Logic reasoning at its best. Thank you!
First, I have never commented on a UA-cam video before, but I just have to say that your videos (your channel) are the best there is! The fact that I can focus on science and evidence without the layer of bias that others have is most appreciated. Please keep doing what you do!!!
I found your channel through Dr. Berg. I haven’t looked back. Love your work. I do love influencer on influencer drama. It keeps my cholesterol low 😈
I remember briefly getting caught up on the Berg UA-cam algorithm. Fortunately some things didn't jive with me and I got to hear other more compelling perspectives.
Me too:)
This is the number one go-to channel that I trust for information about nutrition. It happens that I sometimes don't agree with you. But, I have 100% confidence in the complete objectivity of everything you say. For this reason, I keep watching, and also for your clear, no-frills presentation and the absence of personal attacks, which I find tiring and unnecessary. Your channel is excellent.
I don't understand how it took so long for me to find out about this channel.
I've always believed in moderation and a balanced diet, but this is on another level.
Thank you for your message and the way you deliver your message.
Another suggestion .. how about a "cheat sheet" that shows all the lifestyle and supplement advice that you think are supported by fact? that would help all the laymen avoid taking the time that you already spent in filtering fact from what is not supported? Gil's always-up-to-date list of what works .. that would be popular I think.
Eat less, exercise more. Drink way more water than you'd think.
@ drink water when your body tells you too, you just need to focus more on if you are thirsty drink water ( dry throat, feeling thirsty etc)
@@zaeemtahir3020you are another example of saying things without providing any evidence for what you say or just saying “this has been MY” experience “ or “in my opinion”. What you say seems logical but not backed by evidenced base medicine, ie randomized controlled trials or meta analysis.
Brad Stansfield has several videos about that, and I think Gil has interviewed him at some point and recommended his channel.
Gil, a cheat sheet suggested by another if your followers would be great. I take tons of shorthand notes when watching yr videos. Deciphering them afterward is often challenging.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, thank you Dr. Gil for presenting the unbiased information that some of us need desperately to be healthy!! ❤
Tribalism is the business model of the internet.
Pretty respectable to have no sponsors, supplements, or anything of the like. Unheard of in this greedy society in this day and age.
It's kind of sad. Even after you repeatedly make the point that we should focus on the question of whether the points made are valid, rather than on the qualifications of the person making the points, many comments here are "he's a chiropractor" or "he's a scientologist". While those are not traits that give me confidence, in the end, they are irrelevant. What is important is when someone mis-states, misrepresents, or misunderstands the science. Anyway, thanks Gil. Your professionalism is outstanding. You limit your criticism to what Berg actually says that isn't correct.
My mom was Greek, all of her family lived on the island of Crete, they totally and completely ate a Mediterranean diet but all the males in her family had serious heart disease and many at a young age.
Can have alot of reasons, genes for example. When it comes to the individual, you really have to judge it case by case. You should probably get a proper evaluation too if its in the family
They could all be smokers or overweight because of too much pastry who knows. Probably a WFPB is better for such people unless that particular family has FH and they would need statins, diet cannot help them in this case. Ikaria, Greece is in the blue zones, maybe Crete industrialized faster and has too much processed foods.
Maybe they were eating too much meat, fried foods or pasta and were drinking too much alcohol as Crete is famous for its heavy drinks!! I don't believe, that Mediterranean diet was the problem. Fish, olive oil, moderate meat, raw salads, legumes, fruits and vegetables are the best things you can eat. Problems at young age seems as a family health problem not because of diet I believe !!
Dr.Berg started me on the low-carb way and it's worked very well for me and close people around me. That being said, you must NEVER take any youtuber/influencer claims at face value. Keep researching, keep studying, reading and THINK for yourself. That's why I enjoy this channel a lot too. For example, the "designing low-carb for heart health" video was very helpful and informative for me.
I keep trying to tweak my personal keto/low-carb diet to align more and more with the evidence for good health. I find it interesting that the Mediterranean diet has a ton of similarity with a healthy keto one and eventually I will blend the two for the long term. Dr. Berg's diet also dismisses a lot of the foods that are associated with dirty and unhealthy keto. Would have been interesting to see Dr. Gil's take on that, although it's somewhat covered in the other videos covering the diets.
Let's stop the tribalism and focus on critical thinking and communication!
Anyway, thank you Dr. Gil for your and your team's work on this channel!
It is unfortunate that youtubers/influencers like Dr. Berg are much more popular than Dr. Carvalho. People tend to prefer the people that confirm their biases rather than those that challenge them. This phenomena is even more obvious in political/geopolitical influencers. Those who stick to facts and objectivity are boring and frequently ignored in favor of those who blatantly make up narratives that confirm their target audience's biases. Some channels even start out objective and factual and gradually move to sensationalism and "alternate facts"
We need to support those who stick to their principles of honesty and not to those who sell out. I make a conscious decision to not click on videos of these youtubers regardless of their click bait titles and certainly would not subscribe to them.
Only 0.0001% of people that post comments on UA-cam are capable of admitting they were wrong. Dr. Eric Berg deserves applause for doing what most people are unwilling to do.
Kudos Gil, always focusing on the outcome data of scientific evidence. Playing the ball, not the player. Integrity as displayed by you, is hard to find. I hope wholeheartedly you can stay the course and continue to resist the increasing onslaught of pressure groups trying to lure you with goodies. So far so good!
This is exactly why I enjoy your channel so much. You keep it about the science. Thanks Gil
This is a perfect example of trusting the advice from someone with PhD vs a chiropractor who gets his information from the internet
He is a known shill for Scientology. there is nothing wrong with being a scientologist, but he is a chiroprocter not a medical doctor. He gives his money to scientology which is okay, but he is dishonest.
Also, someone with a MD plus a PhD vs chiropractor 😂
Isn't pubmed on the internet? Credentialism always wins the argument.
I agree with you 100% And I was coming to post the same thing. I know Dr Gil likes to point out that level of education is not necessarily A criteria but I believe it is. And I did not know that Eric Berg was a Scientologist. I've never seen anything good come out of a Scientologist. He was forced to make the reaction video because he was losing hits. Eric Berg will not engage Dr Gil in any way shape or form because he knows he would not be able to understand common terminology and other basic scientific principles that chiropractors are not trained in.
Exactly. Everyone should stay in their lane.
Love, love, love this response. You're on another level in terms of character and ethos. Love that you note he has not responded to you in any capacity and that you continue to extend an offer to speak publicly or privately. Curiously, that is not the mark of someone confident in their arguments.
I appreciate your commitment to respectful dialogue. Any medical authority on UA-cam who *isn't* doing that is prioritizing their interests over that of the public.
Please keep on what you are doing Gil, this channel is a real gem in an ocean of chaos. I 've been following for some time and honestly its the only time i feel so strong about supporting a channel because it is offering a real service to us. Greetings from the Mediterranean Greece, love to see the "Atlas of the Greek World" next to your head 🙂
Nobody will ever have an honest conversation about anything if they hide behind this conspiracy schtick. It’s a thing people in every field do nowadays. Disingenuous, and cowardly. We need to be willing to change our opinions with new info. I certainly have. Your channel has helped immensely. Thank you!
It’s easier to blame those who disagree with you with a conspiracy than looking inwards to admit mistake
It's not about being easy, if he agrees to Gil, he'll lose all his revenues and followers because he put them and their family in danger.
Gil, since I can't buy anything from you and neither I can give you donations, my gift will be prayers hoping you can stay healthy and with us! --
If this guy can’t stay healthy, who can?
This guy is so great, even if you disagree with him.
Dr Gill bases his output on the best scientific evidence on a particular subject. Unlike people like Mr Berg who has other priorities. He has a sales team. He needs to keep his followers tuning in to keep up the hit rate. His appeal is based on creating a story, ideally which includes controversy or disagreement with the generally accepted view. Nothing wrong with that if it is based on genuine contradictory evidence. A great deal wrong with that if it is based on disinformation and self promotion.
@@jgreen9361Totally agree with you. So there's no ending to this, Dr. Berg can and will never admit fault right? He'll lose his business. Only way is for his followers to watch Gil and turn against him.
Thank you for keeping this youtube channel unbiased and ethical! Notbing wrong with taking sponsors but happy you're staying unbiased :)
So you responded to a video he made responding to your video about his video.
We need to go one layer deeper.
I think this video and your prior video reacting to Dr. Berg's video are both professional and excellent content and I hope you don't shy away from this sort of thing. I hope no one judges your content based on his irrational reaction! When you have nothing scientific to say, you resort to cherry picking, name calling, etc. and it just shows where he's at trying to defend his views to his many followers.
I really like and appreciate your calm, friendly and fact-based reactions as well as the focus on the substance of subject matters. I’m nobody’s fan per se but like to to return to and learn more from contributors with your quality. I enjoy your videos, views and insights. Thanks Gil.
Thank God Gil clarified he's not related to Big Broccoli. What a relief!
🤣
But he didn’t mention Big Beans 🤔🧐🤨
@@virginiemazy7054Wait til you hear about his secret collaboration with Big Carrot!...
I have never heard of Big Broccoli, I'm going to have to google it.
You've made it pretty clear: you're all about the facts and science, not about pushing products or playing favorites with companies. You stick to what's being said, not who's saying it. For anyone with common sense, it's a no-brainer to choose your side in any argument. Keep doing what you're doing with your honest, science-backed approach. We need more folks like you on the internet.
I came here for drama. What I got is pure professionalism 👏
Iam rly proud that i found this channel. My english is crap. not good enough to spend time for all your videos but if i see one...its always rly enjoy it.. I love how assertive your communication style is. U talk like a psychologist. Thank you for your work
The only problem I had with this video was that I wasn’t able to "like" it repeatedly. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
This video is such a breath of fresh air! You don't take things personally or have an agenda. Just facts!
I absolutely hate Internet beefs, and personal attacks in lieu of arguments. It turns the Internet into an complete sewer.
As a homeless man from the sewers this was extremely beneficial, keep it up Dr.Gil !
I followed Dr Berg for a while, but found his advice about potassium potential dangerous. It's scary how many deep followers he has.
Most followers on YT do not have sufficient nutrition expertise, and have no insight into the totality of literature evidence. A lot of "experts" don't even have that literature overview.
Followers are probably using peripheral cues such as doctor title, communication style, attractiveness etc. This usually does not lead to questioning the message.
What did he say about Potassium?
he is not a medical doctor. he is a chiropractor and more importantly staunch scientologist. a top donor as i recall.
@@bigrocc3925 supplementing with it. Sorry, but that's dangerous without regular blood tests.
There are a lot of video Drs out there . Anyone will clickbaity stuff more than once , straight to dismiss . There is a thing in Expert Witness Testimony - if they change their opinion , they need to give extensive arguments . I haven't watched the video in question , but if just speaking confidently and reassuringly , that is not enough . Plus all this has to be qualified - People hear and see what they want - yes keep eating the way you do , you just might have only big fluffy MCfluff face LDL , and just maybe , just maybe those fluffies are harmless . Ie all things equal best to lower ldl . Lots of great advice , mingled with some bad can be dangerous .
Everyone is looking for a quick fix , eat well , exercise lots ( strength and cardio ) ,do fun new things, sleep well, be kind . Simple really
I have followed you from day one, and have no regrets. I have noticed the carnivore and keto platforms on a majority have switched to adding fruits and some vegetables and dairy products. I guess they have a problem with the word omnivores 😅😅
I think it's very valuable to teach people how to think scientifically. Understanding RCTs, computing simple statistics, and learning how to make a reasonable, evidence based arguments seems to be in a shortage these days, no matter the credentials in front of people's names!
I am so glad Dr. Gil's channel is finally getting the recognition it deserves. I hope it continues to grow as I think it is one of the best nutrition channels on UA-cam.
Once again a well balanced, thorough and clearly articulated video - thank you !
Thank you for the emotional maturity displayed in these responses to your enlightened, factual, responses in the midst of so many conspiracists.
I disagree regarding focusing on the messenger. There are lots of "messengers" - we can't put in the work to research and evaluate all their claims. We need to discard some of the "messengers" and their "messages" by ruling them out based on their character. It's a shortcut.
Should I really dig into the claims of someone who confuses serum cholesterol with dietary cholesterol, who presents autopsy data as applying to healthy humans? Best to just ignore the guy.
This is great! Dr. Gil. I've seen both videos!! I'm so glad you responded to Dr. Eric Berg's reaction video to your reaction video in response to viewers. I almost wrote to Dr. Berg. I'm sorry he hasn't responded. In due time, per Dr. Berg's will, he will coconnect with you Dr. Gil!! Much love and respect to both of you!!🙏🙏🙏😇😃🥰🤗
Dr Berg advised to use hydroxychloroquine to cure COVID-19, and gave wrong recommendations for treating uterine fibroids. (I happened to suffer from them.) I stopped to watch his videos a while ago. By the way, he does not produce videos by himself. He has a whole team. They earn money for their church.
Correction…”church”
Mediterranean is probably the superior diet. It also has pretty good adherence. I mean, who doesn't love some olive oil, veggies, and salmon?
Thank you for setting the stage for actual, real debate and science. "Dr." Eric Berg exposed himself and his credibility when he started making personal attacks to your persona.
I started listening to your channel after your first fact checking video of Dr. Berg, and I have to admit I started to bristle in my reaction. I then watched two more videos when you interviewed lipidologists, and this is what changed my mind about me going on a statin. I'm a lean mass hyper responder and my ldl was extremely high. I'm glad I was open to listening. I now watch both of your channels.
Exemplary fairness Gil, you are `the` top nutritional expert and I have 100% trust in you😎
Good vid doc. While TC is a rough estimate of CVD risk, it's very unlikely one has a high TC and low Apo-B levels. However, one can have "good" TC and less then optimal Apo-B levels, which is one reason TC is a rough correlate to CVD at best. LDL-c is better correlate, still not as good as Apo-B, and yet most med pros still focused on LDL-c unfortunately.
My LDL was high and apob was low. I had read this is not uncommon and why we should ask for the extra apob test before going on statins. I know you said total cholesterol. After getting the apob results my practitioner agreed statins were not necessary.
The fact that you're not sponsored by anyone and dont have any merch etc is one of the many reasons why I love your channel. You may be wrong about something but if you are, it's not because you sold out. I can watch your videos knowing you are giving what you BELIEVE is the correct information, and what you present is always backed up with studies
Said it before and I'll say it again. How this man doesn't have millions of subscribers is beyond me. I guess controversy, quick sound bites and reels are all the rage these days...
It's a science channel. Ones promising results that give u a plan are much more popular.
I think people get bored with just the presentation of facts. They want to be “entertained.”
Because he puts others down. Like this one.
@@sandrabentley8111 I've never once seen him personally attack people, but rather dissect their arguments with his clinical and educational experience, backed by a critical analysis of the available literature on the subject matter. If I'm wrong about that please point me to a video where he 'put others down' as you alluded to. Thanks
The problem with zealots is they only take in information that supports their claim and disregard anything that contradicts the claim. This is the problem, especially with doctors in nutrition, that push carnivore, keto, veganism, or whatever diet. I'm not sure if Dr. Berg falls into this category, but I'm glad to see Dr. Gil does not!
Berg definitely does; he’s not the worst, he’s just bad enough to stay ‘popular’ with his fanbase!
I think almost all his videos should be fact checked, and because of Gil's video I have since unsubscribed from Berg's channel.
I used to follow him, but then something told me that his twist on things were not quite right. I just found your channel today and it verifies my feeling. I am one that deals in fact, not hearsay, not opinions. So glad I found your channel.
I translate your videos to my family and we all love, trust, and respect you. Back in the days knowledge required some hassle of a sort to be acquired; today the problem is to find and distinguish it among a cluster of everything else including personal agenda, view, thought, idea, etc. Thank you for what you do.
Excellent and productive. Professional and educational content for adult people.
What I really like is that you don't bring the "discussion" to the basic, personal level, and stick to the science and facts. Thank you for that! I am a recent subscriber, and now I have perfect proof that my decision to subscribe is correct.
Just a general statement, not at any specific content creator: At the end of the day, some of these UA-camrs will go as deep as necessary to gain wealth, power and influence. Whether that's playing up to conspiracy theories as a whole, misrepresenting information to promote their "diet" or conspiracy/narrative they're pushing, using click-bait/controversial headlines as "this healthy fruit is killing you".. whatever it takes to get views. As they garnish increased viewership, they can see the high cash potential. It doesn't even matter if it's based on any science.. once the words come out of their mouth, the viewer may instantly believe it, especially if they claim to be some sort of expert or "doctor". The videos can sometimes get more extreme and almost dramatic. Some of these channels even garnish a "cult-like" following it seems. Viewership grows and grows and at that point they can't stop, they must keep going to maintain/gain viewership and further build their business model. Also, you can almost always find that they are selling expensive supplement(s) or offering a service; the best ones IMO are the videos saying how bad x is and how you must do y to fix it.. and they conveniently sell that supplement that is "formulated exactly as needed unlike others".
Sadly that’s the nature of the beast. Hopefully channels like Gil’s, and Simon Hill’s for example, will continue to grow and word will spread to people who are a bit more open and less gullible than most of Berg’s demographic.
Gil your a kind & humble man.
And that’s why we like him.
There are so many great lessons to takeaway from this video, not only in nutrition science, but in what true professionalism and integrity looks like. Gil, you are a class act. 👌🏻 Thank you for the work you do. I’m so grateful that people like you exist on UA-cam. Keep it up!
We love watching this channel, learning, and looking at the evidence. Yes, we - my family and I.
There is an important thing to keep in mind regarding LDL. Dr. Gill is right that the number of particles is what’s important, not the size of those particles. However, the same number of particles of large LDL will give you a higher LDL score than the same numbers of smaller LDL, sine the LDL score is based on total volume. Therefore, when people look at their blood test results, the LDL doesn’t tell the whole story. They have to know the number of particles, and as Dr. Gil says, the best marker would be ApoB, not simply LDL.
As a swedish person, I don't claim Dr Berg 💀
I love this guy! He’s simply the best. A true collaborator and someone who is just trying to help people get some truth without bias. We just want the science and if the science changes we need to know. Thx Dr Gil
Thanks, doc. You set the standard for objectivity and open-mindedness. Now, if we could just get our politicians to follow your pattern.
This is the type of content people are starving for - science first and logic based, wherever that leads. Thank you Gil for your effort that must be exhausting and thank you to your team who must provide so much relief and support. Sincerely.
Mr. Berg sets off my weirdo alarm bigtime.
He is a hard-core scientologist.
Great vid, Dr. Gil. I was curious, are you a family medicine doctor? If so, where do you practice out of? I could use a compassionate, intelligent, doctor. Great as always!
I watched Berg for a few years and finally figured out he pushes his “own” science/facts, and stopped watching him. Thank you for your great work and honesty!
You and your team are a true gift to your viewers! Thank you!🙏👏💛
Same here. He speaks confidently and authoritatively about many things without sufficient support, and often no support at all. This is the first video I've seen from this channel, and it earned an instant sub from me.
Hey sorry I know it's off-topic for this video, would you be able to look at research concerning the health benefits or lack thereof of consuming fruit juice? I know the consensus is generally that consuming WHOLE fruit is good in moderation, but that fruit juice is considered bad due to lacking fiber and various other benefits. The only analysis I could find on my own was data I personally thought inconclusive. Or at least, could you link a study about this topic if you know of any? I love fruit juice but I don't wanna be screwing myself over hahaha
You make more sense than Dr Berg, I watched some of his videos and decided you're more factual and more genuine. Keep on the good work. ❤
Honestly the 'small LDL are worse!' to justify that large LDL are harmless sounds like the level of logic a child would have. It seems to me that he is just using any fallacious take he comes up with in order to maintain his narrative rolling.