Is Oil giving you Heart Disease? | Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn

A look at Dr. Esselstyn´s recommendation to avoid most fat and all oil. We discussed the evidence and our different views.

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0:00 Dr. Esselstyn
1:00 Dr. Esselstyn´s recommendations
6:49 Why no oil?
8:10 PREDIMED
11:03 Oil & Endothelium injury
12:26 Olive oil - other questions
15:00 Nuts
16:03 PREDIMED details

[RogerHyam]

Patience of jobe there Gil! I think we should be clear that Dr. Esselstyn´s "paper" is not a research paper it is an editorial / opinion piece. There was no peer review. We should clearly differentiate between scientific research and opinion pieces even if the piece is written by a medical professional. Just looking at the dates of the papers he cites should ring alarm bells. 1910, 1998, 1998, 1995, 1990, 1999, 2000, 2007, 1999, 2014 (authored by Esselstyn), 1994 (authored by Esselstyn). Esselstyn sits on the advisory board of the journal that published the editorial. The studies quoted are rats, rats, monkeys, humans (18 subjects), humans (10 subjects 5 meals), humans (10 subjects), humans (400 subjects - testing relative effect not testing lack of oil). Esselstyn's paper of 2014 had 198 participants but no control group. It was just case notes. It can't be used as evidence to support a no-oil approach over, for example, an all veggie, medium-oil approach that might have worked just as well - who knows? It is a shame as I feel that his approach probably works. It just doesn't show that other, similarly intense and supported approaches, don't work.

[cherylchilds]

I really appreciate that you had such a respectful conversation with Dr. Esselstyn, while still gently pushing for clarification on some of his recommendations. Thoroughly enjoyed this video, look forward to the full interview.

[AlonzoThomas-ii]

If nuts, avocado and olive oil is bad for you, then i am going down with that ship.

[LeoShoSilva]

'Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn's studies primarily involve patients with existing coronary artery disease, often those with severe conditions who were considered beyond the help of conventional treatments'

[komalthecoolk]

The problem is that no one EVER brings all these contradictory experts together on one platform to debate. Everyone is doing a monologue separately.

[nancyk]

So now Gil, we need an explanation of the relevance of FMD and endothelial cells and nitric oxide.

[thedavidguy]

I know someone who fell from an olive tree and was seriously hurt while gathering olives to make olive oil. Clearly olive oil is dangerous.

[agiugabenson]

Plenty of studies showing the benefits of Olive oil on heart related markers. Getting fed up of all the contradictory YouTube videos by so called doctors or doctors who are out to sell books etc. Only want to see evidence based proper research like this channel generally advocates.

[hugomarquez]

So long as you don’t compare his diet, or a diet like his (low fat) to the Mediterranean diet, you can’t say that the Mediterranean diet is the best thing out there. It’s obviously gonna be better than the junk people eat every day, but that doesn’t say much. And I say this as an oil consumer, eating nuts every day, not fearing unsaturated fats, but I think he raised some valid points.

[demonfedor]

Any scientific conversation not relying on highest quality scientific evidence but rather on personal opinions or low quality evidence is not worth time spent on it by any party involved.

[Starship_X]

I've been wanting someone to challenge Esselstyn on his anti-oil stance! Thank you for posting this. Hopefully we gain some insight and clear answers here.

[cherylnielson]

The people in the BlueZones must be hardy folk. They have managed to survive the menacing Mediterranean diet.

[maxwelljacob]

For the Predimed study, Seems like his point was that there was no control group on a truly low fat diet-which is what he uses to treat his usually very sick patients to come back from the brink of death

[markpelayo]

Good thing people in doctor Gil comment section were well informed. Scientific evidence >> Anecdotal, always.

[mbmurphy]

Are any of his recs evidence based?

“X compound injures endothelium”. In vitro? Ok, does this translate into real life? Is this just his opinion?

Does FMD inhibition have a causative effect on heart disease? Do we know that for a fact?

[mirandayeoh]

If our purpose in life is beyond eating and drinking, Dr Esselstyn's diet is completely sensible. In science, we appreciate differences in opinions. Halfway across the world from Cleveland, I'm thankful for Esselstyn's work. Thanks for this video.

[themanager]

The contradictory nature of this kind of VOD actually stresses me out lol

However, thank you for giving space to dissenter voices and engaging him in such a constructive manner. So rare in this age of click-bate gotcha's and censorship

[Arugula]

Thanks for explaining the Predimed Trial's design and interpreting the conclusions. This has helped to illucidate Dr. Esselstyn's viewpoint.

[arnobertogna]

This man changed my life - totally reversed all of my cholesterol issues, all inflammatory factors were reversed & now sit at levels of a healthy 20 year old (I’m 65) - my weight went from 96Kilos to 77kilos - & this benefit has been the case over to past 3 years & I’ve never been so healthy - thank you Dr Esselstyn.

[SrslySylli]

I don't know if his diet would actually make me live longer but it would sure as hell feel like it!