#390: Gil Carvalho MD, PhD – Dairy, Olive Oil & Diet Debates: Understanding Evidence

Sigma Nutrition Radio

Gil Carvalho, MD PhD is a medical doctor, research scientist, science communicator. Dr. Carvalho trained as a medical doctor in the University of Lisbon, in his native Portugal, and later obtained a PhD in Biology from Caltech (California Institute of Technology). He has published peer-reviewed medical research spanning the fields of genetics, molecular biology, nutrition, behaviour, aging and neuroscience. In this episode we discuss:

• Dairy: is it over-emphasized in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
• Dairy tolerance
• Critical importance of substitution effects
• Differences between difference types of dairy on health
• Claims by some WFPB advocates that olive oil can negatively impact endothethial function
• Distinguishing between acute and chronic effects
• Gil's work with Antonio Damasio on feelings

Show notes: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode190