David Ludwig MD, PhD
davidludwigmd.bsky.social
David Ludwig MD, PhD
@davidludwigmd.bsky.social

Endocrinologist, Nutrition Researcher, Public Health Advocate. #1 NYT bestselling author of Always Hungry? and cookbook Always Delicious.

David S. Ludwig is an American endocrinologist and low-carbohydrate diet advocate in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a promoter of functional medicine.

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The notion of "ultra-processed" food is so complicated, not even @fda.gov knows how to define it.

There's a simpler way. Focus on the main health offenders:

👉Refined grains, sugar, and other highly processed carbs.

In print today.
Free online access (requires email) wapo.st/3WuPHGJ

“Telling people to eat beef ribeye at triple the price of hamburger has an elitist streak.” “Yet a hamburger has similar nutritional value. It’s kind of like Marie Antoinette saying, ‘Let them eat steak.'”
Is Ultraprocessed Food Really That Bad? | Harvard Magazine
A Harvard professor challenges conventional wisdom.
www.harvardmagazine.com

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LOW-CARB DIETS

Start of my career: "They don't work for wt loss"

Then: "You'll be a lean corpse"

Now: versus higher carb, IMPROVED

* Body comp
* BP
* TG
* VLDL
* ApoB-A1 ratio
* endothelial markers
* inflam markers
* overall CVD risk

(yes, LDL goes)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Effects of carbohydrate-restricted diets and macronutrient replacements on cardiovascular health and body composition in adults: a meta-analysis of randomized trials
Carbohydrate-restricted diets (CRDs) are widely promoted for improving cardiovascular and body composition outcomes, yet evidence remains mixed across…
www.sciencedirect.com

Adults (average BMI 25) ate:

2 cups fruit daily or none for 8 wk

(8-wk "washout period" - pretty good, all considered)

Fruit (including bananas, apples, oranges, watermelon)

👉 ⬆️ some blood nutrients
👉BUT insulin resistance better without the fruit

cdn.nutrition.org/article/S247...

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Will targeting "ultra-processed food" in national nutrition policy make Americans (and the rest of the world) healthier?

I argue there is a better way
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Opinion | Targeting ultra-processed food repeats America’s missteps on nutrition
MAHA blames this food group for chronic disease. Nutrition science isn’t so simple.
wapo.st

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In @natmed.nature.com, Mary Putt (@dbei-upenn.bsky.social), @davidludwigmd.bsky.social & Walter Willett (@hsph.harvard.edu) discuss concerns for the validity of short-term dietary crossover trials www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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