(Ep083) Dr. Cate Shanahan: How Seed Oils & Sugar Harm Joint Health & Collagen Improves It
When Cate Shanahan was in medical school, she was led to believe that “vegetable” oils were healthy and sugar was OK, while saturated fats and salt were the causes of heart disease and other illnesses. It wasn’t until later when Cate investigated why she kept getting sick that she realized everything she’d been taught wasn’t true. Seed oils and excess sugar were the real causes of her issue and rising rates of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancer, cognitive decline and other health problems.
While Cate was consulting with the Lakers, she taught players like Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, and Dwight Howard about the toxins lurking in their pantry and on supermarket shelves. She also revealed the benefits of grass-fed meat and dairy, collagen, and other nutrients that helped the world’s best basketball players up their game and improve their wellbeing.
In this episode, Dr. Cate shares:
How seed oils contribute to heart and metabolic diseases once blamed on salt and saturated fats
Which Hateful 8 oils you should avoid and the healthy alternatives to seek out instead
Why Kobe Bryant and Metta World Peace turned to bone broth to quickly heal injuries
How sugar & PUFAs cause inflammation and degrade connective tissue, muscle & joint health
Why she recommends grass-fed butter instead of omega 3 supplements
What health, performance & recovery benefits you’ll get from cutting out seed oils, limiting sugar & including more on-the-bone meat in your diet
Learn more about Dr. Cate’s work on her website, www.drcate.com, read her books Deep Nutrition, The Fatburn Fix, and Food Rules, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @drcateshanahan.
