The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett
He led the longest-ever human study on the ketogenic diet and spent 15+ years studying metabolism, now Dr Andrew Koutnik reveals what the science says about fat loss, depression, diabetes, and disease.
Dr. Andrew Koutnik is a leading metabolic research scientist specialising in metabolic health, human performance, and Type 1 diabetes management. He has contributed to over 100 scientific publications and, in 2024, co-authored a landmark 10-year case report on the ketogenic diet and diabetes.
He explains:
◼️ Why ultra-processed foods are silently destroying your brain and metabolism
◼️ How 70% of grocery store food is designed to keep you sick
◼️ How this one diet could prevent Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and diabetes
◼️ How keto and fasting can reset your body better than any workout
◼️ The hidden reason you can’t burn fat and how to fix it fast
00:00 Intro
02:38 What’s Your Mission?
03:32 What Areas of Health Have You Spent the Last 15 Years Researching?
09:37 High Blood Sugar Is the Biggest Cause of Long-Term Health Problems
13:33 The Keto Diet
18:30 Regulating Elevations in Blood Glucose
21:42 Food Patterns Through Evolution
26:09 What Do You Notice When You’re in Keto vs. Not in Keto?
33:45 Should We Be Restricting Carbs?
35:32 10-Year Study on the Impact of the Keto Diet
38:52 Your Blood Sugar Levels Have Risen
43:26 Ads
44:34 The Keto Diet and Physical Performance
52:22 Exogenous Ketones
56:40 Exogenous Ketones for Mental Health
58:52 Exogenous Ketones Helping With Cancer Body Weight Increase
01:00:21 Keto Diet and Gaining Muscle
01:03:33 Not Feeling Hungry on the Keto Diet
01:06:35 The Food Industry Engineers Food to Make You More Hungry
01:11:21 Ads
01:13:18 How Can Our Audience Live a Better Life Practically?
01:18:37 What Is Something Surprising About Glucose?
01:23:57 Should Everybody Try the Keto Diet?
01:27:21 What’s on the Other Side of the Simulation?
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