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It's published!
The energy model of insulin resistance: A unifying theory linking seed oils to metabolic disease and cancer
Here’s the link to the full text.
Let’s make this the most downloaded paper on their website!!
Here’s my summary:
The paper proposes that seed oils, by causing oxidative stress, force cells to change their fueling strategy. The result of that is metabolic disease and cancer.
It works like this:
Oxidative stress suffocates cells. It puts them into a kind of survival mode, and activates genes for bringing sugar into the cell. That's called aerobic glycolysis, which is now understood to be the main mechanism driving cancer!
At the whole-person level, many cells stealing sugar from the bloodstream all at once lower our blood sugar. That causes hypoglycemia, and then you get a flood of stress hormones.
This is immediately practical.
Wonder why you feel hangry? That's why. And yes it means you have insulin resistance. Cancer and insulin resistance share the same root cause. So if you get hangry, you are at higher risk of cancer.
This paper explains why insulin resistance and cancer are rampant among youth. They were tragically born and raised on more processed foods than any previous generation. Seed oils are the worst ingredient in processed foods.
I tried to make the theory airtight. But I appreciate anyone who wants to poke holes.
Writing this paper consumed many hours over the past few months. Keeping me away from terribly important things, like posting on X.
Read the full text here:
frontiersin.org/journals/nut…
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America’s Chronic Disease Crisis Is Largely Man-Made—and Reversible
Yes it's reversible! But how do we break through all the fad diet claims to get this simple message across more clearly?
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Quiz 2/2 on dementia b/c today is World Alzheimer's Day.
If you found out you were at risk for Alzheimer’s & avoiding all processed foods could reduce 20% of your risk, would you make the change? If you answer no, what risk-reduction % might make it worthwhile for you?
92%
Yes
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No
75 votes • Final results
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Quiz 1/2 on dementia b/c today is World Alzheimer's Day.
If there were a test that could accurately without a shadow of a doubt predict your chance of Alzheimer's but you couldn't do anything about it, would you take the test?
49%
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51%
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If you think seed oils are unhealthy (as I do), you might like to understand the actual reason for it. I outline what I believe to be the real issue on my free website drcate.com/seed-oil-faqs/
This screenshot is from the FAQ that gets to the heart of the controversy.
Seed oil panic.
A new article debunks the mostly social-media-based concern that the linoleic acid in seed oil might promote inflammation.
That idea comes from a hypothesis that has been somewhat disproven.
They're taking down a straw man.
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Dr. Selena Wang is doing good work at UC Davis, but like most health experts, she has likely only been exposed to highly curated evidence. I doubt she has read Dark Calories. I don't say linoleic acid is "inflammatory." Other people make that argument, but not me.
Dr. Cate,
Have you seen this from Dr. Wang at UC Davis?
Do you have any comments?
piped.video/ehjU26ZheFI?si=oeav…
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My concern about these oils is different. And a bit more complicated than what she brings up. You can get an overview here: drcate.com/seed-oil-faqs/
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Can gluten intolerance go away?
Absolutely
It's an allergy
Kids used to "outgrow" these sorts of allergies
Today, people are developing more allergies as they get older
This is troubling. But not mysterious.
I wrote about it waaaaay back 2012.
Click below to learn
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I just called the county of Hawaii about a bill. Had a great experience that practically makes me want to move back. Why? Because a live human answered & was knowledgeable & pleasant.
They’re Bucking the enshitification trend. If they can do it other states can.
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Back when I had less than 10K followers, posting a link to my latest article would drive thousands of views.
Let's see what X does now.
I wrote up a story about a patient who was never told the truth about his CAC test and was pressured to take statins:
drcate.com/the-truth-about-c…
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I love this scientist. I interviewed him in 2023 for my book Dark Calories. Also asked him about my energy model of insulin resistance. He said it was plausible. But then I think he forgot about that conversation because he doesn't bring up seed oils in his interviews.
Our new paper presents a metabolic manifesto that can help curb the current epidemic of chronic diseases and cancer. We show how mitochondrial dysfunction is the root of many chronic diseases and most major cancers (doi.org/10.3389/fsci.2026.17…). A quantitative scale of glucose ketone index (GKI) values linked to color-coded zones of health provides a cohesive readout for increasing adherence and reducing risk of chronic disease and cancer. Low GKI values can improve mitochondrial function thus reducing risk, while high GKI values can compromise mitochondrial function thus increasing risk. The GKI, used together with science-based nutrition and exercise, represents a novel therapeutic strategy for improving mitochondrial health regardless of age, gender, or genetic predisposition.
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He describes "compensatory fermentation" as the key step in carcinogenesis. In my Energy Model, I explain the link between seed oils and compensatory fermentation, also called the Warburg Effect.
You can read the Energy Model article here: frontiersin.org/journals/nut…
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Dr. Sarah Taber @SarahTaber_bww is a small farmer and farming PhD expert.
Dr. Neil K Shah @nealkshah interviewed her to bust some myths on our current and future risk of outbreaks.
Come for the explosive diarrhea. Stay for the human trafficking.
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Craving mac & cheese but don't want the processed box or empty-calorie noodles. Maybe this will hit the spot for you.
She eats it for breakfast, but I eat (something very similar) for dinner. I use cheddar becuase it has more flavor. It's brain-meltingly delicious.
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You can watch it here: piped.video/watch?v=Qy38A4WZ…
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