#355 Dr. Shawn Baker - The Truth About The Carnivore Diet
Real Talk with Zuby
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🗓️ 20 March 2025
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Shawn Baker is a former orthopedic surgeon, founder of Revero clinic, and leading advocate for the carnivore diet. Shawn and Zuby dive into the principles behind an all-meat diet, potential benefits, and the controversies surrounding it. Dr. Baker addresses common concerns about nutrient deficiencies and explains who might benefit most from the diet. The discussion also covers broader issues around the U.S. healthcare system, food regulations, and the impact of wealth on dietary norms.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:59) Shawn’s background
(12:09) Introduction to the carnivore diet
(18:00) What is the carnivore diet?
(22:26) Does it cause vitamin & mineral deficiencies?
(31:39) Who is the carnivore diet for?
(34:03) How does the carnivore diet work?
(45:17) Thoughts on Ozempic
(53:11) US health in the next 10 years
(59:30) Food regulations vs free markets
(1:04:41) Food addiction & informed consent
(1:16:32) Food, regulation & diets: countries to model
(1:18:49) Wealth’s impact on a country's dietary norms
(1:21:43) Obesity rates
(1:24:48) Human division: diet, exercise, wealth & more
(1:28:00) Outro
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I convinced 100 people to do this wacky diet for 90 days. |
| 0:04.7 | And of those 100 people, almost all of them, they lost like 30 pounds on average over 90 days. |
| 0:10.1 | Their joint pain got better. |
| 0:11.7 | Their guts got better. |
| 0:13.6 | Their mental health got better. |
| 0:14.7 | Their libido got better. |
| 0:16.4 | Their waist size went down 8 centimeters. |
| 0:18.5 | The resting heart rate went down like 10, 10 beats per minute. |
| 0:24.3 | I am the man. |
| 0:25.4 | Sick with the slang. |
| 0:26.2 | Sinking I'm destined for fame. |
| 0:27.9 | True for the fam. |
| 0:28.7 | Not for the grand. |
| 0:29.6 | Stuntony and destined for pain. |
| 0:31.2 | I do not frown. |
| 0:32.9 | Put some respect on my name. |
| 0:34.5 | Sick like a pain. |
| 0:35.4 | Click and a bang. |
| 0:36.2 | Y'all going to remember the name. |
| 0:37.9 | Y'all don gonna remember the name. You're gonna remember the name. |
| 0:39.1 | What's up, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls around the world? |
| 0:41.4 | I'd like to welcome you back to the Real Talk with Zubi podcast. |
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