Reanalyzing Nutritional Epidemiological Studies | Dr. Matt Calkins - #440 episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 1H 20M

Reanalyzing Nutritional Epidemiological Studies | Dr. Matt Calkins - #440

from Low Carb MD Podcast · host The Low Carb MD Podcast

Dr. Matt Calkins is a physician focused on improving metabolic health through lifestyle-based care. Board-certified in family and obesity medicine, he is a strong advocate for low-carb and ketogenic nutrition as powerful tools to address obesity, diabetes, and chronic disease. He is passionate about helping patients reclaim their health through sustainable, evidence-based strategies. In this episode, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Matt talk about… (00:00) Intro (06:40) Nutritional epidemiological studies and how they have informed public opinion on nutrition over the years (13:15) How nutritional epidemiological studies should NOT be used (21:20) Dr. Calkin's recent criticism of a nutritional epidemiological study making big claims  from only observational data (31:52) Why nutritional epidemiological studies are flawed and how they are misused by medical professionals, agencies, and laypeople alike (42:07) Why doctors and medical professionals seem so averse to adapt and change as new scientific data comes out (54:22) Why it is better to focus on the individual patient in front of you than to make assumptions about people in general based on nutritional epidemiological studies (01:03:46) How Dr. Calkin's criticism was received by the authors of the study (01:09:56) Why so many of bad epidemiological studies are published (01:12:17) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/ Dr. Matt Calkins: Concordance between nutritional cohorts and randomized trials: biological confirmation or statistical consequence? A re-analysis of Stadelmaier et al.: https://sciprofiles.com/publication/view/aac50964f8442b33eb42921d37613629 X: https://x.com/MattCalkinsMD Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://toward.health Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/ Toward Health App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.  Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-tro/id1588693888  Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US Learn more: https://toward.health/community/

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Apr 27, 2026

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

Reanalyzing Nutritional Epidemiological Studies | Dr. Matt Calkins - #440

0:00 1:20:14

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Low Carb MD Podcast?

This episode is 1 hour and 20 minutes long.

When was this Low Carb MD Podcast episode published?

This episode was published on April 27, 2026.

Can I download this Low Carb MD Podcast episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!