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It was about one year ago that I was given the opportunity to interview someone who many in the low-carb community consider public enemy #1: Dr. Dean Ornish. Over the years, Dr. Ornish has made a career out of being the king of the low-fat diet and has become quite an established guru among his peers. He is arguably the most famous low-fat diet proponent in the world today and it was truly an honor to have had the opportunity to interview him despite our obvious differences.
In Episode 95 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” you will get to hear for the very first time ever the first part this exclusive interview I conducted with Dr. Ornish with all of his answers to the questions I had for him. If you’re expecting a debate between him and I, then I’m sorry to disappoint you. The purpose of this interview was to simply listen to what the man had to say to see what he believes–straight from the horse’s mouth!
I apologize for the poor audio quality of this recording–this was before I had my own podcast show and I was using primitive digital equipment that sounded like we were talking into cardboard boxes. Do your best to listen.
I think what was most shocking about his comments in this podcast had to be his assertion that he doesn’t really advocate a low-fat diet except for those who are trying to reverse heart disease (which I still find VERY hard to believe since that’s his biggest claim to fame) and that he believes HDL “good” cholesterol is like “garbage trucks” for the body (getting rid of the fat which he thinks is the “garbage” in your body–something the always-lucid Dr. Mike Eades more than adequately responded to). I really had to bite my tongue throughout this interview with Dr. Ornish.