A Disease Disguised As Virtue | Dr. Shawn Baker & Suzanne Schneider

2024-03-15

Diagnosed with T1 Diabetes at age 11, Suzanne has lived experience of the challenges of managing chronic health through diet. As a young competitive athlete, she developed a deep awareness of the impact of food on performance and body image. Unfortunately, she was also diagnosed with end-stage renal disease in her early 30's and it was only after spending 3 years on dialysis, and receiving a double organ transplant, that she started to question the nutrition guidance she had been given. This led her to study a Master's...

This led her to study a Master's (Honours) degree in Nutrition and Behaviour, followed by a research PhD, investigating the impact of the Ketogenic Diet in T1D, and particularly its impact on eating disorder outcomes.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Trailer.
00:52 Introduction.
04:04 Advice to cover blood sugar with insulin.
08:37 Eye health, diet, and lifestyle causes concern.
11:09 Kidney issues, dialysis, transplant, life-changing transformation.
15:05 Gray foods lacking nutrition, raising eating disorder awareness.
17:36 Ketogenic approach effective in treating anorexia patients.
20:43 Diabolemia not recognized as official eating disorder.
22:12 Pancreas transplant eases burden for diabetic patients.
25:49 Grateful for new organs, adopting low-carb diet.
28:19 27 out of 36 participants replied to survey.
32:14 Prioritize health now for a better future.
35:02 Maintaining HbA1c at 4.6 vital for health.
37:40 Low carb diet critics, but results speak.
42:19 Orthorexia is fixation on eating biologically pure food.
45:30 Research shows food impacts brain and decision-making.
46:44 Ketogenic diets show promise for mental health.
50:24 Where to find Suzanne.