[YT short] Dr Paul Mason on vitamin D seed, oil, sunburn (youtu.be)

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Do seed oils block cholesterol to vitamin D? Vitamin D as sunscreen Sunburn resistance of people who don't eat seed oils

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In this video clip from Low Carb Down Under, Dr. Paul Mason presents a theory linking the consumption of industrial seed oils to a higher susceptibility to sunburn

Key Arguments and Claims:

Vitamin D as Natural Sunscreen: Dr. Mason states that the body naturally vitamin D as a protective shield against UV/UVB radiation damage to DNA, rather than strictly for bone health
The Cholesterol Connection: He references Ancel Keys' historical "Seven Countries Study", highlighting a data point that individuals with higher sun exposure had lower blood cholesterol levels. He explains this occurs because the body uses cholesterol to synthesize vitamin D
Interference by Plant Sterols: He argues that plant sterols (phytosterols) absorbed from dietary seed oils interfere with normal cholesterol chemistry, specifically disrupting the skin’s ability to synthesize vitamin D
Anecdotal Evidence: While acknowledging the evidence is largely anecdotal, he points out that a vast number of individuals on ketogenic internet forums report a noticeable resistance to sunburn after completely eliminating seed oils from their diet.

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[-] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 4 hours ago

I’m trying to explain my miss givings with carnivore content creators and there is employment of these tactics in their promotion of content.

This is reasonable.

I will admit my use of circle jerk was crass and for that I’m sorry, but I’m genuinely wanting to talk about what I perceive to be a bad mark on your community.

Yeah, but I can't really fix algorithmic headlines from the short end of a super niche community. I post the actual papers here too. I even change headlines to make them more factual when I can (especially the testimonial videos).

[-] nagaram@startrek.website 2 points 3 hours ago

Yeah, but I can't really fix algorithmic headlines from the short end of a super niche community. I post the actual papers here too. I even change headlines to make them more factual when I can (especially the testimonial videos).

And genuinely, I deeply appreciate the work that you have done to try and rectify the clickbait aspects. It has made the content more approachable for me. I admit I'm kinda of a pain when I get curious cause I wanna fight a little when its challenging to what I know and a lot of this is pretty challenging. You've been a wonderful ambassador for this lifestyle of yours.

And genuinely, I don't know what I want you and your community to do about the algorithm gaming. The examples posted here haven't been egregious, I'm just annoyingly sensitive to it. They mostly seem to be real scientists with real science to push, but are forced to play the algo game for reach.

Maybe I just wanted y'all to be aware of it? Maybe I wanted to be aware of it? That this is part of this strange conditioning we have thanks to reddit brain to want to immediately get upset about something kinda dumb to be mad about. I don't really know.

Hopefully you got something out of our interactions because I got a lot.

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 3 hours ago

Maybe I just wanted y’all to be aware of it? Maybe I wanted to be aware of it? That this is part of this strange conditioning we have thanks to reddit brain to want to immediately get upset about something kinda dumb to be mad about. I don’t really know

Fair enough, we are aware! I'm afraid nobody is going to be dropping hundreds of millions of dollars to find out why zero-carb meat eaters don't get sunburns. The closet we have to that is the Baszucki family dropping 400m into metabolic psychiatry research. Fixing bipolar probably is a greater net positive for humanity, so I get it. If i was god dictator of earth there is a bunch of foundational science I would fund.

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