#DavidRaubenheimer #DrGundry #EatLiketheAnimals What do you have in common with a locust? My guest today says you have A LOT more in common with the locust than you think. In fact, this similarity isn't limited to locusts — it's something we share with EVERY single animal in the entire animal kingdom... And it could change the way YOU think about food and diet FOREVER. I'm joined today by David Raubenheimer. David is the Leonard P. Ullmann Chair in Nutritional Ecology at the University of Sydney and co-author of the incredible book called Eat Like the Animals: What Nature Teaches Us About the Science of Healthy Eating - just out in paperback edition! And believe me, I absolutely LOVE this book, which is why on today's episode we're going to dive DEEP into its contents. You're going to learn the TRUTH about your food cravings, how much protein you should REALLY be eating, what so many diets get completely WRONG, and much more. In this episode, you'll learn: What grasshoppers can teach you about the optimal human diet (3:30) How animals in the wild always eat the right amount of fats, proteins, and carbs (8:35) Why ALL animals seek out one specific macronutrient (11:00) The REAL source of the obesity epidemic (this is shocking) (15:15) Why we love to binge on processed carbs (and it's NOT what you think) (16:55) Why the carnivore and Atkins diets work (and why they FAIL in the long term) (17:45) The nutrient that's missing from most people's diets (plus, why eating more of THIS carb can actually help you lose weight) (22:35) What 95% of Americans get WRONG about fiber (and how you can become part of the 5%) (28:00) Why the keto diet is actually an "emergency" diet (30:30) The shocking effects of a high-protein diet (and what breast milk can teach us about proper human nutrition) (33:45) How ultra-processed foods "hack" your body's natural taste receptors and make you overeat fats and carbs (39:30) The dirty tricks the big food companies use to confuse us about what to eat (45:00) How to easily calculate how much protein you should be eating every day (47:55) The ONE problem with fasting (but why this "problem" can actually be a good thing in the long term) (56:00) What apes understand about FAT that we don't (59:30) Why you should (almost) always eat roasted nuts (and which nuts are best eaten raw) (01:04:00) Full Show notes: https://drgundry.com/david-raubenheimer/ Mentioned on this episode: Eat Like the Animals (order your copy) https://amzn.to/3viwvNz The Longevity Paradox https://bit.ly/3f4mo9l The Energy Paradox https://bit.ly/3wqPuWh Merchants of Doubt https://amzn.to/2S6Ncg2 USDA Nutrient Calculator https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dri-calculator/index.php Professor David Raubenheimer's research https://bit.ly/2Rqtg85 Professor Stephen Simpson's research (David's co-author on Eat Like the Animals) https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/about/our-people/academic-staff/stephen-simpson.html