Simon Hill MSc, BSc

8 years and 400+ episodes hosting The Proof podcast Here’s 10 episodes I recommend listening to if you’re interested in improving your health.

@withered_haze @Skotakollar @VinnieTortorich Who’s that?

@Skotakollar @theproof @VinnieTortorich Lmao linking Bart Kay in 2026.

The Best evidence? Sure, walk outside and look around...

@DrIngold @SBakerMD For a guy that seems quite intelligent he sure seems to leave out a lot of important context when talking about Nutrition.

Lp(a) being lowered, even by medications, hasn’t proven to reduce CVD events. The same high SFA diet which could lower Lp(a) concentration by ~5.5% would also statistically increase ApoB by 5-10% (the same ApoB Shawn quite clearly stated is causal of ASCVD when he was talking with Dr. Cromwell) Either @SBakerMD didn’t know this (and therefore everyone should know he’s not quite knowledgeable on this subject) or he knows this and deliberately withheld that information from his audience (which should disqualify him from speaking on the subject).

Lp(a) is now considered a very important driver of cardiovascular disease. We are told it is genetic and that a “healthy diet” can’t affect it! However several studies, including this randomized controlled trial, show that decreasing carbs and increasing saturated fat can in fact drive down Lp(a) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@Kansanparantaja @SBakerMD I think it’s important context to state. On the flipside we do have evidence that reducing saturated fats lowest risk of events when replaced for polyunsaturated fats, monounsaturated fats and or whole grains.

@theproof @SBakerMD That is not what Shawn actually claimed. He claimed the diet changed Lp(a), not that the observed reduction was proven to be clinically meaningful. Those are two different questions.

Best comment of the week IYKYK

NEW JAMA cardiology paper - PROMISE randomised clinical trial looking at plaque volume and major cardiovascular events. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac… H/T Dr Dan Soffer.

@theproof @VinnieTortorich This is the type of response when the actual evidence is contrary to their desired belief.

@withered_haze @VinnieTortorich So I can create a story depending on what I choose to see outside?

@theproof @VinnieTortorich *looks outside* *highest ever life expectancy* God dayum those seed oils be mighty powerful

@NutritionMadeS3 Thanks @NutritionMadeS3

Great contribution setting this up Simon!

@VinnieTortorich Can you provide the best evidence you have that seed oils are inherently unhealthy? Love to see it.

This is the part where we will disagree... Eggs are one of the healthiest foods you can put in your mouth. I can show you a couple of studies, but that won't matter, because you will come back at me with something from Dr Greger (never finished his degree) saying that even one egg per week will clog arteries. Or, maybe Dr Alo who likes to make it up as he goes. Maybe a Harvard study, but Willet sold out a long time ago. Eating a whole plant diet is not the worst thing you can do... You will be lacking in a few amino acids along with vitamins, but doable. Eating a vegan diet full of sugars and grains is where the real problem comes in. I don't have a horse in this race, I just want people to be healthy. Processed foods (Which we agree, are not healthy) full of processed sugar, grains and seed oils are the problem.

@DeathlyHarvest @TyBealPhD Is it an assumption? Or a fact?

@theproof @TyBealPhD I already know. He's a fraud.

The new U.S. Dietary Guidelines sparked a huge debate in nutrition. Christopher Gardner, Ty Beal, and I unpack what the science actually says about ultra-processed foods, protein, and where most people are getting nutrition wrong. For the full show notes head to: theproof.com/the-dietary-gu…

@DeathlyHarvest @TyBealPhD can answer that!

@theproof Who funds ty Beal? beef and dairy?

@paulsaladinomd ??

In our latest study we show that resistance-bands work 💪 These are a great alternative to use when you are travelling, can’t get to the gym, tight on time, etc. Resistance-bands + creatine (3 or 5 grams/day) work a bit better 😊 #creatine sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Why Does Politics Decide What Americans Should Eat? | Chistopher Gardner and Ty Beal | EP#409 youtube.com/shorts/9FXbrl4… ⁦@TyBealPhD⁩ ⁦@GardnerPhD⁩

@paulsaladinomd @eatlineage By coconut nectar do you mean coconut sugar - granulated dry product? Or is the manufacturer legitimately using a syrup?

The sweetness in our bar comes from two real-food ingredients: raw organic honey (glyphosate free honey from @eatlineage) and organic coconut nectar. The total amount of sugar in the whole bar is less than one tablespoon of honey. The label says “added sugar" b/c the FDA requires honey and coconut nectar to be listed as added sugars when used in a multi-ingredient product, even though they are minimally processed whole-food sweeteners with their own natural nutrient profiles. On their own, neither would carry that label. The regulation is a classification rule, not a judgment on quality. Raw honey contains trace enzymes, antioxidants, and amino acids. Coconut nectar is lower on the glycemic index than table sugar and retains minerals from the coconut palm. Neither behaves in your body the way refined cane sugar does. These are real food forms of sugar. Want some PMIDs to back up that statement? 2951092 19817641 36834366 P.S. Is it a little ironic that this post is from a guy named Danish and my last name is Saladino? I think so!

@realDaveFeldman @Heartflow Will the Cleerly CMO still be on your papers involving this cohort study?

Yes, specifically, retraction due to CLEERLY anomalies of the analysis they provided us, and their repeated decline to do a quality control check. @Heartflow has been an entirely different experience— they’ve helped ensure operational blinding, and are more than happy to run reanalyses for quality control* (*Regardless, their dataset does, in fact, match the same patterns of the other analyses within our study, and all those outside our study — ie, regressors, 0 CAC = lower progression, etc)