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Videos, papers & books

A curated list — not an endorsement list. We include advocates, critics and neutral researchers so you can hear the strongest version of each argument. Each entry notes why it's worth your time and what to watch out for.

Paper

Supportive Paper · 2021

Behavioral Characteristics and Self-Reported Health Status among 2029 Adults Consuming a "Carnivore Diet"

Belinda Lennerz, MD, PhD; David Ludwig, MD, PhD et al., Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School

An online survey of 2,029 adults who had followed a carnivore diet for at least six months. Respondents reported high satisfaction, few adverse effects and improvements in weight, diabetes markers and general wellbeing; self-reported LDL cholesterol was markedly elevated.

Why it's here: The largest dataset on carnivore eaters to date, but read it knowing the sample was recruited from carnivore social media and all outcomes were self-reported.

Book

Supportive Book · 1936

Adventures in Diet (reprinted from Harper's Magazine, 1935-36)

Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer and ethnologist

Stefansson recounts years of living on a mostly meat-and-fish diet with Inuit communities and his supervised year of eating only meat at Bellevue Hospital. Originally a three-part Harper's series, it is free to read on the Internet Archive.

Why it's here: A foundational first-person account, but it is anecdote rather than evidence, and this reprint was distributed by the Institute of American Meat Packers.

Book

Supportive Book · 2024

Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind

Georgia Ede, MD, Harvard-trained psychiatrist specialising in nutritional psychiatry

Ede argues that diet influences brain health, mood and memory, and makes the case for low-carbohydrate, whole-food, animal-forward eating (including ketogenic and meat-based approaches) for mental health. It includes practical plans and discussion of plant compounds that may affect some people.

Why it's here: The most clinically grounded book-length case for animal-based eating and mental health; much of the psychiatric evidence is still early-stage, which she acknowledges.

Supportive Lecture

Nutritional Psychiatry in the Real World

Georgia Ede, MD, psychiatrist (Low Carb Down Under)

A conference talk on using dietary change, including ketogenic and animal-based diets, with psychiatric patients in clinical practice. Ede discusses mechanisms, case experience and practical challenges.

Why it's here: A clinician's view of how dietary psychiatry works with real patients; watch for the distinction she draws between clinical experience and trial evidence.

Supportive Lecture

Demystifying the Carnivore Diet

Shawn Baker, MD, orthopaedic surgeon and author of The Carnivore Diet (Low Carb Conferences)

Baker, one of the people most associated with popularising the carnivore diet, presents his rationale for an all-meat diet at a low-carb medical conference. He covers anecdotal outcomes, evolutionary arguments and common objections.

Why it's here: A clear statement of the pro-carnivore case from its best-known advocate; notice how much rests on anecdote and self-report rather than controlled trials.

Supportive Lecture

Why We Are Carnivores (slide presentation)

Anthony Chaffee, MD, physician and carnivore advocate

A slide presentation on anthropological, evolutionary and physiological arguments that humans are adapted to eat mainly or only animal foods. Chaffee also covers his views on plant defence compounds.

Why it's here: The strongest version of the evolutionary argument; watch critically, as several claims (for example, that plants are unnecessary for everyone) go beyond what current studies show.

Supportive Podcast

B.rad Podcast: Dr. Paul Saladino, The Carnivore Code

Paul Saladino, MD, psychiatry-trained physician and author of The Carnivore Code (interviewed by Brad Kearns)

A long-form interview about Saladino's book The Carnivore Code, covering plant toxins, organ meats, nutrient density and his personal experience. It reflects his strict carnivore period.

Why it's here: Useful for understanding the plant-toxin argument; note that Saladino later moved to an "animal-based" diet that includes fruit and honey.

Supportive Video

Dr Ken Berry: The Biggest Carnivore Diet Mistakes (Full Interview)

Ken Berry, MD, family physician and author of Lies My Doctor Told Me (interviewed by Max German)

Berry covers carnivore basics, the mistakes he sees beginners make, and his views on fruit and other foods. He draws mainly on his experience as a rural family physician.

Why it's here: A practical starting point for beginners; his views come from clinical experience rather than published trials.

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