Dr. Andrew Koutnik on glucose control and chronic disease

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Released

September 8, 2025

Duration

1h 31m

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The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr. Andrew Koutnik led the longest-ever human study on the ketogenic diet and spent 15+ years studying metabolism, now Dr Andrew Koutnik reveals what the science says about fat loss, depression, diabetes, and disease. Dr. Koutnik is a leading research scientist specialising in metabolic health, human performance, and Type 1 diabetes management. He has contributed to over 100 scientific publications and, in 2024, co-authored a landmark 10-year case report on the ketogenic diet and diabetes. He explains: ◼️Why ultra-processed foods are silently destroying your brain and metabolism ◼️How 70% of grocery store food is designed to keep you sick ◼️How this one diet could prevent Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and diabetes ◼️How keto and fasting can reset your body better than any workout ◼️The hidden reason you can’t burn fat and how to fix it fast 00:00 Intro 02:25 What's Your Mission? 03:18 What Areas of Health Have You Spent the Last 15 Years Researching? 09:24 High Blood Sugar Is the Biggest Cause of Long-Term Health Problems 13:20 The Keto Diet 18:17 Regulating Elevations in Blood Glucose 21:29 Food Patterns Through Evolution 25:56 What Do You Notice When You're in Keto vs. Not in Keto? 33:32 Should We Be Restricting Carbs? 35:19 10-Year Study on the Impact of the Keto Diet 38:39 Your Blood Sugar Levels Have Risen 43:13 Ads 44:21 The Keto Diet and Physical Performance 52:09 Exogenous Ketones 56:27 Exogenous Ketones for Mental Health 58:39 Exogenous Ketones Helping With Cancer Body Weight Increase 01:00:08 Keto Diet and Gaining Muscle 01:03:19 Not Feeling Hungry on the Keto Diet 01:06:22 The Food Industry Engineers Food to Make You More Hungry 01:11:08 Ads 01:13:05 How Can Our Audience Live a Better Life Practically? 01:18:24 What Is Something Surprising About Glucose? 01:23:44 Should Everybody Try the Keto Diet? 01:27:08 What's on the Other Side of the Simulation? Follow Dr Andrew: X - https://bit.ly/3VHSGv3 Instagram - https://bit.ly/3HWF4sT The Diary Of A CEO: ⬛Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ⬛Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ⬛The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ⬛The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ⬛Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ⬛Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Independent Fact Checker: https://bit.ly/3VAPGkb Sponsors: Replit - http://replit.com with code STEVEN KetoneIQ - Visit https://ketone.com/STEVEN for 30% off your subscription order Stan Store - Visit https://stevenbartlett.stan.store for your 14-Day free trial

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Steven Bartlett

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• Dr. Andrew Koutnik

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Steven Bartlett and Dr. Andrew Koutnik, Dr. Andrew Koutnik on glucose control and chronic disease explores keto, Ketones, And Control: A Metabolic Blueprint To Prevent Disease Dr. Andrew Kutnick, a metabolic researcher with type 1 diabetes and a history of obesity, explains how carbohydrate restriction and ketogenic diets can prevent and even reverse many chronic diseases while improving cognition and performance.

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