Brad Marshall is a former cancer researcher who now raises and sells the meat from pigs raised in a very special way that he sells on FirebrandMeats.com
We talk about:

Brad’s genetics and cancer research background
His interest in food and move into farming
How pig breed and feed dictates fat content
Corn in USA vs barley in northern Europe and northern USA
Brad’s struggles with weight and use of Atkins / keto
The Hyperlipid blog
Linoleic acid danger and abundance of it in the restaurant industry
Valerie Reeves’ thesis on stearic acid leading to The Croissant Diet
The protons thread on Hyperlipid explained in more simple terms
Why saturated fat is so good for satiety vs. linoleic acid being so bad
Why carbohydrates per se are not the main problem
The Croissant Diet as the other French paradox
The hypothalamus
Why calories in calories out is so simplistic
The recent history of making pigs more lean
Traditional people would go to great lengths to remove PUFA from foods
Lack of diversity on farms

Valerie Reeves’ thesis - https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physiology_etds/3/
Brad can be found at:
Blog - https://fireinabottle.net/blog/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/fire_bottle
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fireinabottle
Website - https://firebrandmeats.com
Ally can be found at:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen
Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston