Listen in as carnivore founder Dr. Shawn Baker discusses the details of an all-meat diet, including vitamin C needs, colon cancer risk, and why he eats grain-fed meat.

When a friend of mine first mentioned the carnivore diet to me, I thought he was kidding. Are people really only eating meat, and expecting to be healthy? It seemed like another fad diet geared at grabbing attention more than anything. After all, despite the many differences of various popular diets, the one thing we could all agree on is that eating vegetables is good for you. Not anymore. Since Dr. Shawn Baker popularized carnivore a few years ago, thousands of people report that their health and performance have improved on an all-meat, zero-carb diet. Trying to keep an open...

Talking about saturated fat is tough, largely because it’s such a polarizing issue. Depending on what you read, saturated fat is depicted as the ugly, heart-disease-causing stepchild of the fatty acid world, or it’s shown as the prodigal son that should be hailed with impunity.

What you’ll learn: The four types of fat, and what they do for you Saturated fatsMonounsaturated fatsPolyunsaturated fatsTrans fats What foods are good fat sourcesA sample meal plan with a healthy balance of fat