Episode #406 Peter Defty, OFM & Vespa

<p>Today I have PETER DEFTY back on the show to talk about Optimal Fat Metabolism, VESPA …and we may start with  the immune system (hot topic) as has A LOT to do with Metabolic Health! </p> <p><strong>Who is Peter Defty?</strong></p> <p>My name is Peter Defty and I am one of the pioneers in fat-adapted performance. This work, first on myself beginning in 2001, and subsequently with athletes I coached, eventually led to some stunning athletic performances all based upon optimizing fat metabolism. </p> <p>Because of the overwhelming bias toward carbohydrates as the necessary energy source for athletes & athletic performance these performances were dismissed as 'anecdotal' and ridiculed by the mainstream sports experts. This did not deter me because what I was personally experiencing coupled with what athletes I was working with were achieving told me fat adaptation was real. <strong><em>Humans are meant to metabolize fat as their primary aerobic energy source. </em></strong></p> <p>In 2010 a friend suggested I contact Dr. Stephen Phinney after reading an article on him. This led to a meeting where I shared these results with Dr. Phinney who immediately stated not only were these results real but he was genuinely interested in learning more. It turned out Dr. Phinney had a keen interest in fat adapted performance and, like me, knew it offered much more than the dismissive attitude it was given by experts like Louise Burke and Chris Carmichael.</p> <p><em>“However, those at the coal-face of sports nutrition can delete fat loading and high-fat diets from their list of genuine ergogenic aids for conventional endurance and ultra-endurance sports.”</em> <strong>- Louise Burke, PhD</strong><br /> <br /> <em>"To think carbs make you fat is wrong. You're fat because you're not exercising... Low-carb diets are exactly what you should not do if you're active...Carbs are the fuel that drives your life; suddenly everyone's forgotten this. If you're working out five days a week, you need a minimum 60 percent [daily caloric intak