3 Anti-Nutrients in a Carnivore Diet to Avoid

Summary

In this insightful video, Dr. Ken Berry highlights the presence of antinutrients even in a carnivore diet, focusing on three specific ones: aen, ovommucoid, and ovostatin. Although much less prevalent than in plant-based diets, these antinutrients can impede the absorption of essential vitamins, minerals, and proteins. All three are found in raw egg whites, but can be easily eliminated by cooking the egg whites. Dr. Berry explains how this small adjustment can significantly enhance nutrient absorption and overall dietary health in a carnivore diet.

Highlights

• Raw egg whites contain three main antinutrients that can affect nutrient absorption 🥚.
• Aven, the 'biotin blocker', is linked to raw egg whites ⚠️.
• Ovommucoid, found in raw egg whites, inhibits protein digestion 🔄.
• Ovostatin slows down digestive enzymes, also found in raw egg whites ⏳.
• Cook egg whites to effectively eliminate these antinutrients 🍳.

Key Takeaways

• Cooking egg whites eliminates antinutrients in a carnivore diet 🍳.
• Aven, found in raw egg whites, blocks vitamin B7, risking biotin deficiency 💇‍♀️.
• Ovommucoid inhibits protein digestion, potentially causing muscle loss 💪.
• Ovostatin, another egg white antinutrient, hampers digestive enzymes 🍽️.
• Dr. Berry emphasizes how simple changes can enhance dietary health on a carnivore regime 🥩.

Overview

Many dieters turning to carnivore-based nutrition may not think about the potential antinutrients hidden in their meals. Dr. Ken Berry reveals three unseen culprits lurking in raw egg whites—aven, ovommucoid, and ovostatin—that interfere with the absorption of critical nutrients. Aven can deplete biotin levels leading to visible deficiencies, while ovommucoid and ovostatin inhibit protein and digestive enzyme function, respectively.

Despite the alarming revelation, the solution is surprisingly simple: cook the egg whites! Whether you prefer them poached, boiled, or sunny-side up, avoiding raw egg whites can help maintain optimal nutrient intake. This small dietary modification ensures your body absorbs all the necessary nutrients without hindrance.

Dr. Berry humorously contrasts the carnivore diet’s ease in handling antinutrients with the complexities of plant-based diets. He suggests that eliminating antinutrients is simpler when focusing on meat-heavy meals, underscoring the benefits of the carnivore lifestyle. With this video, he not only educates but reassures viewers, promoting proactive health choices for those on a carnivore diet.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 00:30: Introduction to Anti-Nutrients in Carnivore Diet The chapter introduces the concept of anti-nutrients in the context of a carnivore diet. It mentions that while a carnivore diet is gaining popularity, there are certain anti-nutrients to be aware of that can hinder the absorption or utilization of essential nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and proteins. The term 'anti-nutrients' is commonly associated with plant-based foods, but this chapter focuses on their relevance within a carnivore diet.
• 00:30 - 01:00: Anti-Nutrients in Plant-Based Diets The chapter discusses the existence of hundreds of anti-nutrients in plant-based diets and outlines various methods to reduce them. These methods include soaking, sprouting, fermenting nuts and seeds, and cooking plants for extended periods. These processes help minimize the presence of anti-nutrients in plant foods.
• 01:00 - 01:30: Impact of Anti-Nutrients on Nutrient Absorption The chapter delves into how anti-nutrients can hinder the absorption of essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, amino acids, and fatty acids. It emphasizes that consuming a diet high in anti-nutrients can lead to a lack of access to these critical nutrients. The discussion specifically mentions the carnivore diet, noting that it contains fewer anti-nutrients compared to other diets but highlights three particular anti-nutrients that can be problematic. The chapter promises to identify these anti-nutrients and provide solutions to eliminate them from the carnivore diet.
• 01:30 - 02:00: First Anti-Nutrient: Avidin The chapter introduces the anti-nutrient Avidin, known as the 'Biotin Blocker'. Avidin affects the absorption of vitamin B7, also known as biotin, potentially causing hair loss, brittle nails, fatigue, and dry skin. Avidin is mainly found in raw egg whites, the only source on a carnivore diet. The chapter hints at a method to eliminate Avidin's effects, which will be discussed later.
• 02:00 - 02:30: Second Anti-Nutrient: Ovomucoid This chapter discusses the anti-nutrient known as ovomucoid, found in raw egg whites. Ovomucoid inhibits the enzyme trypsin, which is essential for protein digestion. Consuming ovomucoid can lead to protein loss, mild bloating, gut discomfort due to inflammation, and potentially muscle loss over time if ingested in large amounts.
• 02:30 - 03:00: Third Anti-Nutrient: Ovostatin Ovostatin, the third anti-nutrient discussed, is found in raw egg whites and acts as a digestive enzyme blocker. It inhibits multiple digestive enzymes such as Tron and Kimo kyot triin, which can slow down protein breakdown and absorption. This inhibition may result in sluggish digestion, less effective nutrient absorption, and potential gut discomfort.
• 03:00 - 03:30: Eliminating Anti-Nutrients from Carnivore Diet The chapter discusses the presence of antinutrients in a carnivore diet and provides a method to eliminate them. One key recommendation is to avoid consuming raw egg whites. Instead, it suggests cooking egg whites while enjoying the yolks in forms such as soft-boiled, soft-poached, or sunny-side-up eggs.
• 03:30 - 04:00: Comparison with Vegan Diet In this chapter, the focus is on the comparison between carnivore and vegan diets specifically concerning antinutrients. It highlights that antinutrients found in a carnivore diet are primarily present in raw egg whites. Cooking egg whites is suggested as a method to completely eliminate these antinutrients. The discussion implies a challenge in addressing antinutrients within vegan diets as compared to carnivore diets.
• 04:00 - 04:30: Conclusion Dr. Barry concludes by discussing the benefits of a carnivore or meat-heavy diet, suggesting it is the proper human diet. He references a video he made, emphasizing it as evidence supporting his viewpoint. He reassures the audience, hoping he didn't alarm them and hints at the simplicity of the solution.

3 Anti-Nutrients in a Carnivore Diet to Avoid Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 as more and more people discover the power of a carnivore diet I wanted to make a quick video and tell you about three antinutrients that can occur in a carnivore diet that can prevent the absorption or the utilization of vitamins minerals even protein uh if you are already carnivore curious you've probably already heard about a term called anti-nutrients now in plants
• 00:30 - 01:00 there are literally hundreds of antinutrients and this list gives you just the broad categories of different antinutrients in Plants you have to do lots of things to plants to get rid of at least some of these anti-nutrients including soaking nuts and seeds sprouting nuts and seeds fermenting the plants before you eat them or cooking them for a long time if you don't do these things with plants
• 01:00 - 01:30 you can wind up binding or blocking vitamins minerals and even proteins and essential amino acids and fatty acids you just won't have access to them if you're eating a diet full of these antinutrients now when it comes to the carnivore diet there are far fewer antinutrients but there are three that you need to know about I'm going to tell you what those are and how you can completely eliminate them from your carnivore diet the first Carn caror
• 01:30 - 02:00 antinutrient is called aen and it's known as the biotin blocker biotin is vitamin B7 and a ven in your diet can completely block your body's ability to absorb vitamin B7 this can lead to hair loss weak brittle nails fatigue or dry irritated skin a ven only occurs in one food on a carnivore diet and that's raw egg whites now I'm going to tell you at the end of this video how you can get rid of a ven and these other two the
• 02:00 - 02:30 next antinutrient that may be in your carnivore diet is ovom mucoid which is known as the protein blocker again this occurs in raw egg whites it inhibits Trin which is one of the key enzymes that's needed to digest protein and so you can wind up losing a lot of protein leading to uh mild bloating gut discomfort from the inflammation but also muscle loss over time if you ingest too much ovom mucoid
• 02:30 - 03:00 and the third anti-nutrient that can be occurring in your carnivore diet is ovostatin which is the digestive enzyme blocker this is also found in raw egg whites it inhibits multiple digestive enzymes like Tron and Kimo kyot triin which can slow down your ability to break down and absorb protein this can lead to sluggish digestion less efficient nutrient absorption and potential gut disc comfort so that's it
• 03:00 - 03:30 that's the entire list of antinutrients that occur in a carnivore diet now I'm going to reveal to you the very complicated and timeconsuming way that you can completely eliminate these three anti nutrients from your carnivore diet make sure and don't eat raw egg whites just cook the egg whites so now you suddenly see the Merit of having soft boiled eggs or soft poached eggs or sunny side up eggs eating the raw yolk
• 03:30 - 04:00 does not in any way affect your ability to digest or absorb nutrients it's not the yolk it's just the egg white all three antinutrients that can possibly be found in a carnivore diet occur in raw egg whites so cooking the egg white completely eliminates any antinutrients whatsoever from a carnivore diet now if I were to make a video about how to eliminate all of the anti-nutrients in a vegan diet it would
• 04:00 - 04:30 take me 2 hours to make that video so I think this is just another um evidence that a carnivore diet or at least a very meat heavy diet is the proper human diet I hope this video helped I hope I didn't freak you out at the beginning because it's such an easy solution this is Dr Barry I'll see you next time