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Kresser has made a number of dangerous health suggestions. For example, he has argued against <a href="/wiki/Flu" class="mw-redirect" title="Flu">flu</a> vaccination and recommends that pregnant mothers drink <a href="/wiki/Raw_milk" class="mw-redirect" title="Raw milk">raw milk</a> and skip the <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_K" class="mw-redirect" title="Vitamin K">vitamin K</a> shot for their newborns.<sup id="cite_ref-Harriet_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harriet-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Whole9_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whole9-4">[4]</a></sup> He thinks that everyone should eat a high-fat paleo diet.<small><sup>Do You Believe That?</sup></small> </p><p>Kresser advertises himself as a "health detective".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> He lacks scientific education and admitted in 2019 that he does not know how to read forest plots.<sup id="cite_ref-Joe_Rogan_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Joe_Rogan-6">[6]</a></sup> More recently, Kresser has made <a href="/wiki/Pseudoscience" title="Pseudoscience">pseudoscientific</a> and unfounded claims about dietary supplements being effective <a href="/wiki/Nootropics" title="Nootropics">nootropics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Katie_Suleta_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Katie_Suleta-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Quackwatch_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quackwatch-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Irrational_beliefs"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Irrational beliefs</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Acupuncture"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Acupuncture</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Opposition_to_flu_vaccination"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Opposition to flu vaccination</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Vitamin_K_injections"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Vitamin K injections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Cholesterol_denialism"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Cholesterol denialism</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#DHA"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">DHA</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Criticism"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Criticism</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Nootropics_pseudoscience"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Nootropics pseudoscience</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#2019_embarrassment"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">2019 embarrassment</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Debate_with_James_Wilks"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Debate with James Wilks</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Irrational_beliefs">Irrational beliefs</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Irrational beliefs">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Acupuncture">Acupuncture</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Acupuncture">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Kresser is a fanatical <a href="/wiki/Acupuncture" title="Acupuncture">acupuncture</a> proponent who claims that it has the potential to cure disease. He has written that acupuncture "stimulates the body’s self-<a href="/wiki/Healing" title="Healing">healing</a> mechanisms. And the body’s ability to heal itself far surpasses anything western medicine has to offer."<sup id="cite_ref-Acupuncture_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Acupuncture-2">[2]</a></sup> He provides no scientific evidence for this statement. The scientific consensus is that acupuncture is ineffective for a wide range of conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> It has been impossible to find consistent evidence for acupuncture after more than 3000 trials.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Opposition_to_flu_vaccination">Opposition to flu vaccination</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Opposition to flu vaccination">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Kresser has received criticism from medical experts for his comments against flu vaccination.<sup id="cite_ref-Harriet_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harriet-3">[3]</a></sup> He dismisses any positive studies and promotes "<a href="/wiki/Appeal_to_nature" title="Appeal to nature">natural</a>" alternatives, such as <a href="/wiki/Bone_broth" title="Bone broth">bone broth</a>, fermented cod liver oil, paleo diet and <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_supplement" class="mw-redirect" title="Vitamin supplement">vitamin supplements</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Harriet_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harriet-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Vitamin_K_injections">Vitamin K injections</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vitamin K injections">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Kresser argues against <a href="/wiki/Vitamin_K" class="mw-redirect" title="Vitamin K">Vitamin K</a> injections for newborns.<sup id="cite_ref-Whole9_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whole9-4">[4]</a></sup> He made the false statement that "Vitamin K injections have not been adequately tested for safety." In reality, the injections given at birth are safe and side-effects are incredibly rare.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Cholesterol_denialism">Cholesterol denialism</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cholesterol denialism">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Kresser is a <a href="/wiki/Statin_denialism" class="mw-redirect" title="Statin denialism">cholesterol and statin denialist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> </p><p>Kresser is known for misleading people on cholesterol and <a href="/wiki/Saturated_fat" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturated fat">saturated fat</a>. He consistently misreads scientific papers, thus presenting false evidence in attempts to fool people into following his paleo diet. Kresser's statements about saturated fat are entirely unreliable. He is known to criticize epidemiological studies if they support plant-based diets but will cite epidemiology if it supports his own diet.<sup id="cite_ref-Joe_Rogan_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Joe_Rogan-6">[6]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="DHA">DHA</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: DHA">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Kresser has made false and misleading claims about DHA (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docosahexaenoic_acid" class="extiw" title="wp:Docosahexaenoic acid" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Docosahexaenoic acid">Docosahexaenoic acid</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup>). On his website, Kresser claims without providing any evidence that "DHA comprises 60% of the brain".<sup id="cite_ref-Nootropics_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nootropics-1">[1]</a></sup> In reality, DHA comprises 40% of the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the brain and is 10-20% total lipids.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> There is no evidence that 60% of the brain is DHA, and the claim is rather bizarre to make. It is possible that Kresser confused DHA with the total fat content of the brain as the human brain is about 60% fat.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> This is a good example why Kresser is not a trustworthy source of information for medical or science content, as he cannot even get basic information about the human body correct. As of November 2024 the false claim remains on his website.<sup id="cite_ref-Nootropics_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nootropics-1">[1]</a></sup> His website is obviously not fact-checked. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Criticism">Criticism</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Criticism">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Retired family physician and skeptic <a href="/wiki/Harriet_Hall" title="Harriet Hall">Harriet Hall</a> has commented: </p> <blockquote class="letter" style="width:auto; background:#f8f8ff; border:1px solid #C9C9CF;"> <p>Why would anyone go to Kresser for advice about vaccines? He's an acupuncturist, for Pete's sake! His whole livelihood is based on a prescientific system of mythological <a href="/wiki/Qi" title="Qi">qi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meridians" title="Meridians">meridians</a>. His website offers inaccurate information and questionable advice on diet, diabetes, heart disease, thyroid disorders, skin health, heartburn, and depression. He even offers a paleo <a href="/wiki/Detox" class="mw-redirect" title="Detox">detox</a> program.<sup id="cite_ref-Harriet_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harriet-3">[3]</a></sup> </p> </blockquote> <p>Kresser has also received criticism from those in the paleo community for his promotion of dairy products.<sup id="cite_ref-Cordain_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cordain-21">[21]</a></sup> Dairy is forbidden on the paleo diet because humans did not consume the milk of animals until after domestication. The earliest evidence of dairy is from the Neolithic of the seventh millennium BCE (roughly 9000 years ago).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> Kresser advises against a strict paleo diet and has supported the consumption of kefir.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_Cordain" class="extiw" title="wp:Loren Cordain" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Loren Cordain">Loren Cordain</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> says Kresser's advice is ill-founded and unscientific.<sup id="cite_ref-Cordain_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cordain-21">[21]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Nootropics_pseudoscience">Nootropics pseudoscience</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Nootropics pseudoscience">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>On his website, Kresser has made unfounded health claims that dietary supplements such as citicoline, lion’s mane mushroom, phosphatidylserine, Bacopa monnieri, Ginkgo biloba, uridine monophosphate and Alpinia galanga are effective <a href="/wiki/Nootropics" title="Nootropics">nootropics</a> (have cognitive-enhancing effects).<sup id="cite_ref-Quackwatch_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quackwatch-8">[8]</a></sup> There is no good clinical evidence to support what Kresser claims, most of what he cites is either from unreliable rodent studies or from limited preliminary studies. Katie Suleta of the American Council on Science and Health has noted: </p> <blockquote class="letter" style="width:auto; background:#f8f8ff; border:1px solid #C9C9CF;"> <p>Kresser makes wild recommendations (e.g., specific dosages) often based on old, cherry picked [sic] studies and data from rodents. Kresser shows his lack of training and understanding of science through his recommendations of nootropics. Buyer beware, this stuff is not backed by science.<sup id="cite_ref-Katie_Suleta_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Katie_Suleta-7">[7]</a></sup> </p> </blockquote> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="2019_embarrassment">2019 embarrassment</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2019 embarrassment">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Debate_with_James_Wilks">Debate with James Wilks</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Debate with James Wilks">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>In 2019, Kresser debated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wilks" class="extiw" title="wp:James Wilks" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: James Wilks">James Wilks</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> over claims made in the plant-based documentary <i>The Game Changers</i> on <a href="/wiki/Joe_Rogan" title="Joe Rogan">Joe Rogan</a>'s podcast. Kresser greatly embarrassed himself by making entirely false claims such as cattle are not fed b12 supplements and not remembering studies he had cited in his own ebook.<sup id="cite_ref-Joe_Rogan_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Joe_Rogan-6">[6]</a></sup> Kresser also commented that he does not know how to read forest plots.<sup id="cite_ref-Forest_plot_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forest_plot-24">[24]</a></sup> </p> <blockquote class="letter" style="width:auto; background:#f8f8ff; border:1px solid #C9C9CF;"> <p><b>James Wilks</b>: Right, do you know how to read a forest plot? Yes or no? </p><p><b>Chris Kresser</b>: I don't.<sup id="cite_ref-Forest_plot_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forest_plot-24">[24]</a></sup> </p> </blockquote> <p>Kresser lost much support over the debate, even from his own followers. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: External links">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chriskresser.com/acupuncture/">Chris Kresser</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/chriskresser">Twitter</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Kresser&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2; font-size:80%;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Nootropics-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Nootropics_1-0">1.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Nootropics_1-1">1.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Nootropics_1-2">1.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.is/VWkdt">How to Supercharge Your Brain with Nootropics</a>. chriskresser.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Acupuncture-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Acupuncture_2-0">2.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Acupuncture_2-1">2.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chriskresser.com/chinese-medicine-demystified-part-vi-5-ways-acupuncture-can-help-you-where-drugs-and-surgery-cant/">Chinese Medicine Demystified (Part VI): 5 Ways Acupuncture Can Help You Where Drugs and Surgery Can’t</a>. Chris Kresser. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.is/eisls">Archived</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Harriet-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Harriet_3-0">3.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Harriet_3-1">3.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Harriet_3-2">3.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Harriet_3-3">3.3</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/an-alternative-truth-about-flu-shots/">An Alternative “Truth” About Flu Shots</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Whole9-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Whole9_4-0">4.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Whole9_4-1">4.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://whole9life.com/2012/12/chris-kresser/">Chris Kresser: The Healthy Baby Code</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chriskresser.com/do-you-need-a-health-detective/">Do You Need a Health Detective?</a>. Chris Kresser.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Joe_Rogan-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Joe_Rogan_6-0">6.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Joe_Rogan_6-1">6.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Joe_Rogan_6-2">6.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0zgNY_kqlI">Joe Rogan Experience #1393 - James Wilks & Chris Kresser - The Game Changers Debate</a>. youtube.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Katie_Suleta-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Katie_Suleta_7-0">7.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Katie_Suleta_7-1">7.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.acsh.org/news/2024/05/15/chris-kresser-and-grift-nootropics-supplements-17846">Chris Kresser and the Grift of Nootropics Supplements</a>. acsh.org.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Quackwatch-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Quackwatch_8-0">8.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Quackwatch_8-1">8.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://quackwatch.org/ncahf/digest24/24-25/">Consumer Health Digest, Issue #24-25</a>. quackwatch.org.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Ernst E (April 2009). "Acupuncture: what does the most reliable evidence tell us?". Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 37 (4): 709–14.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/acupuncture-doesnt-work/">Acupuncture Doesn’t Work</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/false-claims-for-acupuncture/">False Claims for Acupuncture</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chriskresser.com/the-truth-about-flu-shots-and-what-to-do-instead/">RHR: The Truth about Flu Shots (And What to Do Instead)</a>. Chris Kresser.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scienceofmom.com/2015/11/09/are-the-ingredients-in-the-newborn-vitamin-k-shot-safe/">Are the Ingredients in the Newborn Vitamin K Shot Safe?</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://keepkidshealthy.com/2017/07/11/that-black-box-warning-on-vitamin-k-shots/">That Black Box Warning on Vitamin K Shots</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2016/08/19/heres-the-truth-about-vitamin-k-for-newborns/#33f2f8af1474">Here's The Truth About Vitamin K For Newborns</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-for-the-vitamin-k-shot-in-newborns/">Evidence on: The Vitamin K Shot in Newborns</a>. "Side effects from vitamin K injection given at birth are incredibly rare and if they are seen, they end up being case reports due to rarity. I could not find any case reports using the most recent version of vitamin K used in the U.S., in which the infant became severely ill or died from it."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chriskresser.com/the-diet-heart-myth-cholesterol-and-saturated-fat-are-not-the-enemy/">The Diet-Heart Myth: Cholesterol and Saturated Fat Are Not the Enemy</a>. Chris Kresser.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chriskresser.com/the-truth-about-statin-drugs/">The Truth about Statin Drugs</a>. Chris Kresser.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S073657481930214X">Docosahexaenoic acid,22:6n-3: Its roles in the structure and function of the brain</a>. sciencedirect.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/anatomy-of-the-brain">Brain Anatomy and How the Brain Works</a>. hopkinsmedicine.org. "Weighing about 3 pounds in the average adult, the brain is about 60% fat. The remaining 40% is a combination of water, protein, carbohydrates and salts".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Cordain-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Cordain_21-0">21.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Cordain_21-1">21.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211026104536/https://thepaleodiet.com/kefir-consumption-ill-founded-at-best">Kefir Consumption Ill Founded at Best</a>. thepaleodiet.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.earth.com/news/humans-milk-dairy-products-9000-years/">Humans have been using milk and dairy products for 9000 years</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chriskresser.com/kefir-the-not-quite-paleo-superfood/">Kefir: The Not-Quite-Paleo Superfood</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Forest_plot-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Forest_plot_24-0">24.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Forest_plot_24-1">24.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd1kvC70q_c">Chris Kresser Forest Plot Joe Rogan Clip ft. 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