Marc Bates, a metabolic health coach, has released a YouTube video presenting evidence-based findings that question mainstream nutritional guidelines positioning meat as unhealthy. The video reveals how historical biases and vested interests have shaped dietary recommendations despite contradictory scientific evidence.

Bates traces his transformation from following traditional dietary advice to discovering the flawed foundations of anti-meat guidelines. His personal experience included reversing type 2 diabetes markers through a carnivore diet consisting of ribeye, eggs, liver, and butter.

"I realized we'd been duped," Bates stated. "Our current dietary guidelines are built on plant-based assumptions that fail both biochemistry and evolutionary logic."

The video examines research showing the 1977 Dietary Guidelines were implemented without randomized controlled trials supporting saturated fat restrictions. Analysis by Harcombe and colleagues confirmed that no experimental evidence supported government dietary fat recommendations prior to their introduction.

Bates documented dramatic biomarker improvements during his 90-day carnivore protocol. His fasting insulin dropped from 19 μIU/mL to 4.1 μIU/mL, while triglycerides decreased from 280 mg/dL to 68 mg/dL.

"This wasn't just bad science, it was institutional malpractice," Bates explained regarding the lack of clinical trial support for dietary guidelines that shaped global nutrition policy.

The video challenges the scientific foundation of plant-based dietary recommendations and explores how economic, religious, and pharmaceutical interests influenced modern nutritional dogma. Bates emphasizes his goal is encouraging critical thinking about nutritional guidelines rather than demonizing plants or glorifying meat.