Eddie Abbew Is Not Only Wrong, But Dangerous

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I honestly didn’t want to make this video.
Have you ever heard the saying, “don’t play chess with a pigeon”?
It will just knock over the pieces, poop on the board, and strut around like it won the game.
For people who love Eddie Abbew, this video will inevitably be perceived as me being a “hater”, and some of them will get angry at me for having a difference of opinion. In some ways, making a response video is not worth the stress and just puts more eyeballs on the original video, which I do not want.
But, this topic is too near and dear to my heart for me to just see it and keep scrolling.
I am not only someone with Crohn’s disease, but I am also someone who delayed medical care because I secretly hoped I could fix myself via an appropriate diet and healthy lifestyle.
I have tried all kinds of different dietary approaches. Eating more of some foods, eating less of some foods, avoiding some foods completely.
Symptomatically, dietary changes can help me a lot.
But, implying that you should ignore medical advice and refuse medication in favour of eating a specific diet is so misguided it borderlines on criminal.
This isn’t just vague dietary advice to eat a more nutritious diet. This is the kind of specific advice that can literally land people in hospital. Are there people who report benefits from it? Sure, but you can also say that with any diet, including celery juice cleanses. It’s not an excuse to give blanket advice to everyone.
Please, if you are desperate, I understand wanting to try everything. But listening to people spewing unqualified dietary advice for your medical circumstances can be a very, very dangerous game.
That’s my piece. I am not here to argue.
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@olivermasterss Месяц назад

It’s people like eddie abbew that make me thankful my parents preached informed media consumption. Remain skeptical of most things you see on the internet that you’ve never heard of before. Don’t ignore it but seek out other perspectives and make your own informed decisions. The one thing I appreciate about eddie was his humorously over-dramatic spite of ultra-processed food. That SH*T should be seen as poison and avoided as much as possible.

@Deathst4lker Месяц назад

Great vid mate. The Dunning-Kruger effect in full flow with Eddie.

@bertybollocks Месяц назад

As always Ben, very good advise and very informative. This is why I follow you.

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

Thank you, friend. I appreciate you 🙂

@michaellanham2273 Месяц назад

Thanks for the work you’re doing!

@bigtank1982 Месяц назад

I can relate on some level. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis about 7 years ago. Diet doesn’t affect it much. Usually overeating is the biggest trigger, not what I eat. No diet was going to fix it for very long. I have a GI that is receptive to my needs and has me on a good sustainable medication. Also has me on a colonoscopy schedule to monitor my status, which will inevitably degrade throughout the remainder of my life.

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

Yep. I think I can control some symptoms via diet (for example, if I eat a lot of fatty red meat it often upsets my stomach, kind of ironically given this video) but in reality it’s a bit like throwing a glass of water on a house fire. Nothing helped me as much and as immediately as medication, and in hindsight I wish I hadn’t taken so long to go on it after my reluctance

@Infamouskillah Месяц назад

I appreciate you making videos like this.

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

It is my pleasure. Although in this case, it was not a very pleasurable video topic to discuss lol 🙂

@moniqueball3559 Месяц назад

Thank you for this … I have IBD and the amount of unsolicited advice I get from non professionals is overwhelming.

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

Haha, yes, I feel this a lot. I wish I had a dollar for every different diet, supplement or miscellaneous tip people have told me over the years. Many are of course well intentioned, and some are perhaps less so (like this video). I hope you are doing well ❤️

@Berealbeyouu Месяц назад

I have no appetite 0 since i was child i eat nothing except at dinner like birds can u help me plzzz i tried everything😢

@SubmarineSam Месяц назад

I’ve been patiently waiting for this video. I really enjoy your approach to the topic of health and fitness, particularly in holding influencers and other social media personalities to account for their “advice”. Eddie is particularly egregious as he criticises those who try to sell you things (like supplements, which are clinically proven to be effective and safe) when he is equally pedalling his own product of inaccurate, misinformed, and as you have identified, potentially dangerous opinions. Do me a favour and ignore him when he inevitably fires back - he doesn’t deserve any more of your time.

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

Thank you. I was really reluctant to make this video as ultimately it’s more eyeballs on him and if he responds to me and creates extra drama it’s just feeding into the social media algorithm in a way I don’t really want to be a part of. I hope people can see this video for its genuine intention and understand I am not simply someone trying to create drama for dramas sake 🙂

@gingerelvis93 Месяц назад

I didn't know you had Crohn's, I have UC so I can relate at least to some extent, and I've had friends tell me to just eat better or have certain supplements, and I say to them "yeah guys look I appreciate the help, but that's not really how what I have works at all" It's worrying how many people are comfortable giving and even worse taking advice from people who have such a small grasp on the disease they are talking about that they would confuse it with something completely unrelated

@barts6386 Месяц назад

Great video!

@xsw882 Месяц назад

anecdotes are much more worthwhile than studies. Perform your own n=1 study, the amount of anecdotes are larger than many studies anyways. Try out a new diet, you can ALWAYS switch back. I just searched up eddie abbew for the first time and this video came up, idk what he eats but i do not eat plants and i feel 100x better than when i did. If i listened to your advice, i would have never known that

@Benlovescheese 20 дней назад

People like Eddie Abbew are there to raise awareness against the brand culture, he does such a good job of that, he should stick to that instead of doing the medical awareness stuff, i do think the brands exploit addiction which is really bad, but yeah he can be wrong about many things and your video proves that.

@MrMcfire2 Месяц назад

If diseases like this were purely genetic then we wouldn't be seeing such a rapid rise... Diets obviously has a significant impact but we should also look at other factors such as vitamin & mineral deficienies as well as the gut microbiome. Traditional doctors / 'experts' are not well versed in diet & nurtition and therefore will not be the best people to ask in this particular field. Although of course all individuals will react different to certain interventions.

@mallardofmodernia8092 24 дня назад

Baby survival rates are on the rise and these conditions are getting diagnosed and properly treated earlier on. Keep that in mind.

@AislingDonohoe Месяц назад

These people need to be held accountable for the harm they’re causing!

@quatie Месяц назад

I have Ulcerative Colitis, I understand everything you are saying.

@LandryFitNutrition Месяц назад

I agree with you. Big up from France. A dietitian.

@naomijones3521 13 дней назад

I have Crohn's, on a biologic that has been proven to cause weight gain. I am finding the will to push through so I can stay on my life saving drug.

@Darwin11681 5 дней назад

Need to ask you a controversial question, can a plane cut through steel frames and leave a road runner effect? This will give me little understanding how for your relying on so called experts? I know it’s got nothing to do with this topic…just a thought of experiment.

@BenCarpenter 5 дней назад

I am not someone you should ask about the structural integrity of steel frames. I am someone who is more knowledgeable than most about training and nutrition, and as someone with Crohn’s disease I feel obligated to point out when someone is talking about a topic they don’t know enough about to give strongly worded advice like telling everyone to eat a carnivore diet lol

@Darwin11681 5 дней назад

@@BenCarpenter fair enough 👊

@DerekWong967 26 дней назад

It's crazy that people listen to him just because he's buff, competed in Mr Olympia once (didn't even place in top 10) and swears a lot. Most doctors and nutritionists would completely disagree with his bullshit. The vast majority of people that got fit and buff did not follow his insane advice, showing it's unnecessary.

@Callachii Месяц назад

The UK is 2nd, only to the US, for growth in obesity. Were a fraction of the size of the US. Personally, I can see benefits from cutting out fast food, carbs, gmo's, sugar, processed meats and other processed foods. When you strip back what Eddie is saying, the basic principle will help alot of people. Most peoples illnesses/sickness are due to the stuff they put in their body. Our cells are regenerated by the foods and drinks we consume. Bad food = bad cells. Bad cells = sickness and disease. When the country is ran by criminals who want us to be sick and weak, it makes sense why people like Eddie become villainised for saying that a switch up in diet can prevent taking unnecessary medications.

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

You are being open minded but it is important not to be so open minded that your brain falls out. Your final sentences imply that the carnivore diet can indeed cease the need for medications and there is some kind of conspiracy about this information not being mainstream. But like I have tried to explain, this dietary advice is *not* a cure for Crohn’s disease. If I was, I would happily amplify the message. This advice is dangerous.

@dancanning6746 Месяц назад

I have a friend who has started watching Eddie and it has helped him inprovehis diet which is great but he sppurs alot of nonsense and demonizes so many foods it just makes the nuteition world more confusing for people. I could tell hw wantedbto argue that my recent phase of a calorie deficit with kettlebell training and a fair bit of walking added in that has made me slowly lose around a stone recently was wrong but he couldnt because i was walking talking proof in front of him and not a reference to another video

@liamgbooth 7 дней назад

Eddie Abbew suggests eating seeds is shit. Ive known no other nutritionist suggesting the consumption of seeds is bad for the average persons health.

@kam_tee Месяц назад

The more research I do, the more some of what Eddie says does not make sense.

@InnerStrengthVarun Месяц назад

What is the worst is this misinformation spreads so easily, keep spreading the good word Ben

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

Yep. Strong opinions that are incorrect often invite arguing which is also great for the Instagram algorithm. I am not even sure he cares about being objective or educational, it’s just clicks at the end of the day 🤷‍♂️

@InnerStrengthVarun Месяц назад

@@BenCarpenter Yup, unfortunately polarizing views lead to massive engagement, which creates a feedback loop for the bad actors to keep acting bad.

@Hopeful62 Месяц назад

@@InnerStrengthVarunmy daughter reminds me about this when I get enraged. Thats what people want. I hate it :(

@grooviechickie Месяц назад

@@BenCarpenter a bit off-topic but I thought you might find this discussion between two UK doctors interesting. I found it fascinating. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wLBbmhna8qI.htmlsi=dEFfDlIcj7XjZHSb

@jo-ug6wx Месяц назад

@@BenCarpenter pot and kettle lol priceless

@paulwilliamson6541 Месяц назад

Ben, you need to call out Eddie more often

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

But the comments section always gives me a headache 😂

@darknogo1 Месяц назад

There is a vast belief in eating and consuming things fix you or help you. Sometimes we need to face the truth. You are Not what you eat.

@RodKruz 29 дней назад

Just like Saladino, the Liver King and all other clowns... Dangerous indeed.

@anir8023 29 дней назад

Those clowns help healing thousands of ppl . Watch healing carnivore stories

@TheSilverBullet. 12 дней назад

Oh dear, you really need help

@RodKruz 12 дней назад

@@TheSilverBullet. With what exactly, genius?

@TheSilverBullet. 12 дней назад

Your whole life

@RodKruz 12 дней назад

@@TheSilverBullet. Yeah kiddo, keep it up.

@benclarke8500 Месяц назад

You couldn't have said it clearer. It's even more obvious that he's just trying to monetise with scant regard for his message. There isn't even any logic to what he says - a doctor says he needs medication for Crohn's and he kicks off? So is he admitting he went to see a doctor in the first place? Why did he go at all, if medicine is such a crock?

@ch.k4580 Месяц назад

Wonderful video! Thanks for making it clear! Many greetings from a scientist 🙂

@dragonofhatefulretribution9041 Месяц назад

Explain the mechanisms by which “plant-foods” are indicated for gut health.

@chrisbardellartist Месяц назад

I bet none of you have tried his diet tho, best ive ever felt

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

What about the people who have tried carnivore but felt worse? Isn’t that exactly why it’s important not to tell everyone to follow exactly the same diet plan?

@chrisbardellartist Месяц назад

@BenCarpenter tbf come to think about it you do feel like crap for the first week or so cos your body has to adjust but after you feel great, but yeah I see where you are coming from, and he does eat carbs in his vids lol just before or after training, the main thing is hes telling us to look at all the shit food we are eating, he does have good intentions. Maybe just needs to tailor his content a bit. I think hes just getting hate cos hes exposing all the food companies, like loads of the supermarket foods have dozens of ingredients and additional shit we shouldn't eat. But to say hes dangerous and misinformation is a bit harsh hes obviously just an old man with the right intentions lol he should just give people a heads up about the phase of feeling like shit for a week or so

@mallardofmodernia8092 24 дня назад

@@chrisbardellartistthe man throws the bath out with the bath water, he demonises EVERY additive because he has no clue as to what they actually do and whether they are actually harmful. Ffs he demonises products with added fibre and vitamins which are not dangerous and were part of a diet drive that was successful.

@tochie-ugorji2021 24 дня назад

Eddie Abbew has no idea what he's talking about.

@Frank_Jones314 Месяц назад

Ben, that's very kind of you be polite to Eddie at the beginning of your video (and throughout). I won't say he's an idiot, because I do not know anything about his actual intelligence. But I will say that his egregiously wrong medical information is a perfect example of what is wrong with the online fitness industry. It appalls me that he has a lot of subscribers and views and fans. And if he knowingly peddling this nonsensical bullshit just to get clicks and views and money, then he should be thoroughly castigated and excoriated in the court of public opinion. Why does RU-vid allow monetization of videos with dangerously wrong medical misinformation ??

@Siuuuuy7 15 дней назад

Look at this guy Eddie helps a lot u just hating for views and no reason

@BenCarpenter 15 дней назад

“For no reason” (Telling people with a medical disease to follow a specific diet which is contrary to what actual experts recommend)

@TomIsTrying Месяц назад

Is it just me or is Eddie always in a foul mood?

@Srbin2 Месяц назад

There is no way u can build muscle on Zero carbs

@dannyc9870 13 дней назад

😂 😂 😂 😂 Dumb shit

@TheSilverBullet. 12 дней назад

Dr Shawn Baker is proof that you don't know what you're talking about

@TwitchCronos100 8 дней назад

ofc u can... carbs are nothing magical, they're sugars and calories, used as energy and stored as fat if you consume too much.

@christianbruno6357 Месяц назад

Im happy that feel better now but a plant based diet is unethical and unlogical . Meat , fruit, veg and fat is the key

@Hh-tu5bh Месяц назад

There’s nothing unethical about not eating meat . I guess eating meat isn’t unethical either but it can be depending on how it’s farmed . also fat isn’t key there is a direct correlation with % of diet that is fat and weight gain . It’s common knowledge that high protein medium carb low fat is best for fat loss or muscle gain . Carbs and fat stimulate your metabolism slightly too and fat does not have that effect . In general fats have no health benefits other than providing certain fat soluble vitamins

@christianbruno6357 Месяц назад

@@Hh-tu5bh I like your answer . I do belive meat , fruit and veg is more superior than carbs . Most main carb foods all undergo a process . (Pasta, rice, bread ). Meat,eggs, fruit,veg , nuts ,beans all are natural from mother nature

@TwitchCronos100 8 дней назад

@@christianbruno6357 well.. vegetables these days aren't natural in the slighest and none of them grow naturally, but most other things yes.

@christianbruno6357 8 дней назад

@@TwitchCronos100 they are if you buy natural not gmo . And in america maybe its different since everything about there food even there water is posion 🤣

@TwitchCronos100 8 дней назад

@@christianbruno6357 no, like... all grown vegetables today are man-made, none of them grow naturally in nature without human intervention is what I mean.

@olihallam9667 19 дней назад

Eddie is right your wrong Ben.

@BenCarpenter 19 дней назад

Eddie, the guy who conflates IBS and IBD is correct, which also means my CONSULTANT IN CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY WHO IS ACTUALLY A PROFESSOR AND SPECIALIST is wrong? Stay in school, kids

@debbiealleva5959 11 дней назад

😂 you haven't listened to the carnivores who have healed I see

@BenCarpenter 11 дней назад

Newsflash: some people getting good results on a diet does not give other people a free pass to make shit up about how magical that diet is. Shocking revelation, I know.

@debbiealleva5959 11 дней назад

@@BenCarpenter There are hundreds getting results. Listen to Doctors Berry, Baker, Chaffee to name a few.

@BenCarpenter 10 дней назад

@@debbiealleva5959you know people say the same thing about vegan diets? Lots of people get results. This is why science matters, not just anecdote on your own favourite diet lol

@Leosfitness67 9 дней назад

i mean just looking at eddie than looking at you eddie looks more healthy than you no offense

@BenCarpenter 9 дней назад

Imagine how silly it would be to judge how healthy a bodybuilder is (who has a track record of abusing a lot of pharmaceuticals) just by looking at them

@adad20045 8 дней назад

Agreed

@a.healthbeauty9173 Месяц назад

Eddie Abbew is amazing. ❤

@nigelwatson2750 Месяц назад

Ben looks ill, Eddie doesn't. Experts are paid off

@anir8023 29 дней назад

Why do you think menopausal women drop all symptoms, hip aches, insomnia, night sweats, migraines etc etc with pure carnivore and as soon as they introduce carbs back … dang … all symptoms are back ? Why do you think someone who has finally found a relieve after 20 years of suffering would change diet back to carbs ?

@MP-re5lq 4 дня назад

You are insular with your attitude, eddie is explaining the base level of nutrition, get off your high horse and look in the mirror

@BenCarpenter 4 дня назад

It’s funny that you are saying he is explaining a “base level of nutrition” but is still wrong. You can’t CONFLATE IBS AND IBD. You can’t claim a diet CURES CROHNS DISEASE FOR EVERYONE.

@TCtravelVLOGS 26 дней назад

High fat keto is the best

@willymc7262 Месяц назад

Okay big black dude in is sixties is in unreal shape and we have Ben here a skinny little geek I think il keep listening to Eddie

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

Guy who used to be an Olympian bodybuilder on a lot of performance enhancing drugs is bigger than someone who has never taken those performance enhancing drugs. Wow, what a shock. I wonder when the newspapers will report these surprising facts

@faizankazi99 Месяц назад

I really hope this comment was sarcastic

@paddy1505 24 дня назад

Eddie pumped himself full of steroids for nearly two decades and whenever he walks, he walks like someone who is 90. He's messed up his body and likely his fecking brain with rot.

@24Ruiner 14 дней назад

The amount of logical fallacies crammed into one sentence is impressive (directed at the OP.)

@TheHardTruth101 10 дней назад

I’m praying original comment was a joke 🙏🏾

@christianbruno6357 Месяц назад

YOU SHOULD NEVER TALK DOWN ON A MAN WHO ACTUALLY HELPS PEOPLE AND SPREADS AWARNESS

@mallardofmodernia8092 24 дня назад

Except he isn't the man talks about his skepticism of chemicals in food but never educates himself on them and just says all of them are bad. He is the definition of someone afraid of dihydrogen monoxide or sodium chloride.

@johnchapmonkey8933 22 дня назад

He's a clown he isn't spreading awareness he's dangerous and knows not a lot.

@johnchapmonkey8933 22 дня назад

What does he help and what awareness he's full of crap.

@christianbruno6357 22 дня назад

@@johnchapmonkey8933 please elaborate ?

@Lummers1247 22 дня назад

@johnchapmonkey8933 I remember a while back Eddie made a video promoting doing a 6 day fast. (Eat nothing for 6 days) a mate of mine at the time was massively into him and once he saw the video he was influenced to do it immediately. With no research or prep he went on it and on the 4th day he looked ill. He got so bad he could have fainted at any moment. Luckily I begged him to eat. He had a simple ham salad sandwich and within 30 minutes he perked right back up. Eddie's overall message of eating better is good but how he delivers it is very dangerous. My mate was nearly hospitalised because of him

@C.Steamer 20 дней назад

If this bell end went around talking to people in this patronising tone face to face, he'd get slapped up. Keep trying to piggyback off other RU-vidrs lad, it wont get you far. People watch eddie abbew coz hes funny. Let it go and dont be so bitter that people like him. Who cares.

@BenCarpenter 20 дней назад

Someone asked for my opinion, and as someone with Crohn's disease I gave my opinion. It's not "piggybacking" when I am literally answering a question someone asked me lol. Interesting how quickly you resorted to discussing violence. Are you ok? Have you run out of words to use?

@Delaware444 19 дней назад

@@BenCarpenter How is it not piggybacking when you feature his name and face in the thumbnail? If you were simply answering a question, you wouldn't title it "Eddie is dangerous," thus using him to attract traffic and audience to your content, which is essentially piggybacking.

@BenCarpenter 19 дней назад

⁠My thumbnails show the videos I am replying to. It’s the same for all my videos where someone has asked me a question. As you can see at the beginning, one of my followers asked for my opinion. ⁠Eddie has also made MANY videos replying to popular people. Do you accuse him of piggybacking as well? Let me guess, you haven’t 😉

@jo-ug6wx Месяц назад

This is just a bs video trying to capitalise on a much more successful persons personality. He looks better than you and gives better advice.

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

“Looks better than you” If you fancy the guy, that’s cool and all but that’s not the point of the video. As someone *with Crohn’s disease who has actually spoken to specialists*, his video is dangerous.

@jo-ug6wx Месяц назад

@@BenCarpenter Anyone who starts replying with gay insults is a bit of a turd really, I think you’re just jealous because he’s more popular and you are just simply clout chasing to get more traffic.

@jo-ug6wx Месяц назад

@@BenCarpenter maybe you think it’s cool to pick out very few select topics and make blanket statements, fact is Eddie is popular for a reason because what he says works for a lot of people.

@NamelessSmile Месяц назад

@@jo-ug6wx Anyone with more than 3 braincells can see how much of a grifter and chit shatter he is. If you can't, it just means you're impressionable

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

You said he “looks better than you” This isn’t a beauty pageant. If you like the way a guy looks that’s your prerogative, but saying that in the comment section of a serious video just suggests you aren’t worth listening to lol

@J-bones4 25 дней назад

Eddie is right and this soy boy is wrong

@BenCarpenter 24 дня назад

Please tell me, what gives you the authority to crown the person who conflates IBD and IBS as correct, despite knowing I have relayed information from one of the worlds leading specialists in Crohn’s disease. This should be good

@raxj8257 Месяц назад

Dangerous? He's trying to help people by warning them of the dangers of ultra processed foods. Dont be so ignorant.

@BenCarpenter Месяц назад

You must be smart enough to realise that “warning people of the dangers of ultra processed foods” and telling people not to take medication if they have Crohn’s disease but instead go on the carnivore diet are different, right? Please tell me you have the critical thinking to acknowledge these aren’t the same thing lol

@lanceleefer8175 Месяц назад

Yes he is dangerous!!!

@anir8023 29 дней назад

⁠@@BenCarpenterwatch videos plenty people who healed their chohns desease with carnivore and they are off medicine ! Unless you like to be sealed with pharma for the rest of ur life