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The original was posted on /r/youtubedrama by /u/mcblower on 2025-09-30 19:05:33+00:00.

To avoid confusion - this is Mike Israetel, fitness guy, not Doctor Mike Varshavski, medical doctor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elLI9PRn1gQ

Dr. Mike is a relatively popular fitness youtuber who bases his fitness content on science-based recommendations. He is no stranger to controversy and very bad takes (his second channel is full of them) but I think this is the first time someone actually has scrutinized his thesis. I haven’t taken him that seriously for a couple years at this point since he’s been having religious experiences with ChatGPT, but this really puts his credentials on blast.