# Is Dr. Steven Gundry a quack? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 7, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-steven-gundry-a-quack/1006909 "2024-09-07T15:45:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-steven-gundry-a-quack/1006909/41 "2024-09-09T15:40:02Z")
Every so often I’m tempted to sign up for Facebook, and then I’m reminded why I don’t. What is it with Facebook and ads for quacks, anyway? Is it just that the user base skews older? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-steven-gundry-a-quack/1006909/42 "2024-09-09T16:18:58Z")
You can sign up and just only view it in a browser with an ad blocker (even on your phone). That’s what I do and I’ve never heard of this duck-sounding gentleman. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-steven-gundry-a-quack/1006909/43 "2024-09-09T17:09:02Z")
> [@Briny\_Deep](#): > > Every so often I’m tempted to sign up for Facebook, and then I’m reminded why I don’t. What is it with Facebook and ads for quacks, anyway? Is it just that the user base skews older? Major online news sites like CNN and ABC frequently display clickbait ads for quacks and their products, at least for those not religiously using adblockers. Twitter is a notorious source as well. Remember, when eating blueberries kills you, don’t come running to me. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-steven-gundry-a-quack/1006909/44 "2024-09-09T21:03:52Z")
damage as in " they shred your stomach lining and other things " ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-steven-gundry-a-quack/1006909/45 "2024-09-09T21:14:10Z")
Given your username, that’s what I’d expect your take to be on this fine medical practitioner 🙄 …just kidding. The guy is a con artist. But I do appreciate the username/thread combo ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-steven-gundry-a-quack/1006909/46 "2024-09-09T21:29:47Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Don’t be so quick to judge. The man has worked out that all disease has a single cause (a leaky gut) so all we need is a diet that will plug that gut. > > Constipation could save humanity! plus, his ~~remedy~~ olio de serpiente is **REALLY** showing great success - and many studies will prove this! (for him) ---
**Author:** ![GailForce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-steven-gundry-a-quack/1006909/47 "2024-09-11T21:53:13Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > when eating blueberries kills you Wait, Gundry’s against blueberries? I thought he cited them as a good food. That was one of the few things he said that made me wonder if he was a quack–blueberries are fairly cheap, they taste good, and I eat a lot of them (anti-oxidents), so I thought maybe he’s on to something. Did he come out saying they’re harmful? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-steven-gundry-a-quack/1006909/48 "2024-09-11T22:28:25Z")
> [@GailForce](#): > > Did he come out saying they’re harmful? On [his list of “Yes” foods](https://www.servantsuniversity.com/foods-to-eat/), it only says: > [@](#): > > **FRUIT** > • Avocado or all berries in season, and sparingly So, at least from that overall list, it certainly doesn’t sound like he’s endorsing “eat a lot of them,” and he’s not calling out blueberries as specifically “good.” ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-steven-gundry-a-quack/1006909/49 "2024-09-12T12:00:42Z")
> [@GailForce](#): > > > [@Jackmannii](#): > > > > when eating blueberries kills you > > Wait, Gundry’s against blueberries? I thought he cited them as a good food. That was one of the few things he said that made me wonder if he was a quack–blueberries are fairly cheap, they taste good, and I eat a lot of them (anti-oxidents), so I thought maybe he’s on to something. Did he come out saying they’re harmful? Mustn’t eat blueberries. > [@Gundry 4/13/21](#): > > …you really want to avoid the high fructose fruits… > Surprisingly, blueberries have now been hybridized so much that they have much higher fructose than ever before. So blueberries of the berry family fall way down the list Baaa-ad blueberries! Note that there is such a thing as fructose intolerance in a limited number of people. But Gundry generalizes his AVOID AVOID to everybody. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-steven-gundry-a-quack/1006909/50 "2024-09-12T22:01:42Z")
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