Dr. David Unwin: Low Carb, Diabetes & Food Addiction

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, how does one family doctor's decades-long frustration with a "progressive, incurable" disease lead to a fundamentally different approach to patient care? Dave Feldman and David Unwin (MD) explore the pivotal 2012 patient encounter that reshaped Unwin's practice, the psychology of behavior change and food addiction, real-world data from a 10,000-patient NHS cohort, collaborative medicine versus authoritarian care, GLP-1 drugs as a last resort, and AI's emerging role in clinical decision-making.

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⏱ Chapters

0:00 – Introduction & cold open

1:24 – David Unwin's background

13:07 – Generational health trends observed

20:19 – Conventional medicine & early career

39:14 – The art vs. science of medicine

52:28 – The ACCORD study discussed

1:04:45 – The 2012 pivotal patient encounter

1:17:13 – Publishing the first 18-patient audit

1:30:06 – Unexpected behavioral changes on diet

1:45:09 – Collaborative medicine & patient partnership

2:02:32 – Evolutionary context for modern diet

2:13:06 – Food addiction & maintenance challenges

2:35:12 – GLP-1 drugs: a nuanced discussion

2:47:23 – Questions from the desk

3:09:27 – Unwin's real-world remission data

3:16:03 – AI in medicine & society

3:44:36 – Technology, freedom & human adaptability

3:59:46 – Closing & where to find David Unwin

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