Excerpts from the diary of a pissed off bodybuilder

Stupid Doctors

i had a little arguement a couple of days ago at the gym with a "doctor". Now, I seriously don't know what makes a doctor so qualified to give you some freakin' advice on nutrition and s***... they're doctors... they took like one 3 credit hour course in their career about nutrition. How the hell does that make them experts? Anyway, i was talking with Fadhil (trainer in the gym) about how i like to incorporate lots of fat in my diet and that they're predominantly made up of olive oil and fish oil... and then i mentioned that i cook my chicken in olive oil... and then this f***er jumps in and says: "no no... it's not healthy to cook with olive oil, it's very bad for you. use Afia oil (hydrogenated corn oil)". So i said "what? what are you talking about? that's not right!" and the guy says: "no, i'm a doctor, i know. trust me it's very bad." I asked him to explain... keep in mind... this guy is a doctor, who interrupted the conversation i was having to try and tell me i was doing things wrong... here's exactly what he said: "because, in spain and lebanon they never cook with olive oil... they use it raw." i seriously didn't know whether i should laugh or cry... i just kept looking at him and said: "and??? is that it?" ... HE HAD THE NERVE TO SAY YEAH THEY DON'T COOK IN IT!!! WHAT THE F***!!!! so i decided to educate his ass and explained how it gets partially hydrogenated when you cook in it but still it's mostly unsaturated but afia oil is already hydrogenated and cooking in it makes it worse and how it has a very high level of triglycerides... he laughed and shook his head and said: "but that doesn't matter. it's not healthy." ...
Just to be clear, i have tremendous respect for doctors who like to think and do research and never stop learning... those are very bright doctors. but sadly, the majority are idiots... just like my physician... who let me insist on taking my semi-annual check up and blood work. i told him i wanted to do it and he said "you don't have anything to worry about... you don't need to do it." what kind of a doctor would say that you don't need to worry about your health?