Episodes – The Science of Nutrition: Recent Episodes
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[Link to mp3] Ladies and gentleman, the podcast is back! …at least for now. And today’s guest is the brilliant Dr. Stephan Guyenet, who is an obesity researcher and runs WholeHealthSource.org. If you’ve never visited his site and you enjoy evidence-based discussions of nutrition science I recommend giving it a shot. He received his PhD […]
[mp3] FYI: My co-host Carrie Dennett has written a series of great posts on nutrition and pregnancy on NutritionByCarrie.com. You should definitely check them out. Now on to the post… The thing about proper nutrition when you’re pregnant is the following: It’s DAMN IMPORTANT. For instance, not getting enough folate/folic acid during pregnancy can […]
[Trans-Fat Alternatives and Organics mp3] Today’s episode is a discussion about the types of fat currently being used in food manufacturing and the restaurant industry to replace trans-fatty acids. We also discuss a recent meta-analysis published in the Annals of Internal Medicine about organic foods. Carrie has written a great piece outlining the issue in […]
[Eggs and Heart Disease mp3] What’s the deal with eggs? It seems that some foods like eggs and margarine are on a perpetual pendulum with the media and, by extension, public opinion. Some days the egg is vilified as a harbinger of heart disease, while other days everything is coming up roses for the little […]
[Lipids, Inflammation, and Atherosclerosis mp3] Today’s guest is the venerable Dr. Michael Rosenfeld, cardiovascular disease researcher and college professor extraordinaire. Most of his studies focus on atherosclerosis and the myriad factors that influence it. Aside from being a pain-in-the-ass to pronounce, what exactly is atherosclerosis? Before discussing the etiology of the disease it is important […]
[Animal Ethics mp3] [BONUS EPISODE: Puppies, Pigs, and People featuring Alastair Norcross mp3] This episode is more about philosophy than science, so there will not be many references to scientific literature in this blog post. However, I do think areas of neuroscience can greatly inform us about topics like animal welfare and the ethics of […]
[Nutrition 101: Carbohydrates mp3] I need a co-host!! As you can no doubt tell I don’t have the dulcet baritone voice I might want on the podcast. I also don’t have special ribbon or condenser mics normally used for radio personalities. I can do some EQ-ing in post to try and maximize the bass that’s […]
[link to mp3] In this episode I speak to Carrie Dennett, a fellow classmate of mine1, and we discuss conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs) and grass-fed beef. Carrie writes a weekly column for The Seattle Times titled On Nutrition. Betcha can’t guess what it is about! She also blogs pretty regularly at nutritionbycarrie.com. So what the […]
[link to the mp3 amigos!] Many moons ago I read a little book called On the Road by one Jack Kerouac. There’s a short passage in there where Kerouac finds himself in Loveland, Colorado and he only has about an hour’s ride to Denver. He hitches a ride with a nutty guy to take him […]
Link to the episode [mp3] There is an amazing amount of misinformation in the world today. Some of it is unintentional and is simply repeated so often people assume it’s true. These are misconceptions or myths such as you only use 10% of your brain or Jesus was born on December 25th.1 However, there is […]