Key lessons from the White House conference on nutrition?
This is the first White House Conference on nutrition in 53 years. You can say it’s long over do, or you can rejoice that we are finally elevating the discussion to the highest governmental level. But what really happened? What…
Can we improve the Dietary Guidelines? – Diet Doctor Podcast
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans influence the food we eat, yet they aren’t based on high-quality science. That’s why cinnamon rolls, chocolate milk, and pizza are “approved” foods in our schools and on our military bases. Nina Teicholz, award-winning journalist…
What can CGMs teach us about metabolic health?– Diet Doctor Podcast
Nick Norwitz, PhD, and his fellow medical students decided to create their own study to help learn about metabolic health. They wore continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and held discussions about the larger topic of metabolic health. According to the students,…
A keto diet is a higher satiety diet
Can a keto diet help you with improved satiety and decreased hunger? Yes! A keto diet, at least a well formulated keto diet, is also a higher satiety diet. Let’s get into the details of why this is the case…
Do keto diets cause heart disease?
Will a keto diet help you lose weight only to kill you faster? This may be a common belief among clinicians, but it is false. In this video, we examine why this belief is wrong and present evidence directly to…
Saturated fat DOESN’T cause Diabetes
We’ve heard time and time again that eating saturated fat increases the risk for diabetes. The problem is that it simply isn’t true. A new study helps us see that the premise is false. I will briefly discuss the study,…
Which are the “best” sweeteners?
What’s the story with noncaloric sweeteners? Do they affect blood sugar and insulin, or can they be part of a healthy way of eating? A new study helps us better understand the effects on blood sugar. Plus we review the…
Does energy density matter for satiety?
Eating low energy density foods is an important component of higher satiety eating. But what does this mean and how can you decide if you should eat more low energy dense foods? We get into the details in our latest…
Does healthy soil mean healthy humans? – Diet Doctor Podcast
Can improving the health of our soil improve our health as people? David Montgomery, PhD, Anne Biklé, and Stephan Van Vliet, PhD, think that it might. Dr. Van Vliet’s research has shown that growing food and raising cattle in different…
Does eating fat help with satiety?
Can eating more fat help with satiety? Within a low carb diet, it likely can. But is that the best approach for satiety — specifically satiety per calorie? Let’s get into the details so you can determine whether you should…