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Diabetes... is it a sugar disease?
Season 1 Episode 182
We’ve been taught that sugar is the villain of the diabetes story, but how true is that story?
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10 hours ago
Is there any truth to learning styles?
Season 1 Episode 181
We've all heard that we learn best if taught with our preferred learning style, but does this idea match what you know about how the brain works and …
5 days, 11 hours ago
It is more than subtle teasing or side comments... the dangers of having an "Almond" parent
Season 1 Episode 180
We see social media stories, the memes and hear the shorthand of "Almond." A label that specifies the lifestyle. One rooted in a mom's focus on diets…
4 weeks ago
Should we be concerned about sweetened drinks being unsafe?
Season 1 Episode 179
There has been a recent stream of social media posts from HHS Secretary RFK Jr calling into question the safety of sugar-sweetened beverages from Sta…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
A real plan or just another diet fad?
Season 1 Episode 178
In the endlessly rotating carousel of diet trends, few formulas capture public attention like a rule built around memorable numbers. The latest entri…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The problem with moralizing food choices
Season 1 Episode 177
There has been a lot of discussion about the scientific credibility of the MAHA influenced dietary guidelines recently. But with the rollout of the m…
2 months ago
Are the low fitness standards an explanation?
Season 1 Episode 176
There has been a lot of political discussions around the deployment of ICE and DHS through the US, with protests and interactions with officers leadi…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
A facade of learning. The problem with rote and mechanistic learning
Season 1 Episode 175
We have all been, or see, the student pouring over flashcards of vocab terms, constantly reciting their times-tables. We sit in awe of the Jeopardy c…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Dietary guidelines are guides not laws: A brief look at the history of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Season 1 Episode 174
There is a lot of talk about the flaws in the most recent guidelines for nutrition and food groups, but how true are the concerns and more importantl…
3 months ago
Why we should all worry about erosion of science in public health recommendations
Season 1 Episode 173
There has been a continual eroding of trust in recommendations that we see from public health agencies. An erosion of trust that is coupled with unde…
3 months, 1 week ago