“We have, because of the nature of our information landscape now, essentially zero capacity to hold any accountability to sources of misinformation. So it's a really terrible time to be an evidence-based healthcare professional.” -Dr Alan Flanagan Dr Alan Flanagan is a major myth buster in the nutrition space, holding an MSc and PhD in nutrition from the University of Surrey. In this episode Alan and I debunk common nutrition advice you might be following, and explain the dangerous real life impact online influencers and “gurus” are having on your health. Stay tuned to find out: The dangers of following extreme diets like keto and carnivore Why you don’t need to be worried about glucose spikes The limitations of personalised nutrition and microbiome research Why sweeteners and seed oils have been wrongly demonised How to spot a charlatan online Chapters (2:12) Real life consequences of misinformation (8:00) Why people look to online “gurus” (13:17) Personalised nutrition con (20:36) Continuous glucose monitors (26:59) Seed oils are healthy! (32:50) Artificial sweeteners (39:49) Cancer misinformation (45:18) Does the time you eat matter? (49:22) Microbiome research (54:21) How to spot a charlatan online Connect with me: TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook An OG Podcasts production.