106: Alan Aragon (part 2) - Low carb diets, insulin resistance + blood sugar 'spikes' after meals, seed oils, scaremongering individual ingredients and how to weed through the BS in the nutrition space
Description
Part 2 of my conversation with Alan Aragon - diving into some of the common misconceptions floating around in the nutrition space. Topics discussed on this episode:
-Should you be going low carb to lose weight?
-Cause of insulin resistance + improving insulin sensitivity
-Dow we need to be worried about rises in blood sugar after meals?
-Identifying sound nutrition advice/recommendations vs. marketing gimmicks
-Rise in popularity of vilifying seed oils - should they be avoided or included in your diet?
-Scaremongering around individual ingredients in the online nutrition space
+ so much more in-between.
I loved this conversation and I know you will too!
Where to find Alan:
Alan Aragon's Research Review
Instagram: @thealanaragon
Order his book: Flexible Dieting
Where to find me:
Instagram: @lukesmithrd
Check out my website HERE
TIA for listening!
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