Episodes
Tips for Dryuary and beyond.
Published 01/03/24
You’d like to make some changes to your eating habits. What should you focus on first?
Published 12/27/23
How accurate is the Yuka app?
Published 12/20/23
A new treatment extends the life of fresh produce. But some worry about toxic effects.
Published 12/13/23
A new study finds that reducing your sugar intake doesn’t actually improve blood sugar control–unless you actually have diabetes.
Published 12/06/23
Tips for finding healthy options in convenience stores, airports, fast food restaurants, and strange cities.
Published 11/29/23
Thanksgiving is not a day to diet, but with a few tricks up your sleeve, you can avoid ending up as stuffed as the turkey. Nutrition Diva explains.
Published 11/22/23
There are (at least) four ways that “calories of opportunity” can sabotage your diet.
Published 11/15/23
Dairy is a relatively recent addition to the human diet. How did early humans get enough calcium to develop and maintain healthy bones?
Published 11/08/23
How and where (and why!) mushrooms fit into a healthy eating pattern.
Published 11/01/23
A new class of obesity medications is revolutionizing obesity care. Will this make bariatric surgery obsolete?
Published 10/25/23
A big salad can be the healthiest meal of your day. But it’s also possible for salads to miss the mark. Here are six steps that will help you build the perfect salad.
Published 10/18/23
I want to address some headlines that I’ve seen in the past couple of weeks regarding Ozempic, the diabetes (and, now, weight loss) drug that’s already been the subject of a lot of sensational coverage this year.
Published 10/11/23
Growth is a double-edged sword.
Published 10/04/23
It’s long been clear that we don’t all respond the same way to the same dietary interventions.
Published 09/27/23
I’ve argued in the past that “processed” is really too broad a brush to apply. We really need to take into consideration what the purpose of the processing is before we demonize a food as being too processed.
Published 09/20/23
High-dose calcium supplements have been linked to heart risks. Are calcium-fortified foods any better?
Published 09/13/23
More from Food, We Need To Talk.
Published 09/06/23
Ready for the reality check?
Published 08/30/23
Creatine is one of the few topics I haven’t covered over the course of the last 15 years.
Published 08/23/23
The common condition known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is being renamed. Here’s why.
Published 08/16/23
We needed further research—ideally, controlled trials—to validate the MIND diet's effectiveness. And now the wait is over.
Published 08/09/23
With all of these potential benefits, I bet you’re ready to find out how to include more resistant starch in your diet.
Published 08/02/23
Today’s topic is one that I covered over ten years ago—the claim that today’s fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they were in previous generations, due to nutrient depletion of the soil they are grown in.
Published 07/26/23
A special bonus conversation between three long-time podcasters at Quick and Dirty Tips.
Published 07/21/23