Interesting but don’t listen if you have an eating disorder
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“The podcasts are interesting, they cover a range of topics and have a variety of interesting guests but I do not recommend listening to them if you have an eating disorder or history of eating disorders, they can be quite triggering and unhelpful. Whilst the message is often trying to be positive it can end up feeling like they are saying don’t eat anything, every new episode I listen to I find out something else I shouldn’t be eating that I was fine eating up till now. Avoid sugar because of blood sugar spikes, avoid fat because of blood fat spikes, we don’t need an much protein as we might think – so what is there left?! Don’t eat bananas don’t eat potatoes, pasta is bad, bread is bad, etc. at the same time it has helped me find reasons to eat foods I hadn’t been eating before due to the health benefits of them eg olive oil, mixed nuts, fermented foods etc. Some of the guests are a bit fanatical e.g. the “glucose goddess“ episodes are questionable, the intermittent fasting “expert” is not a scientist. Others are expert and knowledgeable, always appreciate Sarah Berry’s informed, evidence based & pragmatic approach. It’s annoying how they refer to how highly cited the scientists are, anybody who understands how citations work knows that isn’t necessarily a good thing – some research is highly cited for being highly flawed - and looking at overall citation counts massively favours established researchers (mostly older white men) who have been researching / publishing the longest to accumulate the most citations. The podcasts have a good balance between scientific facts and making it understandable to the layperson, I personally could handle a bit more science occasionally it feels a bit dumbed down but I guess they have pitched it right for most people. Overall interesting & useful and amazing that the podcasts are free - but listen with caution if you are vulnerable to ED (I think listening to them has done me more harm than good)”
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11/02/24
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