Bite Back with Abbey Sharp Seeds Oils, Insulin Spikes, Glyphosate, Oh My! How to Spot Nutrition BS with Dr. Idz
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Nov 5, 2024 Join Dr. Idris Mugal, better known as Dr. Idz, a medical doctor and social media science communicator, as he dismantles common nutrition myths. He reveals that seed oils are not inherently harmful, debunks fears around glyphosate toxicity based on exposure levels, and discusses why occasional blood sugar spikes aren't catastrophic. Dr. Idz emphasizes the importance of food quality over just glycemic impacts and offers insight into how to spot nutrition misinformation, providing listeners with tools to discern fact from fiction.
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Seed Oils Aren't The Villain
- Seed oils are not inflammatory according to human trials and may be neutral or anti-inflammatory when replacing animal fats.
- Mechanistic fears about linoleic acid converting to harmful compounds do not match human evidence.
Assess Glyphosate By Dose, Not Fear
- If residue levels fall below toxic thresholds for your bodyweight, glyphosate poses no realistic health risk.
- You would need implausibly large daily servings to reach a toxic dose from foods like pasta or oats.
Context Matters For Glucose Spikes
- Small post-meal glucose blips are normal because the body tightly regulates blood sugar with insulin and glucagon.
- Fixating on every spike risks missing nutrients and may prompt harmful dietary trade-offs like elevating LDL cholesterol.
