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Nutrition for performance and a healthy heart | Professor Christopher Gardner, PhD

Jul 10, 2023

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The Benefits of High Fiber Carrots

01:28

Challenges and Insights in Conducting Research Studies

01:12

The Impact of Diet on Athletes: Protein, Carbs, Fiber, and Fat

00:46

How preconceived beliefs may influence success and outcomes

00:44

Introduction

2min

Professor Christopher Gardner on the Effects of Nutrition on Chronic Disease Risk Factors

2min

How Many Studies Have You Done?

2min

The Vegan Twin Study

3min

The Effects of Preconceived Beliefs on Success

4min

The Importance of Matching Your Diet

2min

The Importance of a Clinical Outcome

3min

Beyond Burger: A Guide to Whole Foods

2min

How to Make Kombucha

4min

10.

The Benefits of Apo B for Cardiovascular Disease

4min

11.

How to Measure Your Performance

1min

12.

The Effects of Resistance Training on Heart Rate

2min

13.

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension

5min

14.

The Effects of Vegan Diet on Performance

3min

15.

How to Use College Campuses and the Dining Hall Facilities to Study Body Composition

2min

16.

The Subjective Feedback From the Athlete Study

3min

17.

The Role of the Nutrition Committee at the National Institutes of Health

3min

18.

The Pretty Can Diet

2min

19.

The 10 Domains of the 2021 Paper

3min

20.

The Mediterranean Diet: What You Should Know

2min

21.

The Four Domains of Protein

3min

22.

Dietary Patterns for American Heart

4min

23.

The Benefits of a Low Fat Vegan Diet

2min

24.

Emil: A Plant Based Nutrition and Supplement Brand From Australia

4min

25.

The Benefits of Unsaturated Fats in Diets

2min

26.

The Context of Nutrition

3min

27.

The Truth About Food

5min

28.

The Conflicts of Interest of the American Heart Association

3min

29.

The Process of Writing a Diet Pattern Paper

4min

30.

The Impact of Diet Fits on Insulin Resistance

2min

31.

How to Lose Weight on a Low Carb Diet

5min

32.

The Importance of Energy Restrictions in Weight Loss

3min

33.

The Effects of Food on Satiety

2min

34.

How to Eat Whole Foods to Lose Weight

2min

35.

How Much Carb Fat and Protein Do We Eat?

2min

36.

The GOP One Agonist Conversation

2min

37.

How to Change Your Mindset to Help You Eat More Vegetables

3min

38.

The Importance of Taste in Meat Alternatives

2min

39.

The Hedonic Side of Food

2min

40.

How to Influence the Food Environment With College Aged Kids

2min

41.

The Protein Flip

2min

42.

It Depends: The Discerning Eater

2min

43.

How to Take Control of Your Health

2min

Episode #269. Dive into the heart of controversial nutrition studies and discover the surprising complexities behind everyday food choices with Professor Gardner, a respected authority in the field of nutrition science.

As we navigate the maze of dietary patterns, this insightful conversation bridges the gap between scientific evidence and practical nutrition, empowering you to make informed decisions about your health.

We discuss:

Intro (00:00)
A twin study is in the works (4:06)
Plant-based meat vs. red meat (8:53)
How to make homemade kombucha (18: 40)
Different diets for athletic performance (the SWAP-MEAT trial) (23:02)
Feedback from athletes (37:21)
Which popular diets are truly heart-healthy? (40:35)
How different diets measure up to health guidelines (49:12)
Practical insights for doctors and patients (55:07)
The truth about low fat, vegan diet (59:36)
Controversies vs consensus in nutrition (1:02:45)
The food industry and medical institutions (1:10:19)
Low-fat & low-carb diets for weight loss (the DIETFITS study) (1:14:30)
Sustainable weight loss and GLP-1 agonists (1:28:25)
Psychological strategies to make veggies irresistible (1:36:00)
The “protein flip”, the academe, and a new book (1:46:09)
Outro (1:49:55)

Professor Gardner has also shared his homemade kombucha recipe with us. You can find it in this blog post.

Connect with Professor Christopher Gardner on Twitter. Head to https://nutrition.stanford.edu/ for more resources and studies, and the Stanford Nutrition YouTube channel for more videos. Listen to past episodes featuring Professor Gardner here.

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Enjoy, friends.

Simon

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