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Food Fight

Making Sense of the Diet Wars

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Food Fight

By: Dr Joanna McMillan
Narrated by: Dr Joanna McMillan
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When did what and how we eat get so tribal? From Paleo to Keto, low fat to low carb, carnivore to vegetarian, vegan and even flexitarian - today we’re bombarded with information about THE diet to follow.

Dr Joanna McMillan cuts through the noise and the nonsense and explores the most popular diet trends, the claims that are made and investigates the pros and cons through both a scientific and practical lens.

Each episode arms you with the facts you need to end your own diet war, and helps you to feel confident in the food you choose.

Dr Joanna McMillan is the author of Audible Original Gutfull and is a PHD qualified nutrition scientist and accredited practicing dietician with a knack for distilling the complex science behind what we eat into easily digestible and practical advice.

Please note: this series is presented solely for educational and entertainment purposes. It is not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of a physician, dietitian or other qualified health professional.

©2021 Dr Joanna McMillan (P)2021 Audible Australia Pty Ltd. Diets, Nutrition & Healthy Eating Fitness, Diet & Nutrition
Episodes
  • Ep 1: Diet Wars

    Ep 1: Diet Wars
    Dec 13 2021

    How did dieting begin? Explore the advent of the diet wars and the origins of the low fat vs. low carb battle.

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    27 mins
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  • Ep 2: Animal Kingdom

    Ep 2: Animal Kingdom
    Dec 13 2021

    Learn about the carnivore diet that’s developed a cult-like following by espousing the benefits of eating animal food.
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    23 mins
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  • Ep 3: Paleo Passions

    Ep 3: Paleo Passions
    Dec 13 2021

    Should we be eating like cavepeople? Uncover the facts about the incredibly popular Paleo trend and if it really works.
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    20 mins
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A superb journey through the food world. Learned a lot from this thoroughly written and nicely narrated book.

Informative and engaging

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factual podcast, well balanced no selling just each diet presented in a science way,then reflections on can it work for you

diet podcast well balanced

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Well delivered podcast about diet and food. it gives so much choice and advise without any hype.

Well delivered choices

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I'm an exercise science student and this helped me both revise and understand better.

No Specifics But Gives You The Basics Well

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Excellent, content and great presentation. I'd love to see more episodes in the series going in more depth.

Fantastic and well grounded review of the diets

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All you need to know is summarized in the last chapter. A lot of different diets are explained in moderate detail in the other chapters.

Narration & strange pronunciation are irritating,she comes across as preachy at times & opinionated "those following palioh (as she pronounces it) diets may as well eat rats like their ancestors and get more nutrition" is 1 striking example.

2 big things that were left out were : the use of antibiotics used in animal farming & that being a major cause of antibiotic resistance, how was that left out as a consideration to humankind from someone with degrees like hers,I do not know.

Substitutions & making changes gradually/quickly depending on circumstances.
1 little thing : low sodium salt is not addressed.

Most people do not make changes ,because of taste preferences/habit /budget/culture & emotional attachment or comfort food brings, she didn't mention the time it takes for taste-buds to adjust to lower levels of both salt & sugar for instance. How to make these changes a "just do it" approach is hardly helpful. Her comparing vegan products to grass fed beef is a little ridiculous considering how out of budget it is for most & how little of it is available...

She is all for recycling yet admits that she doesn't even follow the planetary guidelines herself,while urging us to do everything we can for the environment haha.

She will tell you what to do ,not how to do it basically. I'm glad this was free.

Should you want to make changes to your diet that last t I would recommend : The Last Diet: Discover the Secret to Losing Weight - for Good By: Shahroo Izadi She addresses relapses,self-compassion & a method used for drug addicts while having struggled herself, the 1st chapter of her story is a bit on the painful side,but the rest is helpful for a life long eating plan.

The How Not to Diet Cookbook: 100+ Recipes for Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss
by Michael Greger M.D. FACLM for plant based recipes (mainly aimed for those in the US) it is quite popular for sticking to a tastier version of a plant based diet (unless you have a lot of uncommon food allergies & sensitivities)

Gutful was better,end chapter is a summary

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