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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 Diet Wars
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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Very helpful and informative educational easy to understand and will take very important tips for my diet and share with my frie

Very helpful and informative educational easy to understand and will take very important tips for my diet and share with my frie

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although I liked her other podcast (gutfull) better I still really enjoyed how she backs up all her statements with resigning to support he claims. she also isn't turning around and trying to push one specific diet, instead she takes a neutral approach giving information on each. I specifically find the traditional diets she talks about vary interesting and it would be nice if she made another podcast to focus on those.

I loved this podcast!

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That the diet is short term for specific condition, and only for 4-6 weeks, for ex.

Great info esp on FODMAPs

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O.K. as a basic primer on some popular fad diets (keto, paleo, etc.) Glosses over science of plant based whole food diets, seemingly because she feels they are 'too hard' for most people. (Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and bypass surgery are 'harder'.) She seems to miss the point that the impetus for developing alternative meats was not to provide a 'healthy' sub for humans to eat but as a way to lessen animal suffering.

Tries too hard for mass appeal

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I don't like this Audible as much as I don't like Dr Ancel Keys' hypothesis; although something are still on the right track in this Audible.

This is a waste of time.

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Just enough obscurity in the statements that you can't call them out and out lies. Not worth the time as it is all old data that has been disproven multiple times. i.e. Ketogenic only working for around 6 months or not being sustainable in the long term. Instead of viewing nutrition as a lifestyle this podcast seems to treat nutrition as something that can be flexible, that moderation is the real key. There are literally hundreds of products and foods that taste good and trigger undesirable behaviors...and it requires decisions to be nutritionally healthy. Very disappointing.

Just your basic same-old same-old

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