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Personalized Nutrition Part 3: Zoe and Metabolic Response Testing

In the final installment of this three-part series we’re digging into the world of metabolic response testing. Currently, there seems to be increasing emphasis on the importance of understanding your unique response to macronutrients, especially carbs and fat. Companies like Zoe are encouraging everyone to wear continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) while influencers like the Glucose Goddess are extolling the virtues of flattening your glucose curve. But is personalized metabolic response testing necessary for everyone? And do these expensive programs lead to clinically significant health improvements? Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we explore these questions (and more) in this look at personalized metabolic response testing.

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Things we talked about and additional reading:

• Zoe Method Study

• LEVELS explains how they set their lines

• CGM research in non-diabetic subjects #1

• CGM research in non-diabetic subjects #2

• A prospective study looking at CVD and stroke risk after fat-tolerance testing

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Personalized Nutrition Part 2: Nutrigenetics (with Dr. Lara Hyde)

In the second of this three part series, we’re digging into the world of nutrigenetics. Over the last several years, there has been a huge uptick in companies offering personalized diet recommendations ‘based on your own unique DNA!’. But how evidence-based are companies like GenoPalate? And are there potential downsides of over-focusing on how your DNA interacts with the foods you eat? Join us, two Registered Dietitians (well mostly Matt), as we answer these and a whole host of other questions about the science of Nutrigenetics.

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Things we talked about and additional reading:

• Celis-Morales 2017

• Turnwald 2018

• Bayer 2020

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2021 Consensus Statement

• Holzapfel 2022

• Höchsmann RCT 2023

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30 Bananas a Day [TEASER]

A trip to Banana Island, anyone?

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Personalized Nutrition Part 1: Viome and the Microbiome (With Dr. Lara Hyde)

In the first of this three part series, we dive into the world of personalized nutrition starting with the microbiome. Most of us have seen companies like Viome, promising that their revolutionary microbiome test can help us "optimize" our gut and consequently improve our overall health. But how much do we actually know about the microbiome? And are these tests really reliable? Join us, two registered dietitians and one very special guest, as we dig deep into the world of personalized microbiome testing.

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Article Links:

Connell 2023

David 2014

McDonald 2018

Wastyk 2021

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The Great Saturated Fat Debate

For decades the advice around saturated fat seemed clear: lowering your intake of saturated fat would lower your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. But about a decade ago, things changed. The carnivore diet gained popularity, Time Magazine featured ‘Butter is Back’ on their cover, and social media became awash with influencers claiming that everything we knew about saturated fat was wrong. With all of these opposing views, what does the research actually tell us about saturated fat and heart disease? Join us, two registered dietitians, as we dig into what has become one of the biggest controversies in the world of nutrition.

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Article Links:

• Seven Countries Study

• Coconut Oil Meta-Analysis

• Cochrane Review 2020

• 2015 Harvard Replacement Study

• Is Butter Back? Meta-analysis

• Saturated Fat Bogeyman Meta-Analysis

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