Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition
by Shireen AbdullahWelcome to Yumlish podcast, where our mission is to amplify the voices of health professionals to help you better manage chronic conditions, like type 2 diabetes, through nutrition and wellness. We discuss everything from preventative care to multicultural nutrition to the stigmatization of chronic illness. Join us every Thursday for your weekly dose of nutrition, physical activity, and all things health.
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Episodes
Impact of a South Asian Mediterranian-Style Diet
25m · PublishedThis week, we will hear from Dr. Sharan Rai and Dr. Shilpa Bhupathiraju, co-authors of the article “A South Asian Mediterranean-style diet is associated with favorable adiposity measures and lower diabetes risk.” In this episode, we will discuss exactly what this diet is and how it can prevent and treat diet-related chronic conditions. We also discuss the role of cultural foods, something fundamental to Yumlish’s mission, how these foods and the surrounding community can illuminate our normalized understanding of diet, and how the knowledge could help assist in the journey to a sustainable, healthy lifestyle.
Dr. Bhupathiraju is an Assistant Professor in Medicine and Nutrition at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an Associate Epidemiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston. Her research focuses on dietary and lifestyle predictors of cardiometabolic disease.
Dr Sharan Rai is a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital. She recently completed her PhD in Population Health Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research focused on dietary and lifestyle predictors of gout and other cardiometabolic diseases.
“What I do want to say is that while holding on to your culture, I think there is a space for promoting good nutrition, going back to your roots, and remembering that with minimally processed foods It can be healthier.”- Dr. Bhupathiraju
On this Episode, you will Learn:
Dr. Rai and Dr. Bhupathiraju’s journies into the nutrition field
The specifics of a South Asian Mediterranean-style diet
The results of their study and its applications
Nutrition through a South Asian lens
The role of community and family gatherings on culturally relevant nutrition
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Puerto Rican Food System and Education
29m · PublishedIn today’s episode, with Dr. Abrania Marrero, we’ll discuss the loss of food culture and reclaiming agriculture in marginalized communities, as well as interdisciplinary approaches to getting there.
Dr. Abrania Marrero is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. With a focus on food systems in small island states, including her native Puerto Rico, her research portfolio interrogates the interdependence of human and planetary health; the cultural and geopolitical landscapes on which they arise; and agentic pathways toward more just, nutritious, and climate-resilient futures.
On this Episode you will Learn:
How Dr, Abrania takes a multidisciplinary approach to her work, particularly in small island ecosystems
The impacts of colonial and climatic shocks on local agriculture in Puerto Rico and how those shocks have affected traditional food systems
Promotion of climate resilient farming practices and the challenges and solutions that surround it
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26m · PublishedIn this episode, we welcome Sabri Bromage, who’s a nutritional epidemiologist. His research centers on developing and expanding tools conducting large-scale nutrition surveys in low- and middle-income countries.He also investigates the connections between human nutrition and the environment, including natural and food environments, and how nutrients move through various ecological systems.
Sabri is a nutritional epidemiologist whose research focuses heavily on methods for population-based assessment of diet and diet quality, and understanding relationships between nutrition, food environments, and food systems in low- and middle-income countries.
“Every atom and every molecule in your body came from something that you ate, and something that you drank at some point in your life”
On This Episode You Will Learn:
Food-based Interventions for Addressing Nutritional Deficiencies
The Relationship between Environment and Human Nutrition
Policies and Programs for Improving Dietary Habits
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The Future of Nutrition
27m · PublishedIn this episode, we welcome Dr. Brück Wolfram Manuel who shares his international perspectives on food and health microbiology. We’ll discuss infant nutrition and the unique field of 'Foodomics.' Expect to learn about new food trends such as sustainable proteins and turning food waste into something good for us and the planet! Brück Wolfram Manuel studied microbiology in Minnesota and Manchester (UK). In 2003, he finished his Ph.D. with Prof. Glenn Gibson on the influence of prebiotic milk peptides on infant health. He joined the Institute of Life Technologies as head of the microbiology laboratories in 2014 and in April he directed a national competence center for research application on “sustainable diets and precision nutrition”.
On This Episode You Will Learn:
Research Regarding Infant Nutrition
Nutritional and Environmental Benefits of Bioactive Compounds
Personalized Nutrition Patterns from Country-to-Country
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What is IBS?
26m · PublishedIn this episode, we welcome Antonella Dewell. We’ll discuss her experience helping clients with IBS, the role of nutrition in IBS, and effective methods to manage gut health.
Antonella is a Registered Dietitian passionate about helping people with IBS find relief from uncomfortable gut symptoms. She helps her clients pinpoint the foods that are triggering them so they can stop being anxious around food, eat with confidence, and live a full, vibrant life.
“What we need to understand about IBS is that it's a multifactorial disorder. And what that means is that there are different things that can trigger these symptoms.”
On This Episode You Will Learn:
Misconceptions about Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Daily Practices for IBS Relief
Strategies for Maintaining Long-term Gut Health
Click here for Antonella's free guide to better gut health!
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Addressing Health Disparities
22m · PublishedIn this episode, we welcome registered dietitian Dr. Matthew Landry. Landry will discuss the three main points within his nutrition research and explain his journey into the field of dietetics. We’ll also discuss food insecurity, health disparities, and cultural food. Join us as we dive into pressing issues such as the lack of diversity within the dietitian community. Matthew Landry is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health and Disease Prevention at the University of California, Irvine. Landry has a PhD in Nutritional Sciences and is also a behavioral nutrition researcher currently focused on topics such as child food security and the cardiometabolic health of fathers. "I love kale. I love quinoa. But those things don't belong in gumbo, no questions asked." On This Episode You Will Learn: Implementing Cultural Food Models for Health Issues Within the Dietitian Community Addressing Health Disparities as a Dietitian
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24m · PublishedIn this episode, we welcome Elizabeth Lee. We’ll explore the intersection of nutrition research and coaching, and the non-judgmental environment vital for holistic nutrition coaching. We will also discuss exactly what culturally inclusive nutrition coaching looks like. As a registered dietitian, Lee has spent the last decade in various nutrition-related roles ranging from patient counseling to employee well-being programming to teaching. She is drawn to the many disciplines that share intersections with food, such as culture, sustainability, politics, and socioeconomics. She started Communal Table Wellness as a way to explore all those intersections in her work with individual coaching and organization consulting.
“…as an East Asian, rice is also big in our culture, so I would not advocate for my clients who are from those backgrounds to have to ditch the things that mean so much to them, that bring so much enjoyment to them.”
On This Episode You Will Learn:
Culturally Inclusive Nutrition Coaching
Non-Judgmental Approaches to Nutrition
Teaching, Research and Counseling Around Nutrition
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Nutrition, Food Systems and Culinary Culture
25m · PublishedIn this episode, we welcome Dr. Anne-Marie Gloster, who’s an Associate Teaching Professor at University of Washington in the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Program. Before entering academics full-time she spent thirteen years working as a registered dietitian in corporate and medical environments. In her spare time, she does freelance work such as recipe testing, menu development, culinary demonstrations, kitchen design, and food systems management consulting.
Dr. Anne-Marie Gloster discusses the importance of culinary education in promoting healthier eating habits and reflects on the influence of diverse culinary cultures. We also address common misconceptions about nutrition and how our guest, through her culinary practice, provides evidence-based guidance.
“ …I don't want us to, you know, be like in the movies in the future where we're having everything in a cup or everything in a pill or everything in a cracker. That's going to be functional for us. I know I want delicious. I'm chasing delicious, not functional…”
On This Episode You Will Learn:
Common Nutrition Misconceptions
The Influence of Culinary Cultures
Approaches to Menu Planning and Recipe Development
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25m · PublishedIn today’s episode, we welcome Dr. John Lewis. He discusses his transition from academia to entrepreneurship and his commitment to revolutionizing health through science-based practices. We’ll discuss ways to optimize daily diet practices based on dietary supplements. John E. Lewis, Ph.D. is the Founder and President of Dr Lewis Nutrition™ and past Associate Professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He has been the principal investigator of over 30 different studies in his research career, evaluating the effects of nutrition, dietary supplementation, and exercise on various aspects of human health. He has over 180 peer-reviewed publications in some of the world’s leading scientific journals. “… You can actually take the power back in your own hands, utiliz[ing] food as your own source of health and wellbeing."
On This Episode You Will Learn:
Effective Ways To Improve Immune Health
Applying Scientific Principles To Daily Practice
Dietary Supplements Effects on Health
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Nutrition Insecurity, Children’s Nutrition
24m · PublishedIn today’s episode, we welcome Dr. Jennifer Cadenhead. She aspires to end nutrition insecurity among American children through policy levers by 2035. She provides the public with nutrition knowledge, helping them understand the impacts of diet-related chronic disease. We’ll discuss her insights in food policy and education as well as the sociocultural nutrition environment for minority groups. Dr. Jennifer Cadenhead, a behavioral nutrition scientist and registered dietitian nutritionist, studies human diet patterns, health, and nutrition security policy. She is a Research Assistant Professor and Executive Director at the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education and Policy at Teacher College, Columbia University.
“… All people deserve access to healthy, affordable, culturally relevant foods.”
On This Episode You Will Learn:
Facts Vs. Fiction In The Field Of Nutrition
Ending Nutrition Insecurity Through Policy
Diet Patterns/Ultra-Processed Foods’ Effect On Health
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Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition has 220 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 91:08:46. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on June 7th, 2024 20:15.
