Stanford nutrition professor: What to eat for your health - according to science

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Published 2024-01-25
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From fads to fallacies, we dig into the misconceptions that have permeated diet narratives for decades, demystifying these diets to help us forge a personalized path toward sustainable well-being.

In today’s episode, we are joined by Christopher Gardner and ZOE regular Dr. Sarah Berry. Christopher is a Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and the Director of Nutrition Studies at Stanford Prevention Research Center. Sarah is an Associate Professor in Nutrition at King’s College London and the Chief Scientists at ZOE.

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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
01:13 Quick fire questions
03:12 Why do people go on diets?
05:55 Is it too late to change your diet?
07:10 How to adopt a better diet lifestyle in the long term
12:39 What are the worst diets for our health?
18:19 Why is there such a big gap between the scientific evidence and what we see on the shelves?
21:29 What should we do to improve our diet?
28:38 Do whole foods make us feel more full?
34:22 What does plant based mean and how does it tie in with the mediterranean diet?
35:33 Why is fiber so good for us?
38:42 Is it healthy to have fat in your diet?
40:15 Are reduced fat foods in supermarkets as good as they claim to be?
42:47 Low carb vs low fat study
48:23 What dietary revelations can we expect to see this year?
55:50 Summary
61:10 Goodbyes/Outro

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Life expectancy can increase by up to 10 years following sustained shifts towards healthier diets in the United Kingdom, published in Nature
Link: www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00868-w

Popular Dietary Patterns: Alignment With American Heart Association 2021 Dietary Guidance: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, published in AHA Journals
Link: www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.000000000…

Cardiometabolic Effects of Omnivorous vs Vegan Diets in Identical Twins: A Randomized Clinical Trial, published in JAMA Network
Link: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullartic…

Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake, published in NCBI
Link: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7946062/

Effect of Low-Fat vs Low-Carbohydrate Diet on 12-Month Weight Loss in Overweight Adults and the Association With Genotype Pattern or Insulin Secretion: The DIETFITS Randomized Clinical Trial, published in JAMA Network
Link: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2673150

Books:
- Every Body Should Know This by Dr Federica Amati: amzn.to/4blJsLg
- Food For Life by Prof. Tim Spector: amzn.to/4amZinu

Episode transcripts are available here: joinzoe.com/learn/category/podcasts

All Comments (21)
  • @Starchaser63
    Best dietary advice is - Eat real whole foods, a little of everything.. animal nutrition, plants, vegetables, etc...dont analyse or worry about food because as long as you eliminate all ultra processed junk foods and drinks then you only have whole foods left to eat 😊
  • @skhakharia
    Jonathan, the GOAT of summarising podcasts
  • @virginiemazy7054
    It’s always a joy to listen to your podcasts! Prof Gardner’s energy and positivity are always very nice to see ! I love the way it’s a journey and not fearmongering.
  • @brianbanks2774
    This has been a great series of podcasts over the past week. Thank-you.
  • @judyfreeman5193
    I am really proud of you that you finally did an experiment good quality high carb vs good quality high fat. If you do a meta analysis of diets you will find that as long as people cut out over processed food, high amounts of sugar, and over processed seed oils every diet (choice of real food over processed) is a great success. The keto vs plant based is a joke. When someone finally does an experiment combining the two diets I predict great success. The problem that needs to be addressed now is how scientists say over processed food and saturated fat in the same sentence like it is the same thing. Problem 2 is studying whatever grocery stores are trying to pass off as beef instead of what you can get from a farmer who lets the cows roam in the sunshine eating grass until it's time to eat them. I pray that you study this and have great success and take credit for that great advance in science and help as many people get off the SAD diet as possible.
  • @fd4468
    Thank you so much for the interview with Professor Christopher Gardner❤
  • This was a brilliant podcast. It guided our thinking of what to take into consideration to enjoy food and experiment over time due to our individualism.
  • @griseldaserafini
    Thank you for making all this knowledge accessible 🌞🌞🌞
  • Thanks for all your great advice. I really enjoy watching your videos, they provide a lot of knowledge and are very helpful on a daily basis in choosing food when shopping, etc. Thank you ❤✨
  • @pearsonfrank
    Thanks again for the work and science you talk about. I'm a classic example of someone who struggled with diets, weight gain and during the noughties gained huge weight. I ended up being on 150- 180mg codeine ( opiod) and APAP. daily . 2 years since I found your programme,. Realised the science was strong and changed tack. Now no opiods, nor APAP; play table tennis and skittles 2x week and ENJOY the food I eat 95% animal free. ... and enrolled on a second research project as to a the health benefit of specific berry in the diet. at 79 life is FUN.
  • @endar2401
    This is an EXCELLENT discussion. Thank you so much ZOE and guest Christopher Gardner.
  • @lcharles5909
    The ZOE programme has been quite helpful for me to understand more about my personal nutrition. I engaged with the programme in the hope I can learn new info to manage cholesterol and blood sugar. The lessons have been very helpful. The two weeks with the blood sugar monitor was eye opening. I also have enjoyed creating my own healthy versions of foods and having the ability to rate recipes and foods.
  • I’m 68. I have been vegetarian / pescatarian since my 20s. My weight always yo-yo’d, until 8 years ago, when I adopted 5/2 IF. Best thing I ever did.
  • @wackthegood8884
    I've enjoyed this week, as much for the lively debate in the comments section as for the videos!
  • So when is Zoe coming to Canada? And that episode answered some of my questions that bothered me… being able to sustain for life the changes is key. Having pleasure eating so not too restrictive. And that means that I might not be a 100% perfect all the time but my core changes will anchor me back on track. Thanks that was a fun series!
  • @briantipping2302
    Love the Zoe blogs. I started my health adventure at 62, thats when i got sold a smartphone? After weeks of trying to unravel its magic, up popped a Doctor Mcdougall with advice on dietary for arthritis! Whole foods was key for my ailments. Since moved on to Zoe , gaining more knowledge each podcast. I thank-you 👍!
  • @AncaFit
    I loved the show and the information that I learned.