Diet Trends and How They Affect Your Health | Simon Hill, Msc, Bsc on the Ellen Fisher Podcast

The Proof with Simon Hill

Simon Hill

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Episode #327. Butter, bone broth, and eating like our ancestors: join me on The Ellen Fisher Podcast to bust some prolific nutrition myths. Tune in to unpack my core nutrition philosophy, evaluate how popular diets can impact your health, and examine some key foods that are either idolised as superfoods or condemned as dangerous. If you have questions about keto, carnivore, antinutrients, or other hot nutrition topics, this episode is for you. Specifically, we discuss: Introduction (00:00) Exploring Personal Nutritional Philosophy (02:31) Science's Role in Nutritional Understanding (06:33) Integrating Science and Nature in Dietary Patterns (10:55) Ancestral Diets Explained (14:40) Saturated Fats and ApoB: Their Crucial Role in Diet (21:03) Strategies for Reducing Saturated Fat and ApoB Levels (26:49) Analyzing Evidence Against Saturated Fat Claims (30:16) Polyunsaturated Fats: Health Impacts Unveiled (40:13) Processed Foods and Overconsumption Risks (47:33) Butter and Saturated Fats: Revealing the True Health Effects (49:26) Comparative Analysis of Various Diets and Health Outcomes (53:30) Debunking Anti-Nutrient Myths (01:04:36) Debating Contrasting Nutritional Perspectives with Paul Saladino (01:16:07) Saturated Fats Comparison: Coconut vs. Red Meat (01:22:26) The Importance of Personal Health Metrics (01:25:15) Evaluating Plant Milks and Processed Food Alternatives (01:29:26) Beef Liver Consumption and Nutrient Toxicity Risks (01:31:15) Critiquing Vegan Diets and Low-Fat Diet Misconceptions (01:36:54) Holistic Health and Longevity: Defining the Ultimate Goal (01:45:32) Conclusion and Key Takeaways (01:48:07) Discover more of the Ellen Fisher podcast at https://www.ellenfisher.com/podcast, or listen to her previous appearance on The Proof. Visit the full show notes for more insights and supporting studies. This episode is brought to you by: 38TERA Consider 38TERA's DMN-01 prebiotic supplement a daily multivitamin for your gut. Formulated by yours truly and gastroenterologist Dr Will Bulsiewicz. Use code THEPROOF for a discount at checkout. Eimele Eimele Essential 8 is a comprehensive multivitamin that is scientifically formulated to complement your plant-rich diet, increase and sustain your energy, and support the immune system, as well as heart and brain health. Head to Eimele.com and use code SIMON at checkout for 10% off your first order. WHOOP Whoop, the most advanced fitness and health wearable available. Your personalised fitness and health coach to recover faster, sleep better, and train smarter. Claim your first month free on join.whoop.com/simon. LMNT Stay hydrated with LMNT - a meaningful dose of electrolytes in a science-backed ratio. Receive a free LMNT sample pack with any order when you purchase via drinklmnt.com/simon. Want to support the show? The best way to support the show is to use the products and services offered by our sponsors. To check them out, and enjoy great savings, visit theproof.com/friends. You can also show your support by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast app and/or sharing your favourite episodes with your friends and family. Simon Hill, MSc, BSc (Hons) Creator of theproof.com and host of The Proof with Simon Hill Author of The Proof is in the Plants Watch the episodes on YouTube or listen on Apple/Spotify Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Nourish your gut with my Plant-Based Ferments Guide Download my complimentary Two-Week Meal Plan and high protein Plant Performance recipe book

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0:00.0	Why we don't want to just look at the appeal to nature that well our ancestors ate that way
0:07.7	What's the disconnect there? It just comes back to realizing what the goal of our ancestors was and what evolution is.
0:13.6	It's to get you to an age to procreate.
0:15.7	Evolution does not care if you have a heart attack in 60.
0:18.4	If your goal is to increase the number of years
0:21.9	that you live in good health, you're trying to shrink the number of years that you live in good health, you're trying to shrink
0:23.7	the number of years where you're affected by disease. Then you have to look to the
0:27.8	science that is studying people over time and looking at biomarkers that predict
0:32.3	longevity because we have different goals to our ancestors. over time and looking at biomarkers that predict longevity.
0:33.2	Right, because we have different goals to our ancestors.
0:35.4	We're not just here to survive.
0:37.0	That was my friend Simon Hill,
0:38.7	nutritionist and host of the Proof Podcast,
0:41.6	who sat down with me to break down today's most popular diets and trends.
0:45.1	It can be confusing to navigate what dietary patterns are optimal for our longevity and health.
0:49.2	With the master's degree in nutrition, Simon has a healthy obsession with nutritional science and
0:54.0	helps clear the mud on this topic. The data on fiber is really clear. There's a
0:57.4	dose-dependent relationship. The more fiber you have, the lower risk of
1:01.0	colorectal cancer, type 2 diabetes, various forms of cancer,
1:04.1	cardiovascular disease and people are living longer. If you're interested in good health
1:08.6	later in life, we have to look beyond speculation of what our ancestors may or may not have been.
1:15.0	That's the other thing to consider here when we're thinking about like eating like our ancestors.
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