Body Unboxed

Supplements are supposed to be helpful. We’re told from a young age to get our vitamins, take fish oil for our regular omega 3 intake. In fact, 58% of Americans report taking dietary supplements, often motivated by a wish to “improve” or “maintain” health.

But are they all they’re cracked up to be? In this episode we’re going to learn all about the unregulated wild west world of dietary supplements – why Americans are so addicted to them, why this industry is so unregulated, and when these supplements may go from helpful to harmful.

Joshua Sharfstein, MD, is associate dean for public health practice and training at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is a former deputy commissioner at the FDA.

David S. Seres, MD, is director of medical nutrition and associate professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, where he directs the medical school’s nutrition curriculum.

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Professor and Body Unboxed co-host Joan Salge Blake reads from her Pearson textbook, Nutrition and You. Today's bonus episode is all about food allergies. We suggest you listen first to "Tough Nut?" Episode 1 of Body Unboxed from Pearson for more information on the topic.

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American children are ten times more likely to experience food allergies than Israeli children. So what’s going on? Why aren’t they experiencing such dire allergies at the same rate as us? The answer lies in something so simple: Bambas, an iconic peanut-flavored snack considered a staple of Israeli childhood. Instead of provoking an allergy, early exposure to peanuts seems to help build tolerance.

In this episode, we look at food allergies in general, what causes children’s food allergies, and how we can prevent them.

Dr. Gideon Lack, Head of The Department of Pediatric Allergy, Kings College, London & Lead Author of the LEAP Study

Sherry Coleman Collins aka PeanutRD, registered dietitian, nutritionist, food allergy specialist

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When it comes to nutrition, it can be hard to know what to believe. It seems like every other week there’s a new headline. Why are food allergies on the rise? How much protein do we really need?

So what’s clickbait and what’s real?

Welcome to Body Unboxed– a new podcast by Pearson, hosted by Anahad O’Connor and Joan Salge Blake. On every episode we’re breaking down some of the biggest questions about nutrition -- with the help of certified health experts who quite literally 'wrote the book' on nutrition.

Every episode will feature the real science delivered from some of the world’s top scientists, writers and researchers. Plus, we will be offering bonus content from Pearson audiobooks. Tune into Body Unboxed by Pearson, produced by Neon Hum Media, wherever you get your podcasts.

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