In the messy world of nutritional science, some researchers rise above the others in their attempt to produce high quality and useful data. Dr. Ludwig exemplifies that role. As a practicing pediatric endocrinologist, he has seen first hand the rise in obesity, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver and other previously rare complications in adolescents. As a result, he has made it his mission to help us better understand the role of calories, the importance of quality of calories, and the importance of the quality of the science we read. Is a calorie just a calorie? Why are so many scientific studies not helpful in answering this question, and what can we do about that? Dr. Ludwig answers these questions and more.

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Dr. Ted Naiman explains satiety and how it can help you succeed with long-term healthy weight loss — and why it may be the secret to your success.

#110 - The path to healthy weight loss

Dave Feldman released preliminary data from the lean mass hyper-responder study investigating elevated LDL while on a keto diet. What can we learn from the data thus far?

#109 - A new study of elevated LDL on keto

Should you eat less beef to help the climate and your health? Not necessarily. Beef can play an important role in a healthy diet and a healthy environment.

#108 - The real story of beef, climate, and your health

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans aren’t based on rigorous science, yet they influence everything we eat. Nina Teicholz and I discuss what needs to change and how we can make it happen.

#107 - Improving the Dietary Guidelines

A medical-student-run study suggests there is much to learn through wearing continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). But is there a potential downside to using CGMs as a metabolic assessment tool?

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