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Episode 5 - Hyperinsulinemia, FDA diet recommendations, and Saturated Fat


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A look at the role of excess insulin, how does it plan a role in the development or perpetuation of type 2 diabetes. FDA diet recommendations over the past 50 years. Is saturated fat really as bad as has been believed for more than a generation?

Sources used:

"Hyperinsulinemia and Insulin Resistance" from the American Diabetes Association: https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes/medication-management/insulin-other-injectables/hyperinsulinemia-and-insulin-resistance

"Insulin Resistance & Prediabetes" from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/what-is-diabetes/prediabetes-insulin-resistance

"Hyperinsulinemia and Type 2 Diabetes" from the Journal of Diabetes Research: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jdr/2019/4986864/

"Evolution of Nutrition Guidelines and Education from Food Guide Pyramid to MyPlate," by Shilpa S. Samant and Sanjay R. Patel, Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, 2018. This article provides a good overview of the changes in nutrition guidelines and education from the 1970s to the present.

"History of the Food Guide Pyramid," from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This article provides a detailed history of the evolution of the food guide pyramid, from its introduction in the 1980s to its replacement with MyPlate in 2011.

American Heart Association. (2021). Saturated fats. https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/fats/saturated-fats

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. (2021). The nutrition source: Fats and cholesterol. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-and-cholesterol/

Mozaffarian, D., & Ludwig, D. S. (2015). The 2015 US dietary guidelines: Lifting the ban on total dietary fat. JAMA, 313(24), 2421-2422. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.5941

Schwingshackl, L., Bogensberger, B., Benčič, A., Knüppel, S., Boeing, H., & Hoffmann, G. (2018). Effects of oils and solid fats on blood lipids: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Journal of Lipid Research, 59(9), 1771-1782. https://doi.org/10.1194/jlr.P082503

Siri-Tarino, P. W., Sun, Q., Hu, F. B., & Krauss, R. M. (2010). Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 91(3), 535-546. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2009.27725

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