How Concerned Should You Be about Antinutrients? with Deanna Minich | Ep 225

One of Erin's Instagram posts recently received a lot of attention and A LOT of comments. The post was a video showing how to make a no-soak, no-strain (read: CONVENIENT) nut milk. Many of the comments expressed the concern for antinutrients in nuts. Today Erin sits down with nutrition vet Deanna Minich to tag team the antinutrient discussion and answer the question: how concerned should you be with antinutrients?

Deanna Minich is a nutrition scientist, international lecturer, teacher, and author. She has over twenty years of experience in academia and in the food and dietary supplement industries.

This discussion will provide you with more context and perspective on antinutrients and dietary diversity, equipping you to make the best - and safest - choices for your health.

In this episode:

- Why we're talking about antinutrients [2:30]

- All about Deanna [6:00]

- Nutrition is not black and white [8:00]

- Deanna's background and education [9:30]

- Digging into the literature to see what the data says about antinutrients [12:30]

- What are antinutrients? [16:00]

- Environmental contaminants are a bigger concern than antinutrients [18:00]

- What do we have control over when it comes to environmental contaminants? [20:30]

- Lectins explained [35:30]

- Oxalates explained [40:00]

- The importance of diversity in all things [45:00]

- What does clear communication have to do with health? [49:00]

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