This episode discusses how eating healthy can have barriers for some, and how those who think eating healthy is easy should avoid food shaming those with barriers.

Low to no cost nutrition services:

https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work/hunger-relief-programs/mobile-food-pantry-program

https://www.nutrition.gov/topics/food-security-and-access/nutrition-budget

https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/

https://www.nutrition.gov/topics/food-security-and-access/food-assistance-programs

https://www.fns.usda.gov/assistance-people-all-ages

Food stipends:

https://www.medigap.com/faqs/what-is-the-medicare-food-allowance-benefit/

https://health.usnews.com/medicare/articles/medicare-grocery-allowance

https://www.medicarebenefits.com/healthy-living/nutrition/get-a-monthly-allowance-for-groceries-with-a-healthy-food-card/

https://www.aetna.com/medicare/for-members/extra-benefits-card-healthy-foods.html

https://www.humana.com/medicare/medicare-programs/healthy-options-allowance

Meal delivery services:

https://www.ncoa.org/article/home-delivered-meals-for-older-adults-a-caregivers-guide

https://www.jfssd.org/our-services/food-meals/home-delivered-meals-foodmobile/

https://www.ioaging.org/collaborations-elder-protection/the-adults-with-disabilities-awd-home-delivered-meal-program/

https://hungerfreecolorado.org/service/delivered-meals/

This episode will discuss how there are two major types of sugar and how natural sugar from fruit is not unhealthy.

Natural sugar vs. added sugar:

https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/natural-versus-refined-sugar--what-s-the-difference.h00-159465579.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9657402/

Added sugar and health:

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1375453/full

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/finding-the-hidden-sugar-in-the-foods-you-eat

https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/sugar/added-sugars

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8188419/

This episode will talk about how listening to your hunger cues can help you become your healthiest self in the long-term and how tracking may be helpful in the short-term to stay on a healthy track.

Hunger cue benefits:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392799/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38584400/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38674930/

Tracking food impact on health:

This episode will discuss how even people with "healthy" diets can benefit from vitamin and nutrient supplements.

Plant-based diets and nutrient deficiency risk:

https://www.saintlukeskc.org/about/news/research-shows-vegan-diet-leads-nutritional-deficiencies-health-problems-plant-forward

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8746448/

Digestive diseases and nutrient risk:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6723806/#:~:text=Gastrointestinal%20diseases%20are%20often%20associated%20with%20nutritional%20deficiencies.,therapy%20in%20order%20to%20support%20the%20medical%20treatment.

Iron deficiency:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10982413/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37497686/

B12 deficiency:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11050313/

Vitamin D deficiency:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37875632/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38292127/

This episode will discuss eating disorder and disordered eating statistics and how eating disorders can happen to those you would never suspect being at risk.

Eating Disorder Statistics:

https://anad.org/eating-disorder-statistic/

Intermittent Fasting and Disordered Eating:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10589984/

Causes of Eating Disorders:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26095891/

Social Media and Eating Disorder Risk Studies:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8001450/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6861923/

This episode will discuss why diets are not always restrictive and will provide fast facts on therapeutic diets.

Diet definition:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diet

Therapeutic diets:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38835359/

https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/42/5/731/40480/Nutrition-Therapy-for-Adults-With-Diabetes-or

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499830/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10128075/

This episode will discuss how being overweight is not always unhealthy.

Older adults overweight:

https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(23)05024-4/fulltext

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38626306/

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.30.24308211v1

Fat but Fit:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10934411/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38219201/

Health risks obesity:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459357/

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(22)00033-X/fulltext

This episode will briefly explore how thin is not always healthy.

Malnutrition link:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9228435/

Thinness statistics and causes:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38432237/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8001450/

This episode will talk about how one diet does not fit all and the reasons why.

Diet links:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279012/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10128075/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10210275/

This episode will talk about what you can expect from this season as well as talk about why snacks are not bad.