Roy Taylor is Professor of Medicine and Metabolism at the University of Newcastle in the UK. There he is also director of the Newcastle Magnetic Resonance Centre. Prof. Taylor is an Honorary Consultant Physician at Newcastle Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Since publishing his "twin cycle" hypothesis of type 2 diabetes in 2008, Prof. Taylor and colleagues have published several fascinating studies with potentially large implications for the potential to put diabetes into remission.

Three of the most important trials were the Counterpoint Study, the Counterbalance study and the DiRECT study. All of which will be discussed in this episode.

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Eric Trexler is Director of Education at Stronger By Science, where he co-hosts the SBS podcast. He also is one of the four contributors to the MASS Research Review.

Eric has a prolific background in exercise science research, with more than 30 publications to his name by the time he completed his PhD at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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In this episode Danny & Alan discuss:

1. Today's Topic in Focus: Inflammation & Diet.
2. Today's Member Question: "Is the carcinogenic risk of this high enough that I should be throwing them away and starting again?
3. Being consigned to the Quack Asylum in this episode is... "Leveraging-COVID-to-further-my-diet-idealogy".
4. Danny & Alan's random recommendations of the week.

Dr. Meeta Singh is a board-certified sleep medicine doctor and is currently the service chief of the sleep medicine at the Henry Ford sleep laboratory in Michigan.

She did her training in psychiatry at the Mayo clinic and a sleep fellowship at the Henry Ford hospital. She is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as a psychiatrist and sleep medicine sub-specialist.

David's a Performance Nutritionist with a track record in developing and delivering nutrition programmes to elite athletes, teams, Olympians and sports legends – all over the globe.

He has worked in elite sport with PGA Tour golfers and various teams including Harlequins (rugby union), Bradford Bulls (rugby league) and Queens Park Rangers (soccer).

David is currently completing PhD out of Liverpool Johns Moores University in the UK, doing research on digital media & behaviour change interventions in sports nutrition. David is the CEO of Hexis.

Show notes: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode327

Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon is a former university professor and researcher who now designs curriculum for Precision Nutrition.

She focuses on helping people make meaningful change through the Precision Nutrition Coaching and coaching Certification programs.

Krista is also the author or co-author of several books, with the latest being Why Me Want Eat: Fixing Your Food Fuckedupitude.

Show Notes: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode326

Dr. Kirk Parsley is a former SEAL, and received his Medical Degree from Bethesda, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) in 2004. He served as an Undersea Medical Officer at Naval Special Warfare Group One from 2009 - 2013. While there, he led the development and supervised the group's first Sports Medicine Rehabilitation center.

Dr. Parsley has been a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine since 2006 and has served as Naval Special Warfare's expert on Sleep Medicine. After leaving the Navy he went into concierge medicine and consulting. He continues to consult for multiple corporations, and professional athletes/teams.

Show notes: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode325

Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford is an obesity medicine physician, scientist, educator, and policy maker at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She is a national and international sought after expert in obesity medicine who bridges the intersection of medicine, public health, policy, and disparities.

She completed her Obesity Medicine & Nutrition Fellowship at MGH/HMS after completing her internal medicine and pediatrics residency at the University of South Carolina. She has served as a health communications fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as a behavioral sciences intern at the American Cancer Society.

Show notes: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode324

Dr. Rizwan Sohail is an infectious disease specialist based at the Mayo Clinic, where he holds a joint appointment with the divisions of Infectious Diseases and Cardiovascular Diseases.

He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago and then a Fellowship in infectious diseases at the Mayo Clinic.

• Distinguishing between COVID-19 (disease) and the actual novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2)
• What is different about this specific coronavirus compared to others
• This coronavirus has a respiratory droplet transmission
• The difference between respiratory droplet and airbourne transmission
• Time from exposure to SARS-CoV-2 to symptom
• The disease mechanism
• Current case reports on those hospitalized
• In those who have recovered, do we know yet whether they can be reinfected or if they have established immunity?
• Is the severity of the disease impacted by the length or magnitude of the exposure?
• On average, for someone infected how many people will they likely infect.
• How it compares to other viruses in terms of lethality and transmissibility
• Why social distancing (and potentially self- isolation) is so important
• Impact on healthcare system
• Mortality rate is not inherent to the virus alone, but mediated by how the healthcare system holds up, as well as population demographics, etc.
• Response needed now: a) public health/governmental; b) individuals (context dependent)

Dominic Munnelly is one of Ireland's leading personal trainers having worked in the business for over 20 years. He has supported many clients on their health and fitness journey advising them on training, nutrition, mobility and wellness and in the process helped people lose weight, get fit and lead a happier and healthier life.

His background is Sports Science had he holds a degree from the University of Sunderland as well as other qualifications and certifications.

He is a co-author of Move Train Nourish, The Sustainable Way to a Healthier you, published by The Collins Press.

SHOW NOTES: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode322/