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This episode we explored some of the most prominent myths surrounding the health and fitness industry with Amal Elbaba; strength and conditioning personal trainer. Amal has been in the industry for over ten years, kicking a** and shaping the women in our Muslim community. Her dedication and no BS approach makes her stand out from the crowd. 

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In this episode we invite a guess speaker Dr Mo. Assoum who is a infectious disease Epidemiologist myth buster, fact checker and author of The Priori Chronicles, talk about COVID, immunizations and the root cause of fear around vaccines. We can a dive into what some of the reasons are behind why people are so hesistant to take immunisations, where immunisations originated from and the real definition of herd immunity. If you're afraid of vaccines, then this podcast is for you. 

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This episode we discuss the controversy around sweetners, and finally answer the age old question Shakespeare asked over 400 years ago- to sweetener or not to sweetner?? 
See below for references of studies used 

1.Effects of Sweeteners on the Gut Microbiota: A Review of Experimental Studies and Clinical Trials https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6363527/
2.Artificial Sweeteners: A Systematic Review and Primer for Gastroenterologists. https://www.jnmjournal.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5056/jnm15206
3.Association between intake of non-sugar sweeteners and health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials and observational studies. https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.k4718
4.Health outcomes of non-nutritive sweeteners: analysis of the research landscape. https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12937-017-0278-x
5.Aspartame and Risk of Cancer: A Meta-analytic Review. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24965331/
6.Effects of Stevia Extract on Postprandial Glucose Response, Satiety and Energy Intake: A Three-Arm Crossover Trial. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/12/3036
7.Glycemic impact of non-nutritive sweeteners: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-018-0170-6
8. Short-Term Consumption of Sucralose with, but Not without, Carbohydrate Impairs Neural and Metabolic Sensitivity to Sugar in Humans  
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.01.014 
9. Effects of Sweeteners on the Gut Microbiota: A Review of Experimental Studies and Clinical Trials 
DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmy037 
10. Association of Low- and No-Calorie Sweetened Beverages as a Replacement for Sugar-Sweetened Beverages With Body Weight and Cardiometabolic Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 
Doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.2092. 
11. The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk  
Doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02223-9 
12. Effect of eating vegetables before carbohydrates on glucose excursions in patients with type 2 diabetes 
Doi: 10.3164/jcbn.13-67 
13. Systematic review of the relationship between artificial sweetener consumption and cancer in humans: analysis of 599,741 participants  
Doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12703. 

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In this episode we explore the use of vegetables oils and the controversy surrounding their use. We will discuss recent literature and break down good studies vs poor quality studies. Are they toxic? Will they kill you? 

Here are the list of resources used in the podcast:
Blood levels of omega-6 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30971107

• Cochrane review of omega-6 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011094.pub4/full
• Dietary fats and inflammatory markers in IBD https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33084958
• Am J Clin Nutr2008 Oct;88(4):913-21. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/88.4.913.
• BMJ 2016; 353 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i1246 (Published 12 April 2016)

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This podcast explores the aims of this podcast and a bit about the hosts, what relevant qualifications we have and what inspired the direction of this podcast

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