In today's episode, we discuss the role Cholesterol and Lipoproteins have in the development of Atherosclerosis. This episode touches on LDL and HDL, Apo-B, and what causes atherosclerosis.

There is a lot of buzz about Seed Oils and how "pro-inflammatory" they are which is something the literature does not agree with. Today, we will be using SCIENTIFIC Evidence in how Seed Oils affect Cardiovascular risk such as Coronary Heart Disease risk.

Welcome to another episode of the Food is Medicine Podcast in which we will talk about the truth behind caffeine and determine if it's a health food or not. As always, I have the timestamp below:0:00 Introduction0:35 History of Coffee2:00 What does Caffeine do? 4:47 How Caffeine affect general health5:52 How Caffeine affects the nervous system6:32 Coffee and Inflammation

Welcome to the second episode of the Food is Medicine podcast: a podcast dedicated to educating the world on food and preventing many chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and more. My name is Jahongir Karim, and I am the Co-Founder of MedPorium. For the second episode of the Food is Medicine podcast, I wanted to take the time towards diving deeper into carbohydrates with topics such as simple vs. complex carbs, high fructose corn syrup, gluten and more.

Time stamp is down below:

0:00 - 0:39 Intro

0:39 - 0:58 Simple vs. Complex Carbs

1:03 - 3:40 Digestion of carbohydrates

3:40 - 14:12 Metabolism of Fructose and Glucose

14:12 - 24:14 The thing about High Fructose Corn Syrup

24:14 - 27:05 Sugar & Brain and Gluconeogenesis

27:05 - 30:29 Starch

30:29 - 32:42 Resistant starch

32:42 - 39:55 Gluten, Celiac Disease, and Gluten Sensitivity

39:55 - 41:37 Wheat in US vs. Europe

41:37 - 42:15 Wheat production

42:15 - 44:16 Why White Bread is Bad

44:16 - 46:53 Glycemic response, glycemic index, and glycemic load

46:53 - 50:37 What Carbs and best for health

50:37 - 51:15 Outro

51:15 - 52:06 Bloopers

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Link for resources used in this podcast: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kQxXGe3eC4BkYc_zurxgnVcXHJL_TCxkYYdLtGvISCw/edit?usp=sharing

Welcome to the first episode of the Food is Medicine podcast: a podcast dedicated to educating the world on food and preventing many chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and more. My name is Jahongir Karim, and I am the Co-Founder of MedPorium. For the first episode of the Food is Medicine podcast, we want to get an introduction to nutrition to understand why the food we eat is crucial in determining our health span.