Three and a half hours was too short for this podcast IMHO. We have Dr. Layne Norton and Dr. Huberman dissecting the nutrition world. For those who don’t know, Dr. Norton has a plethora of information available across many platforms, including his own YouTube channel, where he breaks down complex metabolic function, current literature, and my personal favorite, “What the Fitness” series, where he dives deep into in the contemporary fitness zeitgeist. He is not a person to back down from a debate and has the scientific knowledge to back up his words. In addition to educational content, he has his own company providing coaching, products, and, most recently, ” An Adaptable Diet Coaching app” called Carbon. I use this app, which is a great deal, approximately under 7 dollars a month when you pay annually.
TLDR:
- Energy Balance = Energy in and Energy out. It sounds simple but is subject to nuance. One of the problems is tracking. Food labels are a helpful, however may have up to a +/- 20% error.
- When making weight changes, he suggests weighing daily and taking an average at the end of the week for a more accurate representation of change. As we already know, weight may fluctuate daily, and adding more data points to the equation provides a more reliable prediction.
- Gut Health: They mention a study where obese mice received a fecal transplant from lean mice and lost weight. You can find one study here. A possible interpretation is that gut microbiome may correlate with overall health status. However, we are still in the early stages of data interpretation.
- Artificial Sweeteners. I touched on this topic before, and you can find that here.
- Female Athletes: This could be a separate podcast on its own. Most questions revolve around menstruation, premenopausal and postmenopausal women, and if females should incorporate specialized training. However, preliminary data suggest that the same muscle-building principles apply to female athletes (compared to male athletes). No need for specialized training; the goal should be taking the muscle as close to failure (within a few reps before failure).
Hope you learned something