Episode 287: The Naughty and Nice Food Lists ...

Anxiety drugs are a good example where the ‘cure’ can be worse than the condition. Benzodiazapene drugs are used for anxiety, depression, insomnia, and other conditions. But what they do in the supposed quest to help people with these symptoms is pretty scary. In this episode, Dr ...  Show more

Turns out a lot of what we were told about Polio and the Polio vaccines wasn’t true. In some cases, the truth is the opposite of what was widely accepted. There were mysteries about Polio and the vaccine because of hidden information that has now been exposed. In this episode, Dr ...  Show more

Today on the NutritionFacts podcast, we look at antibiotic resistance genes, the misleading packaging on dietary supplements, and why health insurers don’t embrace plant-based eating. This episode features audio from Why Don’t Health Insurers Encourage Healthier Eating?, Suppleme ...  Show more

Those healthy foods that add life to your years? Just don’t say they’re good for you. This episode features audio from Do Healthy Fast-Food Options Lead to Healthier Choices? and How to Avoid the Boomerang Effect of Remedy Messaging. Visit the video pages for all sources and doct ...  Show more

We’ve all heard that so-called “ultraprocessed” foods aren’t great for us—but why? It turns out scientists are still trying to figure that out. Dr. Sanjay Gupta sits down with his friend and colleague, CNN’s Meg Tirrell, to talk about her recent visit to the National Institutes o ...  Show more

Today we’re discussing ultra processed food. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are everywhere. Many of us eat them over and over again without really understanding the detrimental impact they’re having on our health. But why are these foods so addictive? Here to help us identify the u ...  Show more