The Magic Pill 04: Conspiracy theories in food

Everyone loves to do their research or do an experiment but what exactly does an experiment look like? And is Damon’s so-called experiment worth your time and energy?Follow Pixie Turner @pixienutrition on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookFollow Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookEmail us with your questions [email protected]                                  Please don’t forget to give us a 5-star rating to help others find us Production music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com(Theme song is ‘Rookie Mistake’ by Fly Guy Five)Cover art is by Fine Print Food - @fineprintfoodThis week’s suggested readings:What science actually is https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-fair/steps-of-the-scientific-method Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the government and food industry sneaking into your yoghurt and piling it high with sugar cubes? Not exactly. ‘That Sugar Film’ loves a sweet conspiracy theory but we just like the science.Follow Pixie Turner @pixienutrition on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookFollow Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookEmail us with your questions [email protected]                                  Please don’t forget to give us a 5-star rating to help others find us Production music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com(Theme song is ‘Rookie Mistake’ by Fly Guy Five)Cover art is by Fine Print Food - @fineprintfoodThis week’s suggested readings:Sugar content of food https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/105/4/854/4633970?login=trueMisleading health claims in food https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212267217300722 Sugar Tax in Australia https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Obesity_epidemic_in_Australia/Obesity/Final%20Report/c06Sugar Tax in the UK https://theconversation.com/sugary-drinks-tax-is-working-now-its-time-to-target-cakes-biscuits-and-snacks-124325  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don’t panic yet - sugar may not be the best thing in the world but it’s not a controlled substance either. This week we’re discovering whether sugar is particularly good at causing weight gain, acne and hyperactivity.Follow Pixie Turner @pixienutrition on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookFollow Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookEmail us with your questions [email protected]                                  Please don’t forget to give us a 5-star rating to help others find us Production music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com(Theme song is ‘Rookie Mistake’ by Fly Guy Five)Cover art is by Fine Print Food - @fineprintfoodThis week’s suggested readings:Sugar and hyperactivity (a summary) https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/medical-myths-does-sugar-make-children-hyperactive#Sugar-and-hyperactivity-in-children For sugar addiction - see our episodes on Fed Up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another sugar documentary - That Sugar Film - that claims sugar is the root of all evil. Let's see what they get wrong...Follow Pixie Turner @pixienutrition on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookFollow Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookEmail us with your questions [email protected]                                  Please don’t forget to give us a 5-star rating to help others find us Production music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com(Theme song is ‘Rookie Mistake’ by Fly Guy Five)Cover art is by Fine Print Food - @fineprintfoodThis week’s suggested readings:Sugar consumption in Australia and NZ https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/fr/publishing.nsf/Content/C6995F10A56B5D56CA2581EE00177CA8/$File/Policy%20Context%202017.pdfSugar consumption UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/phe-publishes-latest-data-on-nations-dietUK NHS guidelines on sugar consumption: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/how-does-sugar-in-our-diet-affect-our-health/Adherence to dietary guidelines and cardiovascular disease https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/150/2/312/5570577 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s our last week of looking at Pete Evans’ documentary, ‘The Magic Pill’ (thank goodness) and for our last episode we’re exploring why some people in health or nutrition end up donning a tin foil hat. Don’t forget to listen to find out which film we’re torturing ourselves with next!Follow Pixie Turner @pixienutrition on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookFollow Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookEmail us with your questions [email protected]                                  Please don’t forget to give us a 5-star rating to help others find us Production music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com(Theme song is ‘Rookie Mistake’ by Fly Guy Five)Cover art is by Fine Print Food - @fineprintfoodThis week’s suggested readings:Medical conspiracies in the United States https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1835348Science denialism https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2772693 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People will get mad because we’re going to spend the entire episode telling you why food is not medicine. Doesn’t mean it isn’t important but this rhetoric is getting way too much air time recently, forming the basis of ‘The Magic Pill’ so let’s discuss why this statement is grossly unhelpful.Follow Pixie Turner @pixienutrition on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookFollow Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookEmail us with your questions [email protected]                                  Please don’t forget to give us a 5-star rating to help others find us Production music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com(Theme song is ‘Rookie Mistake’ by Fly Guy Five)Cover art is by Fine Print Food - @fineprintfoodThis week’s suggested readings:Cancer and diets from CRUK https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/coping/physically/diet-problems/managing/alternative-cancer-diets JAMA Oncology - patients using complementary therapies twice as likely to die of their cancer https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2687972?resultClick=1 National Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisation (NACCHO) https://www.naccho.org.auA great article from Huffington Post on why Food is not medicine https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/food-isnt-medicine_l_5e136ffbe4b0843d36169e02Natural by Alan Levinovitz https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Natures-Goodness-Harmful-Science/dp/0807010871  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If we had a dollar for every time someone said ‘bUt SaTuRatED fAt AcTuAllY iSn’T tHAt bAd’, we wouldn’t need ads in our podcast episodes. ‘The Magic Pill’, this month’s film, likes to get greasy and extoll the miracle nature of fats. But should you be adding coconut oil to every meal or is there a better way to do it? (Spoiler alert: do not add coconut oil to every meal, there is a better way)Follow Pixie Turner @pixienutrition on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookFollow Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookEmail us with your questions [email protected]                                  Please don’t forget to give us a 5-star rating to help others find us Production music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com(Theme song is ‘Rookie Mistake’ by Fly Guy Five)Cover art is by Fine Print Food - @fineprintfoodThis week’s suggested readings:Ancel Keys and the Seven Countries Study - a modern review https://www.truehealthinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SCS-White-Paper.THI_.8-1-17.pdfAn excellent overview of saturated fat: https://www.biolayne.com/articles/nutrition/is-saturated-fat-worse-for-you-than-sugar/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello wonderful listeners! We’re back and we’re not wasting any time getting to the bottom of Pete Evans’ ‘The Magic Pill’. This week, the ketogenic diet - is it as magical as this film wants you to believe?We had some technology drama while recording this, so please forgive us for not having quite the same high standard of audio that we usually do today.Follow Pixie Turner @pixienutrition on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookFollow Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookEmail us with your questions [email protected]                                  Please don’t forget to give us a 5-star rating to help others find us Production music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com(Theme song is ‘Rookie Mistake’ by Fly Guy Five)Cover art is by Fine Print Food - @fineprintfoodThis week’s suggested readings:The Ketogenic Diet - An overview from JAMA https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2759475Low fat versus low carb diet - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2673150 Red Meat and Human Health (from our friends at Sigma Nutrition) https://sigmanutrition.com/red-meat/ CIM: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2686143https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28074888/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the first annual In Bad Taste Awards for Gross Underachievement in Health Documentaries, and we have some serious categories and nominees lined up. Follow Pixie Turner @pixienutrition on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookFollow Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookEmail us with your questions [email protected]                                  Please don’t forget to give us a 5-star rating to help others find us Production music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com(Theme song is ‘Rookie Mistake’ by Fly Guy Five)Cover art is by Fine Print Food - @fineprintfoodWe’ll be back in Feb 2021, but in the meantime please do listen to the episodes we’ve done so far, especially any you may have missed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s our last episode on The Goop Lab and for the final hurrah, things get weird. Like really weird because we’re energy healing apparently. Prepare to hear about some guy who can control your body without even touching you or telling you to. It’s a wild ride.Follow Pixie Turner @pixienutrition on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookFollow Dr Nikki Stamp @drnikkistamp on Instagram | Twitter | FacebookEmail us with your questions [email protected]                                  Please don’t forget to give us a 5-star rating to help others find us Production music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com(Theme song is ‘Rookie Mistake’ by Fly Guy Five)Cover art is by Fine Print Food - @fineprintfoodThis week’s suggested readings:Research proves energy healing is no better than placebo https://cnet.co/3kUk3Oz Reiki for treatment of anxiety and depression https://bit.ly/2TLyMPY  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.