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The Shoddy Science Behind the USDA Food Pyramid - #5

The Shoddy Science Behind the USDA Food Pyramid - #5

FromStay Off My Operating Table


The Shoddy Science Behind the USDA Food Pyramid - #5

FromStay Off My Operating Table

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Sep 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this episode, Dr. O peels back the covers on the shoddy "science" that undergirds the USDA Food Pyramid.What is the "Food Frequency Questionaire"?Since people are bad at remembering, and people aren't very honest when self-reporting, are "surveys" a valid way to do "science"?Healthy habits, healthy people, healthy food? Are they related? If so, why?The "which shoe brand do you wear" analogy?Did you know that the people who make the food are the same people who fund the research? What is "Regulatory Capture"?Naming names: the food companies who are the culpritsWhy we really don't have a lot of choices in our foodConnect with Dr. Ovadia:TwitteriFixHearts WebsiteStay Off My Operating Table WebsiteAmazon Theme Song : Rage AgainstWritten & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey(c) 2016 Mercury Retro RecordingsProduced by 38atoms & Jack Heald
Released:
Sep 14, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

He was a morbidly obese heart surgeon. Through high school, college, med school and surgical training, he followed the U.S. dietary guidelines for both diet and exercise. Yet nothing he did could keep the weight off. Each day in the operating theater he would split open the chests of people just like himself. He was heading for the operating table and knew he had to find solutions that worked. In 2016, he finally found a way to lose 100 pounds and keep it off. Now - in addition to doing heart surgery - he helps people just like himself get healthy, lose the weight and keep it off. Dr. Philip Ovadia is now a rebel M.D. working to keep people OFF his operating table.