Oct 26, 2021
In this episode Alan and Danny answer a variety of questions sent in from listeners.
Questions:
[1:10] Gabriel - Is there any benefit to including SFAs and cholesterol in low quantities in our diets for healthspan?
[10:42] Luis Arrondo - Can I do 3 rather than 4 meals or more for
protein absorption by increasing grams of protein? How many grams
of protein can be absorbed at one sitting. Does taking in protein
at night help more absorption of protein? If so, something slower,
like milk over whey? Last, how much protein per kilo of weight to
gain muscle via weightlifing?
[19:34] Heather Smith - Please could you go into the sodium needs
of those with hypotension. Your podcast about normotension and
hypertension was excellent, as was the section relating to
athletes. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the sodium needs of a
hypotensive person. Thank you!
[27:00] Judith Williams - I would find it really helpful if you
could summarise what the evidence shows are the key dietary changes
for long term weight loss.
[36:41] Dale Grant - Great podcast and episode as normal especially
the quack asylum (big fan of this segment). Having listened to a
few of these extreme people (quacks) on various platforms, I’ve
noticed they also employ an aggressive falsify my opponents
position tactic. Its almost as if they are aware of Karl Poppers
falsification principle, but have misinterpreted it as falsify my
"opponents" position instead of my own. Aside from the fact they
falsely view the person they are having a debate with as their
“opponent”, they miss the point that they should be trying to find
evidence to falsify their own position, and thus get closer to a
capital T Truth. On the other hand as Alan pointed out with Assem
Mahlhotra, this may just be a reluctance to acknowledge evidence
for other reasons (narcissism, us vs Them narrative, etc). Nowhere
was this more apparent than when James Wilks (host of mass
propaganda film game changers), sought to aggressively debate Chris
Kresser on the Joe Rogan Podcast. Considering Wilks is a former
cage fighter this wasn’t surprising. Unfortunately, this aggressive
tactic does lead some people to conclude that Wilks has “won” the
argument, because he has “won” the debate. Similar to most modern
debates, it seems like you don’t have to win the debate
intellectually with reason. Instead you just have to make it seem
as if your more competent than your opponent. Do you agree these
extreme people employ this tactic? and how do you think we could
improve “scientific” debates (note inverted commas) in the public
domain in the future?
[46:40] Dimitri - Should fruit consumption be moderated because of
the sugar content? For example, a fig has 8g of sugar, can I eat
5-10 in one sitting or would that be detrimental to health?
[51:26] Rebecca Toutant - What is the evidence / practice behind
integrative and functional nutrition?
[56:06] Duncan Clarke - This will be a strange question for you but
I'll send it anyway. How could a cyclist specifically lose upper
body muscle mass? For example a fit healthy athlete from another
sport takes up cycling and they now have more arm/shoulder muscle
than needed. The goal being to maximize the power to weight ratio
for climbing.
[60:15] Gabriel - Do you foresee any public health issues related
to the increasing popularity of plant based diets, where less
careful individuals may face issues consuming certain nutrients
harder to get from a plant based diet, such as preformed Vitamin A,
choline, iron, protein etc?
[72:03] Ward Stanford - After re-listening to your podcast on
weight maintenance over time I was wondering what information
exists on the idea of establishing new body fat set points. It
seems like merely existing at a lower bf% for a period of time may
not be enough, but what are your thoughts on one's ability to truly
create a lower set point where it becomes easier to maintain a
lower body fat, and how long would you need to be at that lower bf%
for it to become a "set point" Thank you!