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Kyle Kamp is a Registered Dietitian, and in this episode, he helps explain how the body processes food and why a “junk food” diet during extreme athletic events such as backpacking, thru-hiking, and hunting actually works.
Show Notes and Links
- Kyle’s personal backstory in the outdoors
- What a dietitian is and how it differs from being a Nutritionist
- The backstory of THIS conversation
- Detailing Emory’s PCT junk food diet
- Rationalizing and explaining the junk food hiking diet
- Carbs versus fats and how they impact performance
- Why we look down on junk food as a super fuel option in the field
- When carbs are good, bad, or neutral
- How the body recognizes carbs, proteins, and fats
- Diet based on activity level and environment
- Food trends and marketing tools
- The impacts of junk food on inflammation
- Where inflammation comes from
- Detailing food and calorie intake for a backpacking trip
- Why we feel a delayed hunger in the field
- How the body uses reserves
- How to followup with Kyle (info@v2pnutrition.com)
- https://www.v2pnutrition.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/v2pnutrition/
- https://www.facebook.com/v2pnutrition/
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