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Sigma Nutrition Radio#559: Skin Health & Nutrition – Thivi Maruthappu, PhDThe intersection of nutrition, dermatology, and skin health is an area of growing interest, yet one that remains riddled with misinformation and oversimplified claims. The influence of dietary patterns, specific nutrients, and lifestyle factors on conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, and skin aging has been widely debated, with varying levels of evidence supporting different interventions. While some nutritional strategies may play a role in optimizing skin health, the challenge lies in distinguishing practical, evidence-based approaches from overstated or anecdotal claims. A significant issue in this space is the naturalistic fallacy—the belief th...
2025-04-0845 minSigma Nutrition Radio#551: How to Shift from Short-term Dieting to Sustainable Lifestyle Changes – Laurin ConlinWhile the fitness industry often emphasizes short-term goals such as rapid weight loss or aesthetic improvements, a growing body of evidence highlights the importance of fostering long-term habits for health and wellbeing. Understanding how psychological frameworks intersect with physical health behaviors is key to empowering clients and overcoming the challenges posed by rigid dieting practices or the influence of social media culture. Bodybuilding and fitness culture serve as both a microcosm and an extreme example of the challenges faced in this space. As the boundaries between physique sports and general fitness blur, many enthusiasts adopt unsustainable habits...
2025-01-281h 02Sigma Nutrition Radio#546: Professional Standards & Scope of Practice for Nutrition Professionals – Alex ThomasNavigating the complex and often underemphasized requirements of professional standards, legal considerations, and insurance can be challenging for sports nutrition practitioners and personal trainers. Many professionals, especially early in their careers, may overlook or minimize these responsibilities, focusing primarily on the practical and enjoyable aspects of helping clients achieve their goals. However, staying informed and adhering to these standards is not only essential for providing ethical, competent service but is also crucial for minimizing liability. Ignoring or misinterpreting scope-of-practice guidelines and insurance limitations can leave well-meaning professionals exposed to significant legal and financial risks that...
2024-12-1859 minSigma Nutrition Radio#521: How Does Coffee Impact Our Health?The relationship between coffee and health is complex, encompassing areas like blood lipids, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases, anxiety, and depression. Coffee has an interesting nutrient profile and contains diverse bioactive compounds that influence metabolism. Coffee has a potential impact on cardiovascular disease risk, with mechanisms that highlight potential benefits and some concerns. There may be an impact on blood pressure and blood lipid, but there are important nuances to this. Some research suggests that moderate intake may protect against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, with some mechanisms proposed for the observation. Coffee's e...
2024-05-071h 13Sigma Nutrition RadioSNP28: How To Eat for LongevityIn a world flooded with claims, advice, and recommendations on how to extend our lifespan, the buzz around various diet approaches, supplement regimens, and lifestyle hacks is deafening. But amidst the noise, one must pause to ponder: Are these claims rooted in science? And perhaps more crucially, are we even asking the right questions or pursuing the correct goals in our quest for longevity? Join us in our upcoming podcast episode as Danny delves into these intriguing questions. Rather than getting lost in the sea of trends and fads, Danny offers his insights on the essential inquiries...
2024-04-2310 min
Sigma Nutrition RadioAnnouncement: I Wrote a Book!The book: makingweightbook.com What if you could guarantee your diet and weight-cutting plan would maximize performance? Take control and transform your performance with… Making Weight: The Ultimate Science-based Guide to Cutting Weight for Combat Sports. Whether you’re a nutrition professional or combat sports athlete looking to optimize the weight cutting process, then this is the book for you. Written by renowned combat sports dietitian Jordan Sullivan, and nutrition science expert Danny Lennon, Making Weight is the definitive guide to cutting weight for combat sports. The authors draw on years...
2023-08-2403 minSigma Nutrition Radio#488: Does Time of Day Impact Hunger, Appetite & Satiety?Links: Episode page (with links to resources) Receive Danny's weekly emails Subscribe to PREMIUM About This Episode: The topic of whether hunger and satiety are affected by the time of day has generated considerable interest within the nutrition research community. Researchers have been particularly intrigued by the potential influence of circadian rhythms on caloric intake throughout the day. Initially, a number of studies proposed that consuming high energy intakes in the morning could lead to significantly greater weight loss compared to evening consumption. And while much attention was placed on the hypothesis that...
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Sigma Nutrition Radio#485: Does Menopause Alter Appetite?Links: Go to episode page Receive Danny's weekly emails Subscribe to PREMIUM About This Episode: Menopause is commonly associated with hormonal changes and physical symptoms, such as hot flashes, mood changes, sleep issues, and weight gain. Based on anecdotal reports, another interesting question emerges: what is the potential impact of menopause on appetite? As women undergo this transformative phase, many report fluctuations in their food intake and body weight, raising the question: Does menopause alter appetite? Understanding the relationship between menopause and appetite is of great significance, as it can potentially...
2023-06-2045 minSigma Nutrition RadioSNP18: What is a Healthy Low-Carb Diet?Links: Go to episode page Subscribe to PREMIUM Receive Danny's weekly email Twitter: @NutritionDanny Instagram: @dannylennon_sigma About This Episode: Note: This is a Premium-exclusive episode, so in order to listen to the full episode you'll need to subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium. Low-carbohydrate diets come with a list of reported benefits, and research does show benefit for a number of different outcomes. However, many influencers and advocates of low-carb diets routinely add commentary that is misleading, incorrect, and possibly dangerous. This has led to us highlighting such incorrect information on this podcast be...
2023-06-1313 minSigma Nutrition Radio#484: Is Metabolic Adaptation an Illusion? – Eric Trexler, PhDLinks: Episode page with resources Subscribe to PREMIUM MASS Research Review About This Episode: Metabolic adaptation refers to the process by which the body adjusts its metabolism in response to changes in energy intake or body mass. This adjustment can occur in both directions, meaning that the body can increase or decrease its energy expenditure in response to changes in energy intake or body weight. When someone consumes fewer calories than their body requires for energy, the body will respond by slowing down its metabolism to conserve energy. This can make it harder...
2023-06-061h 15Sigma Nutrition Radio#483: What are the Effects of Very High Fiber Intakes?Links: Episode page (with links to studies mentioned) Subscribe to PREMIUM Receive Danny's free weekly email About This Episode: The benefits of consuming a higher fiber diet have been consistently demonstrated in nutrition research. Epidemiology clearly shows that higher intakes, compared to lower intakes, leads to a risk reduction for a range of diseases, including cardiovascular disease and colon cancer. And based on this epidemiological evidence, most dietary guidelines recommend dietary patterns that provide adults with 30-35g of dietary fiber per day. However, what do we know about intakes beyond...
2023-05-301h 18Sigma Nutrition Radio#482: Carbohydrate Quality & Health – Andrew Reynolds, PhDLinks: Go to episode page (with resources) Subscribe to PREMIUM Receive Danny's weekly email About This Episode: In the last couple of decades, carbohydrates have experienced an increasing amount of negative campaigning. In general, the main argument is that carbohydrates have been viewed as the root cause for obesity, diabetes and several other diseases including heart disease and behavioral disorders. However, there can often be a lack of appreciation that not all carbohydrates are equal in their health effects. Beyond this, now there has even been confusion as to whether high fiber diets...
2023-05-231h 06Sigma Nutrition RadioIs Personalized Nutrition Superior to General Nutrition Advice? (SNP 17)Links: Go to episode page (with resources) Subscribe to PREMIUM Receive Danny's free weekly email About This Episode: "Personalized nutrition" has been promoted as an approach that will improve people's health by prescribing them specific dietary recommendations based on their own genetic and phenotypic data. The premise is that given we each respond differently to foods, having general dietary recommendations may be doing many people a disservice. And by using an array of personal data, it is now possible to give unique diets that improve health. The early and interesting findings...
2023-05-1622 minSigma Nutrition Radio#481: Why Saturated Fat Really Does Impact Heart Disease RiskLinks: Go to episode page (with further resources) Subscribe to PREMIUM Get Danny's weekly email, the Sigma Synopsis About This Episode: While it has long been acknowledged that high intakes of saturated fat can increase risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease due to their impact on blood lipids, there are some who question the association between saturated fat and heart disease. Specifically, they may state that the evidence for this association is weak or non-existent, typically by pointing to some commonly cited studies that show null associations between saturated fat and CVD outcomes.
2023-05-091h 30Sigma Nutrition Radio#480: How Much Fiber Do We Need for Good Health? – Prof. Joanne SlavinLinks: Go to episode page (with resources) Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition PREMIUM Receive Danny's free weekly emails About this Episode: The beneficial impact of a high-fiber diet is something that has been promoted in nutrition for a long period of time. But there remain a variety of interesting questions to researchers, practitioners and the general public alike. How much fiber do we actually need? What are current fiber recommendations based on? What outcomes have the strongest evidence for benefit? Should we have targets for fiber sub-types? Are some types of fiber "better" than...
2023-05-021h 10Sigma Nutrition Radio#479: Blood Glucose, CGM Use, Diabetes Remission & High-Protein for Diabetes – Nicola Guess, PhD, RDLinks: Go to episode page Subscribe to PREMIUM Receive Danny's free weekly email Description: Blood glucose responses play a crucial role in maintaining good health, and any abnormalities in glucose regulation can lead to several chronic conditions. Diabetes is one such disease that results from a lack of insulin production or the body's inability to use insulin effectively, leading to elevated blood glucose levels. There has been debate about what exactly constitues a "healthy" and "unhealthy" blood glucose response. While it is suggested that unhealthy blood glucose responses are characterized by erratic and...
2023-04-2550 minSigma Nutrition Radio#478: Exposures in Nutrition – Why They're Crucial to UnderstandLinks: Go to episode page (w/ resources) Get Danny's weekly emails Subscibe to Premium Description: Understanding the concept of an "exposure" is a critical aspect to nutrition science literacy. The 'exposure of interest' refers to the variable or factor that is being studied to determine its relationship with a particular health outcome. For example, in a study examining the relationship between diet and heart disease, the exposure of interest may be a particular nutrient or food group, such as saturated fat or red meat consumption. But when reading research we need...
2023-04-181h 02Sigma Nutrition RadioSNP16: A Dairy Fat Paradox? – Saturated Fat, Food Matrices & Heart DiseaseLinks: Episode page with related links Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium Receive Danny's free weekly email Description: Substantial evidence shows that a high intake of saturated fat in the diet has the potential to significantly raise LDL-C and ApoB-containing lipoproteins in many people, and in turn increase their risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, people may raise what seems to some contradictory evidence, or what is sometimes thought of as a paradox: the impact of full-fat dairy on CVD risk. This paradox arises because given the saturated fat content...
2023-04-1122 min
Sigma Nutrition Radio#476: Fructose in Perspective – Dietary Villain or Misunderstood Nutrient?Links: Go to episode page (w/ resources) Subscribe to PREMIUM Receive Danny's free weekly email Description: Fructose is a type of sugar that is commonly found in fruits, vegetables, and many processed foods. In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion and debate about the impact of fructose on health, with some claiming that it is a major contributor to obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. However, these claims are often at odds with what the scientific literature actually says. One of the most common claims about fructose is that it...
2023-03-2852 min
Sigma Nutrition Radio#472: Compared To What? – Understanding Food Substitution Analysis & Adjustment ModelsLinks: Subscribe to Premium Go to this episode's page (with links) Live event: London - March 18th Receive 'Sigma Synopsis' emails Description: When thinking about the effect of eating or not eating a certain food or nutrient, we can't consider this in isolation. Meaning, we need to evaluate the impact within the context of what such an inclusion/exclusion does to an individual's overall diet pattern. Thinking about this concept, the phrase "compared to what?" has been colloquially used. And while this is an important idea, there has been some misapplication of this...
2023-02-2853 min
Sigma Nutrition Radio#471: Salt & Bone Health – Is There Cause For Concern?Links: Episode page Subscribe to Premium Live Event: London, UK Receive the Sigma Synopsis emails About This Episode: Does sodium lead to calcium losses? Do high-salt diets harm bone health? At what thresholds could there be an impact? Does any of this change our recommendations around salt/sodium intake? Thanks to Sigma Nutrition Premium subscriber Kate Wall for submitting a question in the member's area that inspired this episode. Kate asks: "Salt can impact calcium excretion in the urine and it is said that a high salt diet can incre...
2023-02-2157 min
Sigma Nutrition Radio#470: Melatonin, Meal Timing & Glucose ToleranceLinks: Episode page Subscribe to Premium Live event in London, UK Description: Meal timing has been a popular, and at times controversial, topic of interest in nutrition. Despite much speculation over the years as to potential advantages to specific meal timing or meal frequencies, for many outcomes there seems to be little pragmatically meaningful difference. For example, when accounting for calorie and macronutrient intake, there is little to no effect of meal timing on body composition, blood pressure, and energy expenditure. However, just because there is little evidence for the importance of meal timing in relation...
2023-02-071h 11
Sigma Nutrition Radio#469: Chrononutrition – New Findings & Updated ViewsResearch in the field of 'chrononutrition' has continued to grow in the past couple of years, with some important studies being published in recent times. Chrononutrition is a research area that looks at the relationship between temporal (time-related) eating patterns, circadian rhythms, and metabolic health. While past podcast episodes have covered various aspects of chrononutrition, the latest research has added important pieces to the puzzle and has lead to both Alan and Danny updated their views on certain sub-topics. In this episode, we look at recent research (including that from the Big Breakfast Project) and...
2023-01-311h 18
Sigma Nutrition Radio#468: High Sugar Intakes Without Excess Calories: Harmful or Benign?There is almost universal agreement that excess added sugar in the diet is detrimental to health. However, much of this negative health impact clearly relates to the ability of high sugar intakes to drive excess calorie intake and fat accumulation, which cause health issues. But what about situtaions of where there is not a calorie surplus (hypercaloric diet) or weight gain? Some people claim that sugar is inherently damaging. While others push back and claim sugar is only a problem in the context of a hypercaloric diet. So which position is more accurate? What evidence...
2023-01-241h 34
Sigma Nutrition RadioSNP13: Intuitive Eating Debate – with Jackson Peos, PhDThis episode brings you a "debate" between Danny Lennon and Dr. Jackson Peos on the utility of intuitive eating. Specifcally, they make a case for and against, respectively, for the position: "Intuitive eating can be recommended eating approach for those with fitness and/or physique goals". This episode is a Premium-exclusive episode, so you'll need to be a Premium subscriber to listen to the full discussion but you can hear a preview here. Links: Subscribe to Premium Live event: London, UK - March 2023 Buy UEBC 22 Replay
2023-01-1712 min
Sigma Nutrition RadioSNP11: The Death of Domain ExpertiseNever before has there been greater access to information about nutrition and health. But never before has there been such a low barrier to being seen as an "expert". There are large numbers of people getting information from, and basing their health decisions on, people who don't have direct expertise in the field in which they are talking about. Moreover, some promote the lack of domain expertise as a feature, not a bug. They claim that those that were conventionally seen as domain experts are either brainwashed, lazy in their thinking, or outright corrupt. And the solution...
2022-11-1533 min
Sigma Nutrition RadioSNP9: AMA – Blood Pressure, LDL Lowering, PCOS & More!In this Premium-exclusive 'Ask Me Anything' episode, Alan & Danny answer a range of listener questions. Topics include obesity rates, lowering blood pressure, cholesterol drugs, PCOS, and what issues they have changed their minds on. See the full list of questions below. [02.37] Do you feel that there is hope (or an effective way forward) for obesity rates to come down? Based on your response, why/why not? [11.28] In this field, it seems like so many of us have had positions we've held very seriously that we now see as poorly supported by research, or just have a si...
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Sigma Nutrition Radio#451: Potassium & Blood Pressure: Influence of Sex & SodiumIt has been consistently shown in research that elevated dietary sodium consumption is associated with high blood pressure and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. In addition, low levels of dietary potassium intake are associated with these same risks. However, there is some debate on how to characterize these relationships. In a study published in European Heart Journal in July 2022, using data from the EPIC-Norfolk study, researchers attempted to answer whether the associations between potassium and both blood pressure and cardiovascular disease: 1) differ between men and women? and 2) depend on daily sodium intake. In this...
2022-08-2355 min
Sigma Nutrition Radio#449: Do Artificial Sweeteners Increase Cancer Risk? (Study Analysis)A study published in March 2022 suggested that consumption of artificial (non-nutritive) sweeteners is associated with a 13% increase in risk of cancer. And so in this episode, Dr. Alan Flanagan, Dr. Niamh Aspell, and Danny Lennon discuss this specific study and give their thoughts on what are fair conclusions to come to. Access show notes here Subscribe to Premium here
2022-08-091h 05
Sigma Nutrition Radio#447: Does Eating Fish Increase Skin Cancer Risk? Study AnalysisA recent study reported a higher risk of developing melanoma in people who ate a relatively high intake of fish. This study caused headlines and it was picked up by many outlets (including the New York Times, Sky News, etc.). In this episode, Alan and Danny dig into the nuances of this study to see if the headlines are justified. Click here for show notes Click here for Premium
2022-07-2658 min
Sigma Nutrition Radio#444: Folate – Intake, Genetics & Health OutcomesFolate (also known as viatmin B9) actually relates to a collection of folates; both natural dietary folates and synthetic forms, primarily folic acid. This folate/folic acid that is consumed via the diet or supplementation is a precursor for the formation of tetrahydrofolate (THF), which is a carbon donor and acts a cofactor for a number of enzymes that play important roles in several processes. In this episode, Alan and Danny discuss the role of folate in the methlyation cycle, the impact of folate insufficiency/deficiency, genetics variatnts of the MTHFR gene (and other genes) that impact...
2022-06-281h 12Sigma Nutrition Radio#442: Are Vegetables Detrimental to Health? In this episode Alan and Danny aim to address the idea that you shouldn't eat vegetables, or that they aren't beneficial. We will specifically look at a number of claims that relate to: The claim that vegetables aren't beneficial for health, or that there is no health benefit to high vegetable intake. The claim that vegetables are actually detrimental to health, and their removal improves health. This episode was orignally published to Sigma Nutrition Premium. If you wish to get more of these Quack Asylum episodes (and lots of other features...
2022-06-151h 35Sigma Nutrition Radio#440: Are Dietary Guidelines Trying To Kill Us?It has become common rhetoric for those promoting various types of diets to suggest that dietary guidelines published by government departments are at best, unhealthy, or at worst, causative in driving obesity and chronic disease in the population. While different countries and organizations produce their own guidelines, with slight differences, most of the conversation has focused on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, that are created by the USDA. Often the claims is that following these guidelines actually harms health, rather than promote it. And the guidelines are simply a result of industry forces, long-standing bias...
2022-05-311h 13Sigma Nutrition Radio#439: Prof. David Jenkins - Lipid-Lowering DietsWith elevated LDL-cholesterol being a causal risk factor for atherosclerotic heart disease, having interventions to lower blood lipids, and in particular LDL-C, are crucial for population health. A number of drugs are now incredibly effective for this, with statins being the most widely used. However, for those who do not wish to take a medication and/or have only a mild elevation, there may be potential for dietary intervention to lower LDL-C to a point where a statin (or other drug) is not needed. A number of aspects of healthy dietary patterns have been known...
2022-05-231h 02Sigma Nutrition Radio#437: GMOs & Genetic Engineering: Harmless or Health-Hazard?The issue of genetic enginnering in the food system is one that is often charged with emotion and strong opinion. Indeed, there has been much concern voiced over the years about the potential harms to both human health and the environment of genetically-modified (or more accurately, genetically-engineered) crops. Some concern takes the form of outright hysteria, while other concerns are more nuanced and subtle. Among these concerns, which have good evidence to support them? What regulation is currently in place? Why are their differences between the US and the EU? On the opposite side, there are...
2022-05-101h 13Sigma Nutrition Radio#435: Fasting & Longevity – Does the Evidence Match the Hype?Current discussions relating to health focus on longevity. This may include some who look at lifespan extension, some who talk of delaying or "treating" ageing or those who focus on reducing morbidity within the parameters of normal lifespan. One propsed intervention that has garnered a lot of excitement, owing to some interesting research, is the potential use of fasting to increase longevity and/or healthspan. Within this broad category, various different dietary interventions have been suggested, including various forms of intermittent fasting, time-restricted eating, dietary restriction of certain nutritients, calorie restriction or a "fasting-mimicking" diet. ...
2022-04-261h 25Sigma Nutrition RadioSNP1: "Don't Eat Vegetables" [Preview]In this Premium episode Alan and Danny aim to address the idea that you shouldn't eat vegetables, or that they aren't beneficial. Two related ideas have been circulated in some nutrition/health communities on the internet: Vegetables aren't beneficial for health (or that there is no health benefit to high vegetable intake). Vegetables are actually detrimental to health, and their removal improves health. Such advice is usually defended through some combination of the following claims, which we examine in this episode: Humans are naturally carnivores, or have evolved to thrive on animal foods, and only turn to plants in times...
2022-03-1721 minSigma Nutrition Radio#424: Is Low Cholesterol Bad For You?!In this episode Alan and Danny discuss the role of cholesterol in the body and claims that are made suggesting low levels of blood cholesterol are harmful to health. Starting with the premise that cholesterol is an important molecule in the body and plays a role in many processes, discussed are two related claims: we should avoid low cholesterol levels as it can harm our health elevated levels of cholesterol may actually be protective against disease or mortality. The episode also critiques claims about cholesterol being "conditionally essential" and that low LDL-C/ApoB increases risk...
2022-02-011h 31Sigma Nutrition Radio#418: Should We Consume a Direct Source of DHA?Click here to subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium In this episode Danny and Alan discuss the debate around whether a direct source of the long-chain omega-3 fatty acid DHA should be recommended. Many people do not consume the marine foods (primarily fatty fish) that contain DHA, and higher DHA intakes, DHA status, and omega-3 indices are predictive of certain health outcomes. But the essential omega-3 fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) can be consumed from plant sources. So do those who do not consume direct sources of DHA have lower DHA status? Does this matter? And...
2021-12-211h 17Sigma Nutrition Radio#417: Austin Baraki, MD – What Do Nutrient Blood Tests Actually Tell Us?: Understanding BiomarkersDr. Austin Baraki joins Danny and Alan to critically evaluate the assumption that blood levels of a nutrient directly tell us about overall nutritional status. With many people getting blood tests done outside of clinical settings, there is significant risk of misinterpretation of what these measures mean. In this episode we discuss measures of calcium, sodium, vitamin D and others as examples of where misinterpretation and misunderstanding can happen. Show notes can be found at sigmanutrition.com/episode417/
2021-12-141h 03Sigma Nutrition Radio#411: Bone Health & NutritionClick here to subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium In this episode Alan and Danny discuss the role of nutrition in bone health. They cover the importance of bone health, bone disorders such as osteoporosis, how nutrients play a role in bone remodelling, and the evidence of dietary and supplementation trials on bone health outcomes. You can find the show notes, with links to all the reference studies, at https://sigmanutrition.com/episode411/ Click here to subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium
2021-11-021h 29Sigma Nutrition Radio#410: Q&A: Sodium, Protein, Quackery Tactics & More!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...
2021-10-261h 22Sigma Nutrition Radio#400: Quack Asylum – Part 1: Malhotra & DiNicolantonioLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: To celebrate our 400th episode, we take a look at two "quacks" who spread misinformation; Dr. Aseem Malhotra and Dr. James DiNicolantonio. We give reference to some specific examples.
2021-08-171h 29Sigma Nutrition Radio#397: Dietary Nitrates & NitritesIn this episode Danny & Alan discuss the impacts of nitrates and nitrites on health. They look at the beneficial impacts of dietary nitrate, as well as issues around nitrites in processed meat. Show notes available at sigmanutrition.com/episode397/
2021-07-2758 minSigma Nutrition Radio#393: Vitamin D: Does Supplementation Actually Improve Health?Click here to subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium Vitamin D status is linked to a variety of health outcomes, and avoiding or correcting deficiency is important. However, does supplementing with vitamin D actually benefit most people? Is there evidence for supplementation improving health outcomes like mortality, cancer risk, depression or other outcomes? In this episode Danny and Alan look at intervention trials of vitamin D supplementation. Show notes available at: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode393/ Click here to subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium
2021-06-291h 22Sigma Nutrition Radio#391: Is There a Body Weight Set Point?: Models of Body Mass RegulationIn this episode Danny and Alan discuss the three primary models used to explain body mass regulation: 1) Set Point Model, 2) Settling Point Model, 3) Dual Intervention Model. They discuss the role of feedback systems, environment, behaviour, as well as discussing both the "thrifty gene hypothesis" and John Speakman's "drifty gene hypothesis".
2021-06-151h 05Sigma Nutrition Radio#388: Consequences of Weight Stigma and Weight BiasDanny & Alan discuss the current evidence on the health consequences and societal consequences of weight stigma and weigh bias. This includes implicit bias, explicit bias, and internalization of bias. What evidence do we currently have? And what questions remain unanswered? Segments: Today's Topic in Focus [03:39] Listener Questions [59:48] Quack Asylum [68:55] Random Recommendations [72:07] You can find the show notes to this episode at sigmanutrition.com/episode388 If you wish to support the podcast you can do so on Patreon at patreon.com/sigmanutrition or directly via the s...
2021-05-271h 16Sigma Nutrition Radio#387: Shift Work and HealthIn this episode Danny and Alan discuss the relationship between shift work and health. Why does shift work have negative health impacts? How can one mitigate circadian misalignment? How does shift work impact nutrient metabolism? What nutrition, sleep and lifestyle strategies can help shift workers? Show notes at: sigmanutrition.com/episode387
2021-05-181h 12Sigma Nutrition Radio#383: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) & DietIn this episode Danny and Alan discuss irritable bowel syndome and the evidence related to dietary interventions. They discuss diagnosis of the condition, various sub-types, potential mechanisms, the gut-brain axis, first line treatments, impact of fibre, and evidence on the low FODMAP diet. Today's Topic in Focus: IBS & Diet [06:20] "I Have a Question!" [74:47] Quack Asylum [79:30] Random Recommendations [86:49] Show notes available at sigmanutrition.com/episode383
2021-04-201h 33Sigma Nutrition Radio#379: Obesity & Chronic Disease Risk with Dr. Spencer NadolskyDanny and Alan are joined by Dr. Spencer Nadolsky. Dr. Nadolsky is a board-certified obesity specialist, lipidologist, and family physician. In this episode we discuss the strengths and limitations of BMI, adipose tissue type and relevance to risk, hypertrophic vs. hyperplastic adipocytes, 'Metabolically Healthy Obesity', and weight stigma. Show notes available at sigmanutrition.com/episode379
2021-03-161h 17Sigma Nutrition Radio#378: Nutritional EpidemiologyIn this episode Danny and Alan discuss some critical aspects to understand about nutritional epidemiology in order to evaluate diet-disease relationships appropriately. Of particular focus in this episode is the unique exposure of interest in nutrition studies, why its crucial to understand temporal relationships and how to think about relative risk and absolute risk. The guys finish by explaining how one can include these findings into an understanding of an overall body of evidence. Show notes: sigmanutrition.com/episode378
2021-03-091h 17Sigma Nutrition Radio#375: Salt, Sodium & HealthIn this episode Danny and Alan discuss the current evidence base related to sodium intake and health, most notably cardiovascular disease. The episode walks through understanding diet-disease relationships, the epidemiology of sodium and health outcomes, the reasons for conflicting conlusions, sodium measurements in research, intervention trials, and more. Importantly, the claim that the sodium-CVD risk relationship exhibits a "J-shaped curve" (i.e. risk is low at moderate intakes and higher at both low and high intakes) is dissected, with recommendations given on how to reconcile all the available evidence.
2021-02-161h 43Sigma Nutrition Radio#374: How to Plan a Fighter's DietIn this episode Danny becomes the interviewee, as he is interviewed by sports dietitian and owner of The Fight Dietitian, Jordan Sullivan RD. Jordan oversees the diet of several UFC athletes, including champions Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski. Danny and Jordan have an in-depth chat about all aspects of nutrition and weight cutting for combat sport athletes, including the concept of the "52 week fight camp" and Danny's five-phase model of combat sport nutrition. This discussion first appeared on the Fight Science Podcast. Thanks to Jordan Sullivan for allowing its reproduction here. Show notes: sigmanutrition.com/e...
2021-02-091h 39Sigma Nutrition Radio#373: Alcohol & Health: Is Zero Better Than Some?In this episode Danny and Alan discuss the health impacts of alcohol and take a look at the research to answer whether alcohol should be viewed as having a J-shaped curve of risk or zero alcohol being better than any amount. Segments: [03:40] Today's Topic in Focus [53:45] "I Have a Question!" [62:14 ]Random Recommendations Show notes available at sigmanutrition.com/episode373
2021-02-021h 05Sigma Nutrition Radio#371: Dietary Cholesterol – Are Eggs & Cholesterol-rich Foods a Cause for Concern? In this episode Danny and Alan discuss the debate over the impact of dietary cholesterol on LDL-C levels and heart disease risk. Are eggs & cholesterol-rich foods a problem? Let's dive into the research to find out! Today's Topic in Focus: [00:51] "I Have a Question!" [62:32] Quack Asylum [72:55] Random Recommendations [75:28] Show notes: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode371
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Sigma Nutrition Radio#366: Listener Q&AIn this episode Danny and Alan answer some listener questions, covering a range of topics, including hunger cues, weight-neutral appraoches, body fat distribution, and breakfast and cognition, among others. The guys also discuss the most interesting thing they've learned this year and resources on critical thinking. Questions Answered: [08:40] What's the most interesting thing you've learnt this year? [16:30] Is the cliche "hacks to survive the holiday period" a damaging narrative? [18:32] Is the notion that weight loss attempts typically produce more harm than benefit, evidence-based? [21:28] What's...
2020-12-221h 42Sigma Nutrition Radio#363: Public Health Policy vs. Personal Responsibility: Evidence vs. IdeologyIn this episode Danny and Alan discuss the evidence for public health nutrition interventions, how health inequalities are driven by socioeconomic factors, and how ideology and simplistic rhetoric about "personal responsibility" can get in the way. Today's Topic in Focus [07:29] "I Have a Question!" [82:22] Quack Asylum [85:20] Random Recommendations [91:14] Show notes available at sigmanutrition.com/episode363
2020-12-011h 39Sigma Nutrition Radio#359: Calorie Confusion - (Mis)Understanding Energy Balance In this episode Danny and Alan discuss the common misunderstandings and misrepresentations of the energy balance equation, leading to problematic debates over the validity of 'calories in, calories out'. Today's Topic in Focus: Calories In, Calories Out [02:15] "I Have a Question!" [60:17] Quack Asylum [70:20] Random Recommendations [76:20] SHOW NOTES: sigmanutrition.com/episode359
2020-11-051h 21Sigma Nutrition Radio#358: Coffee & HealthIn this episode Danny and Alan discuss the health impacts of coffee consumption, including long-term protective influence on disease risk, acute impacts, optimal dosages, genetic differences in metabolism and the influence of the bioactive compounds in coffee. Today's Topic in Focus: [01:50] "I Have a Question!" [68:18] Quack Asylum [71:03] Random Recommendations [81:50] Show Notes: sigmanutrition.com/episode358
2020-10-271h 25Sigma Nutrition Radio#355: Is Time-restricted Eating Dead?: A Closer LookDanny & Alan discuss a recent paper on time-restricted eating that has been inaccurately interpreted by some as a "disproval" of TRE as an intervention. In this episode, the aim is to provide some context to the situation. There are also three listener questions, and another person/claim is brought into the quack asylum! Today's Topic in Focus: Time-Restricted Eating [05:14] "I Have a Question!" [57:27] Quack Asylum [73:35] Random Recommendations [86:05] SHOW NOTES: sigmanutrition.com/episode355
2020-10-091h 32Sigma Nutrition Radio#354: Problems with the Meta-Analysis in NutritionDanny & Alan discuss issues with using and interpreting meta-analyses in nutritional science, they answer a question about methods of reheating food, and they highlight a recent paper published by quacks that experts have termed a "deception". Today's Topic in Focus [08:50] "I Have a Question!" [53:35] Quack Asylum [59:32] Something Random [66:42] Show notes: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode354
2020-09-291h 12Sigma Nutrition Radio#352: Do Diets Even Work in the Long-term? - A Look at Weight Loss MaintenanceDanny and Alan take a look at the evidence on weight loss maintenance, answer a question about ApoE4, and admit another nonsensical claim into the quack asylum. In this episode: [02:56] Today's Topic in Focus: Weight Regain vs Weight Loss Maintenance [58:56] I Have a Question!: "How does the ApoE4 allele affect lipid metabolism? And how should someone structure their diet around having one or both alleles due to it resulting in higher LDL-C than someone without the gene?" [63:09] Quack Asylum: Irish doctors gives nonsensical and harmful nutrition recommendations. [76:35] Random Recommendations ...
2020-09-151h 22Sigma Nutrition Radio#343: Understanding Causality in Nutrition ScienceDanny & Alan discuss how to understand causality in nutrition research. The episodes includes: inferring causality vs demonstrating causality, the hierarchy of evidence vs. standards of proof, the erroneous application of the biomedical model to nutrition, RCTs vs. epidemiology, what the "highest quality evidence available" is, and how nutritional epidemiology can infer causality. Episode also includes a listener question, random recommendations and the Quack Asylum! Show notes: sigmanutrition.com/episode343
2020-07-161h 31Sigma Nutrition Radio#342: Are Vegan Diets Superior for Health?In this episode Alan and Danny discuss the nutritional science research on vegan diets and human health. Some of the concepts covered include: defining "plant-based" diets, examination of various intervention trials comparing diets, veganism across the lifestage, benefits of a vegan diet, nutrient considerations and lots more. Show Notes: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode342
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the Progressive Overload project26 - Danny Lennon: Nutrient Timing and Chrononutrition for Gains + LongevityIn today’s episode we sit down to talk nutrient timing and chrononutrition with Danny Lennon. Danny is the founder of Sigma Nutrition and head of content creation for the company. Known for hosting the top-ranked podcast Sigma Nutrition Radio, Danny is also a respected educator in the field. He has spoken at conferences and events all over Europe (including London, Dublin, Amsterdam and Vienna), as well as the United States and Australia. Danny has a master’s degree (MSc.) in Nutritional Sciences from University College Cork, during which time Danny took classes in biochemistry, clinical nutrition, micronutrient interactions and...
2020-05-0457 minSigma Nutrition Radio#329: Diet & InflammationClick here to subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium In this episode Danny & Alan discuss: Today's Topic in Focus: Inflammation & Diet. Today's Member Question: "Is the carcinogenic risk of this high enough that I should be throwing them away and starting again? Being consigned to the Quack Asylum in this episode is... "Leveraging-COVID-to-further-my-diet-idealogy". Danny & Alan's random recommendations of the week. Click here to subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium
2020-04-201h 08Sigma Nutrition Radio#285: What is Health? A Conceptual FrameworkIntro to Danny's framework for defining "health": 1) Physical Reality – 06.30; 2) Contentedness – 14.08; 3) Psychological Framework – 31.37 DUBLIN SEMINAR: https://sigmanutrition.com/healthseminar/ SHOW NOTES: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode285
2019-06-0450 minSigma Nutrition Radio#278: Jackson Peos, PhD – The ICECAP Trial, Intermittent Energy Restriction & the Science of Diet BreaksLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Jackson Peos, PhD was the lead researcher on the ICECAP trial (Intermittent versus Continuous Energy restriction Compared in an Athlete Population), looks at the effect of including a "diet break" week after every 3 weeks of dieting, compared to a continuous hypocaloric diet for the duration of the full dieting period. In This Episode We Discuss: - Theoretical reasons for including diet breaks and refeeds within dieting periods - Distinguishing between intermittent fasting protocols and i...
2019-04-161h 18Sigma Nutrition Radio#277: Eric Helms, PhD - Non-Quantitative Dieting, Personal Experiments & Optimal Weight Gain for HypertrophyLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Eric is currently a Research Fellow at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. His work is focused on training and nutrition interventions that could have implications for bodybuilders, powerlifters and other strength athletes. Eric has many peer reviewed publications and currently has many ongoing research projects and collaborations. In This Episode We Discuss: Ongoing trial looking at effects of differnt sizes of caloric surplus for muscle gain Eric's unconventional appraoch to his current contest prep N...
2019-04-091h 08Sigma Nutrition Radio#276: Nick Gant, PhD - Neurometabolism: Brain Function, Fatigue & Nutritient InterventionsLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Nick Gant is Director of the Exercise Neurometabolism Laboratory at the University of Auckland. His group uses interdisciplinary approaches from the nutritional sciences and neurosciences to investigate the role of nutrition in brain health and performance. Nick is particularly interested in foods and supplements that prevent brain fatigue and improve physical and cognitive function. His research is currently funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand, the Health Research Council of New Zealand, and s...
2019-04-021h 15Sigma Nutrition Radio#275: Kate Solovieva - Psychology, Empathy & Coping Strategies for Better CoachingLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Kate has both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Psychology and spent time as a psychology professor at a college and university level. She currently is a health & nutrition coach, working for Precision Nutrition, where she has coached over 1,000 people. Now she coaches fitness professionals on how to be better coaches. In This Episode We Discuss: --> Using an understanding of human psychology to improve coaching outcomes --> How we go about rationalizing o...
2019-03-2649 minSigma Nutrition Radio#274: James Lindsay, PhD - When Peer-Review Goes WrongLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: James A. Lindsay holds degrees in physics and mathematics, with a doctorate in the latter. His previous books include Dot, Dot, Dot: Infinity Plus God Equals Folly and Life in Light of Death. He has been in the news for submitting, along with Peter Boghossian and Helen Pluckrose, a series of hoax papers to peer-review (seven of which were published) in fields that categorise as “grievance studies”.
2019-03-1958 minSigma Nutrition Radio#273: Bryan Chung, MD, PhD – Dealing with Science Overwhelm & Improving Your Relationship with ResearchLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Bryan Chung is a plastic/hand surgeon and PhD research designer. He is a methodologist who improves people's relationship with science. In This Episode We Discuss: --> Bryan's advice column for people who have "relationship problems with Science" --> If things merely confirm what you are already doing, why you should filter it out --> How to determine what is practically meaningful from a study --> The importance of establishing what the r...
2019-03-1253 minSigma Nutrition Radio#272: Barbora de Courten, PhD – Effect of Carnosine on Glucose Metabolism and Chronic Disease RiskLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Professor Barbora de Courten, MD PhD FRACP MPH is a Professor at Monash University, Australia. She is a National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow and a specialist physician with a PhD in epidemiology, extensive training in clinical trials (NIH) and a Master of Public Health (Monash University). She has expertise across the translational research continuum from epidemiology, human mechanistic studies to clinical trials and public health interventions through to practice. She is passionate about research into h...
2019-03-0929 minSigma Nutrition Radio#271: Prof. John Hawley – Circadian Metabolomics & Time-Restricted FeedingLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Prof. Hawley is Director of the Mary MacKillop Institute for Health at Australian Catholic Universtiy in Melbourne, Australia. He has published over 220 scientific manuscripts, written over 100 articles for technical journals and has authored numerous book chapters for exercise biochemistry and sports medicine texts. He is an Associate Editor for Diabetologia and currently sits on the Editorial Boards of many international journals. He is a frequently invited speaker at both National and International scientific meetings.
2019-03-0433 minSigma Nutrition Radio#270: Alexander Kolliari-Turner – Anabolic Steroids, Muscle Memory & Advances in Drug TestingLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Alex is currently completing a PhD at the University of Brighton in the UK, investigating the implications of RNA sequencing in the detection of anabolic steroid use and the harnessing of the molecular mechanisms of "muscle memory". He is currently conducting research aiming to address a hypothesis that suggests that the myonuclei obtained via strength training and anabolic steroid usage are retained and therefore provide long term advantages to steroid users. In This Episode We Discuss:
2019-02-261h 05Sigma Nutrition Radio#269: Lyndon Purcell & Jacob Schepis: Physiology, Hypertrophy & DiscussionsLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Lyndon is Head of Education at JPS Health & Fitness in Melbourne, Australia.He has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Exercise and Sport Science and is completing a Masters in High Performance Sport Science. He is also a qualified strength and conditioning coach and has coached many athletes over the past number of years. Jacob is the founder and director of JPS Health & Fitness in Melbourne, Australia. Having worked in the industry for close to a de...
2019-02-2146 minSigma Nutrition Radio#268: Luke Leaman - Physiology, Nutrition From First Principles & Prioritising HealthLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Throughout recent years, Luke Leaman has become a prominent figure in the health and fitness industry. With a mantra of "Health Over Everything," his teachings, research, and knowledge boldly reflect that. Luke has spent the last 9 years educating coaches, trainers, and health professionals around the world on biochemistry and physiology, with a large focus on the application of this knowledge. Earlier on in his career, Luke sought out the best in their fields to i...
2019-02-1859 minSigma Nutrition Radio#267: Fiona Willer, AdvAPD - Health At Every Size, Non-Dieting & Weight-Neutral Approaches Links: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Fiona is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian (AdvAPD) and university lecturer in nutrition and dietetics. Her academic research areas are dietetic private practice benchmarking, interprofessional learning and HAES (Health At Every Size) integration into dietetics. Fiona has close to a decade of academic work under her belt and has been employed by Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Central Queensland University (CQU) and the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC). She will soon complete a Ph...
2019-02-111h 00Sigma Nutrition Radio#266: Marty Kendall - Nutrient Optimiser, High-Satiety Diets & Carb/Fat CombinationsLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Marty is an engineer by trade but his passion is for researching and writing about nutrition topics over at his site optimisingnutrition.com. There he has created a framework for eating for health, which focuses on the intersection between energy density and nutrient density. He promotes maximizing micronutrient density of the diet, regardless of your dietary approach or goal.
2019-02-0549 minSigma Nutrition Radio#265: Lessons From Experts - Prediabetes, Autophagy, Relative Energy Deficiency and Carbohydrate PeriodizationLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium
2019-01-2929 minSigma Nutrition Radio#264: Prof. Michael Ristow – Longevity, Mitochondria & Free Radicals Links: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Role of mitochondria in lifespan regulation and prevention of metabolic diseases Health-promoting effects associated with: low caloric intake, reduced glucose metabolism, physical exercise, sirtuin signaling & more How Prof. Ristow's findings go against the popular "free radical theory of aging" How increased formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within mitochondria can increase longevity ROS causing a vaccination-like adaptive response that culminates in increased stress resistance and extended longevity Mitochondrial hormesis or mitohormesis Human vs. non-human trials How do insulin, protein an...
2019-01-2244 minSigma Nutrition Radio#263: Brenda Davy, PhD – Dietary Assessement Methods in Nutrition Research Links: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Dr. Davy, is a Professor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise at Virginia Tech. She conducts research investigating the role of diet and physical activity behaviors in the prevention and treatment of obesity and related comorbidities, beverage consumption and weight management, and dietary assessment methodologies. Dr. Davy received a BS in Nutrition in 1989 and an MS in Exercise Physiology in 1992 from Virginia Tech, and a PhD degree in Nutrition from Colorado State University in...
2019-01-1551 minSigma Nutrition Radio#262: Trevor Kashey, PhD – Thoughts on Science, Learning & Nutrition PracticeLinks: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Trevor received a PhD in Biochemistry from the Univerisity of Arizona at the age of 23. Previous to that he completed his undergraduate degree whilst still in high school. He currently is the owner of Trevor Kashey Nutrition, where he works with an array of different people. Previous to that he was an owner of Relentless Dietetics. Trevor has competed in strongman and bodybuilding in the past, and has been the nutrition consultant to many a...
2019-01-081h 02Sigma Nutrition Radio#260: Steve Taylor, RD - Sustainable Results, Human Behaviour & Dietary Approaches Links: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Steve Taylor is a registered dietitian and lifestyle coach who through sustainable behavior changes elicits positive lifestyle transformations in, and with his clients. Steve has a Master's Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, and Exercise Physiology. This formal training, combined with a decade of experience, has equipped him with powerful tools, skills, and strategies which he now teaches and shares with others. In addition to his own coaching practice, Steve is the registered dietitian for 3D M...
2018-12-2745 minSigma Nutrition Radio#259: Chad Kerksick, PhD - Energy Availability and Pre-Exercise Protein vs. Fasted Training Links: Go to episode page Receive Danny's free emails Subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium About This Episode: Chad Kerksick, PhD currently works as an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Director of Graduate Programs in the School of Sport, Recreation and Exercises for Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. He received his PhD in Exercise, Nutrition and Preventive Health from Baylor University, a Masters degree in Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Memphis and a Bachelor's degree in Health and Exercise Science at Truman State University. He is certified as a s...
2018-12-2441 minSigma Nutrition RadioSNR 254: Nutrition for Health, Body Composition & Performance (My OPEX Podcast)Danny is interviewed by Robbie Bourke of OPEX on a range of topics related to the fundamentals of evidence-based nutrition. Instagram: @dannylennon_sigma
2018-11-191h 47Sigma Nutrition RadioSNR #253: Listener Q&ADanny answers questions submitted by podcast listeners. To submit yours, go to sigmanutrition.com/question
2018-11-1246 minSigma Nutrition RadioSNR #251: What Is Science? In this episode Danny discusses the concept of "what is science?" with input from: Andy Galpin, PhD Brad Dieter, PhD John Kiely Trent Stellingwerf, PhD Mike T Nelson, PhD Ciaran O' Regan In This Episode We Discuss What is science meant to be? What is science pragmatically? "Science doesn't prove anything it just reduces uncertainty" If you want to know something better, it takes concentrated cognitive effort and thinking. Wrestle with difficult ideas. Don't just consume What information do you have that you can collect, how does that inform your mental model? And how do you...
2018-10-2938 minSigma Nutrition RadioSpecial Announcement: Sigma Nutrition Radio LIVE!Tickets: http://sigmanutrition.com/snr-live/ Four true world-class experts in the world of nutritional sciences will join SNR host Danny Lennon for a day of deep-diving conversations on the most cutting-edge and important topics in nutrition. Joining Danny on stage will be: --> Martin MacDonald - Mac-Nutrition --> Kirsty Elliot-Sale, PhD - NTU --> James Morton, PhD - Team Sky & LJMU --> Nicola Guess, PhD, RD - King's College, London TICKET INFO: http://sigmanutrition.com/snr-live/
2018-09-0405 minSigma Nutrition RadioSNR #163: Mental Limitations to Making ProgressEpisode 163: Danny discusses some mental limitations to making progress. Namely they are: being unwilling to embrace the mundanely uncomfortable, an inability to invest in the long-term process and being unwilling to "do the work" without constant validation.
2017-02-0220 minSigma Nutrition RadioSNR #160: Tools That Have Been Invaluable to My LifeEpisode 160: Danny discusses tools that have been invaluable to him in life across 5 categories: non-nutrition books, tracking, creation, living life and asking yourself questions.
2017-01-1942 minSigma Nutrition RadioSNR #112: The Best Way To Be WrongShort mini-episode from Danny on the concept of how to be wrong and how to critisize arguments without being a "hater".
2016-03-1718 minSigma Nutrition RadioOne Year Of Sigma Nutrition Radio!Episode 62: To celebrate the one year anniversary of the show, Danny looks back on some of the best bits of the show from the past 61 episodes.
2015-04-0700 minSigma Nutrition RadioSNR #59: Danny's Recommended Nutrition Reading (That Are Free!)Episode 59: Danny gives a list of some blog posts from around the internet that he has found valuable. All are linked to in the show notes at sigmanutrition.com/episode59
2015-03-2700 minSigma Nutrition RadioSNR #56: Key Idea - Process vs Goal DrivenEpsiode 56: In the first Key Idea Show, Danny talks about the value of being process-driven vs goal-driven.
2015-03-1300 minSigma Nutrition RadioCaloric Density When DietingDanny discusses how the caloric density of meals is an important consideration when going through a hypocaloric phase.
2015-02-2019 minSigma Nutrition RadioHow Much Protein Should I Eat and When?Danny breaks simply how much protein you should eat each day, at what times and how much post-workout.
2015-02-1220 minSigma Nutrition RadioThe Importance of Perspective in Fat Loss DietingDanny talks about the importance of keeping perspective and how important perception is when it comes to dieting. You can grab all the links mentioned in this episode at sigmanutrition.com/episode45 Fundamentals vs. small details What success is predicated on Limiting factors An interesting study demonstarting psychology when it comes dieting and perception Some practical take-aways to remember
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Sigma Nutrition RadioSarah Doyle - Finding Happiness, Letting Go & Building a Better LifeDanny sits down with Sarah Doyle of the Better Life Project to discuss how to find happiness, let go of things and build a better life.
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