Ep. 135: Answering the Questions Dietitians Get Asked Most
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If you’re a dietitian, some questions come up all the time. Is diet soda bad for you? How much coffee is too much? How many eggs can I eat? Which supplements do I need to take? How many calories should I eat every day? Which foods should I never eat? In this episode, Eat host Leslie Beck, Medcan’s director of food and nutrition, leads her colleagues Olivia Cupido and Terence Boateng in an engaging discussion that provides easy-to-understand answers to all of the above questions.
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Learn more about Medcan’s nutrition programs. To book a consultation with a Medcan registered dietitian, email nutrition@medcan.com.
Check out some of the research mentioned in this episode:
Personalized microbiome-driven effects of non-nutritive sweeteners on human glucose tolerance in the September 2022 issue of Cell
Association Between Soft Drink Consumption and Mortality in 10 European Countries in the September 2019 issue of JAMA
Associations of Dietary Cholesterol or Egg Consumption With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in the March 2019 issue of JAMA
Changes in coffee intake and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes: three large cohorts of US men and women in the April 2014 issue of Diabetologia
A 2022 Report by the US Preventive Services Task Force: Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: Preventive Medication
INSIGHTS
Which foods should I never eat? [2:37]
Is diet soda bad for you? [6:17]
Which supplements should I be taking? [13:09]
How many calories should I be eating every day? [18:49]
How much coffee is too much? [21:19]
How many eggs can I eat? [26:09]
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