Cut Through Nutrition

Dr Joshua Wolrich & Alan Flanagan

Have you ever wanted to know more about nutrition but felt overwhelmed by the amount of conflicting information on the internet? You're not alone. Join NHS surgeon Dr Joshua Wolrich and lawyer-turned-current nutrition PhD Alan Flanagan as they aim to cut through the state of nutritional discourse whilst encouraging collaboration between different healthcare professionals. Whether you're a layperson that wants to understand if celery juice can actually cure your eczema (spoiler; it can't) or a GP who wants to know what the current research is about low-carb diets for diabetes, this podcast is for you.

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Episodes

The Socio-Economic Elephant in the Room

Dr. Joshua Wolrich and Alan Flanagan conclude Season One by tackling the profound impact of socio-economic factors on health and nutrition, asserting that focusing solely on individual responsibility ignores systemic barriers like food deserts, time poverty, and the influence of economic doctrine. They highlight shocking life expectancy disparities and the inadequacy of wealth alone to improve health outcomes, advocating for upstream policy changes over individual education. The discussion emphasizes that effective nutritional advice must acknowledge the complex realities of people's lives and the political nature of food systems.

Jul 22, 2019•46 min•Ep. 5

The TL;DR of a Healthy Diet

Reduction in saturated fat reducing heart disease risk https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26068959 Not distinguishing between carbohydrate type/divergent effects of carb type https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593072/ Replacing SFA with PUFA https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2843598/ Finnish Case Study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19959603 Plant vs. Animal Monounsaturated fats https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5875103/ Monounsaturated fat benefits https:/...

Jul 15, 2019•59 min•Ep. 4

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Cut Through Nutrition

Episodes

The Socio-Economic Elephant in the Room

The TL;DR of a Healthy Diet

You Are Not What You Eat (identity politics and flat-earth thinking)

A Beginner's Guide to Nutrition Science

'Food is Medicine'; benign statement or harmful rhetoric?

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