In today’s episode, nutrition science researcher and educator Alan Aragon joins us to unpack some nutrition noise and misinformation circulating on social media.

We dive into the fear of oats and oatmeal, and explain why it’s both unjust and unfounded, the absurdity of demonizing such foods, misconceptions about the dangers of glyphosate in normal food consumption, and the importance of embracing a gray-scale view of nutrition and health. We touch on The Dirty Dozen, what Flexible Dieting really means and how it’s confused, and we discuss in depth how much protein can the body actually use and digest.

“You really do have to consume an unrealistic amount in order to breach these upper safe thresholds that are established by various health and regulatory agencies. People are blowing things out of proportion in their minds.”

- Alan Aragon

“Food technology is not always this bad thing that takes whole, unrefined foods and transforms them into this food-like ultra-processed refined substance that negatively impacts health and body composition.”

- Alan Aragon

This week on Tater Talks: Two Bitches Talk Fitness:

·      Why the fear of oatmeal is unfounded

·      The hyperbole of demonizing foods like oats and spinach

·      The questionable nature of the yearly Dirty Dozen

·      Is glyphosate unsafe?

·      What is flexible dieting?

·      How food tracking and awareness can serve as tools for nutritional autonomy

·      How flexible dieting is not synonymous with macro counting or calorie tracking

·      How much protein can the body use and digest?

·      Are protein powders okay to consume?

Connect with Alan Aragon:

·      Alan Aragon Website

·      Alan Aragon on Instagram

·      Alan Aragon Research Review

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