Eating for cardiometabolic health - with Andrea Glenn, RD | The Proof Podcast EP 240

Описание: In Episode 240, Dr Andrea Glenn joins Simon to discuss the latest discoveries in plant-based nutrition. Particularly, the benefits of a plant-based Portfolio diet along with DASH, Nordic, and Mediterranean diets on cardiometabolic health.

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Dr Andrea Glenn is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and at the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. She has a PhD in Nutritional Sciences and is also a Registered Dietitian. Her research interests include the role of plant-based dietary patterns on cardiometabolic disease risk. She is currently working on the role of the cholesterol-lowering portfolio diet in preventing cardiovascular disease, incorporating traditional epidemiological analyses, clinical trial data and metabolomics. Other research areas include carbohydrate quality and plant protein. Dr Glenn is also interested in developing knowledge translation activities related to plant-based dietary patterns.

To say that food plays a significant role in our lives is an understatement. You need the optimal diet that protects you from chronic diseases and promotes longevity. But trying to find that diet can be daunting when we are bombarded with various dietary suggestions and nuances on a daily basis. Therefore, conversations like this have to continue.

Here's the discussion:

00:00 Intro
07:31 Andrea Glenn on dietary patterns
11:35 Which country has the best dietary guidelines today?
13:15 What is cardiometabolic health?
16:31 Similarities and differences between the DASH, Nordic, Mediterranean, and Portfolio Diets
21:29 Can the Portfolio diet lower your risk of having a heart attack or stroke?
37:05 The compositions of plant predominant diets and the demonization of carbohydrates
44:32 Are DASH, Nordic, Mediterranean, and Portfolio diets good for preventing and managing diabetes?
50:27 The worst and the best sources of fat
54:19 Is the pro-metabolic diet legitimate?
01:03:39 Is canola oil healthy? And is it better than olive oil?
1:11:05 The effects of protein according to studies
1:17:20 What are plant sterols?
1:22:36 Plant predominant versus plant exclusive
1:40:19 Outro

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