If your patient tells you they're avoiding fruit “because it has too much sugar,” this is the episode you’ve been waiting for. From viral posts claiming sugar is poison to influencers suggesting chocolate is healthier than grapes, nutrition misinformation is everywhere—and your patients are soaking it in. In this conversation, Colleen sits down with dietitia ... Show More
Oct 7
171 | Food Rules We Carry Into Adulthood
Picky Eating, Food Pressure & Body Trust“Just take one more bite.” “Finish your vegetables, then you can have dessert.” “That’s junk food.”These comments may seem harmless, but the messages kids hear around food can shape how they eat and think about their bodies years later.In t ... Show More
27m 27s
Sep 30
170 | What Does “Healthy” Actually Mean?
Help Patients Define They're WHY What does your patient actually mean when they say, “I just want to be healthy?” Because “healthy” can mean something completely different to the clinician, the patient, and the parent sitting next to them. In this episode, I’m talking with regist ... Show More
27m 14s
Sep 23
169 | An Obesity Doctor on GLP-1s, Cortisol & Peptides
Hunger, Habits and Sustainable Weight Care In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Rees Checketts, an internal medicine physician specializing in metabolic and obesity medicine, to talk about what nutrition education in medical training gets right, and where it still falls short. We ... Show More
29m 46s
Aug 2025
Do I really need to cut out sugar to manage diabetes?
In this episode of the Diabetes Digital Podcast, Jess and Wendy tackle one of the most misunderstood topics in diabetes care: sugar. From the myths about brown vs. white sugar to the belief that sugar must be completely cut out if you have prediabetes, PCOS, or diabetes—this epis ... Show More
18m 41s
Aug 2022
#284: Sugar and Your Health
Christy answers an audience question about whether eating sugar is bad for your health, with a deep dive into what the research really says. If you’ve ever felt bad about eating sugar, or ever wondered about the connection between sugar and health conditions like diabetes, this e ... Show More
26m 41s
Jan 2024
245. Debunking Sugar Claims: What Dr. Lustig Got Wrong On The Huberman Lab Podcast
<p>This week, Paul talks to Mike Fave, critical care RN, about all things sugar & fructose. They share their thoughts on a recent podcast with Andrew Huberman and Alex Lustig, and why they disagree with certain points made about insulin, fruit juice, and fructose.</p>
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1h 54m