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Sep 2
1h 10m

Pros and Cons of Popular Diets

Layne Norton
About this episode

The carnivore diet. The keto diet. Intermittent fasting. Plant based. The [insert diet here]... There are so many popular diets out there being promoted by various diet tribes, many of which have limited evidence for their efficacy. All of which have various positives and negatives associated with them. In this episode, I systematically break down some of the most popular diets and discuss both the positives and negatives to these dietary approaches. If you are confused by all the noise on social media, this episodes is a MUST LISTEN to help simplify things for you!

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00:00 - Intro

0:01:47 - Bodybuilding History

0:09:42 - Flexible Dieting

0:25:33 - Carbon Diet Coach

0:26:33 - Mediterranean Diet

0:30:10 - Plant Based Diet

0:39:55 - Low Carb Diets

0:48:30 - Team Biolayne

0:49:20 - Carnivore Diet

0:59:13 - Fasting Diets

1:06:54 - Summary


SHOW NOTES

https://biolayne.com/podcasts/dr-layne-norton-podcast/pros-and-cons-of-popular-diets-episode-9

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