Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
In today’s episode, Eric Trexler continues his discussion about some of the advantages and disadvantages of popular diets, and explores some common misconceptions in the world of nutrition. Topics include low-fat diets, the Ornish diet, vegetarian diets, vegan diets, cleanses, detoxes, single-food diets, time-restricted feeding, intermittent fasting, the Mediterranean diet, seed oils, and the DASH diet.
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*TIME STAMPS*
0:00 Intro/Announcements
3:53 Healthy diet indicator criteria
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30364851
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33344879
6:54 Low-fat diet
strongerbyscience.com/diet
sigmanutrition.com/lipids
sigmanutrition.com/diet-on-lipids
sigmanutrition.com/diet-cvd
20:47 Ornish diet
25:38 Vegetarian/vegan diet
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853923
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35924941
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33599941
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32885996
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36045075
34:29 Raw vegan diet
38:41 Cleanses and Detoxes
43:13 Single-food diets
50:12 Time-restricted feeding (includes breakfast skipping literature, IMO)
strongerbyscience.com/research-spotlight-if-body-comp
1:01:04 Intermittent fasting (alternate-day fasting, 5:2 diet, etc)
strongerbyscience.com/research-spotlight-5-2-fasting
1:06:38 Long fasting periods for health benefits
1:11:40 Mediterranean diet
1:15:17 Seed oils and vegetable oils
the-nutrivore.com/post/a-comprehensive-rebuttal-to-seed-oil-sophistry
1:21:40 DASH diet
1:23:18 Plant-based diets
1:29:30 Summary and conclusions
In today’s episode, Eric Trexler continues his discussion about some of the advantages and disadvantages of popular diets, and explores some common misconceptions in the world of nutrition. Topics include low-fat diets, the Ornish diet, vegetarian diets, vegan diets, cleanses, detoxes, single-food diets, time-restricted feeding, intermittent fasting, the Mediterranean diet, seed oils, and the DASH diet.
*SUPPORT THE PODCAST*
If you want to learn more about our MacroFactor diet app, check it out at macrofactorapp.com/macrofactor
To join in on the MacroFactor conversation, check out our Facebook group and subreddit.
Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/macrofactorcommunity
Subreddit: reddit.com/r/MacroFactor
If you’d like to receive our Research Spotlight emails, please sign up for our email list at strongerbyscience.com/newsletter
To join in on the SBS conversation, check out our Facebook group and subreddit.
Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/StrongerByScienceCommunity
Subreddit: reddit.com/r/StrongerByScience
Finally, next time you stock up on supplements from BulkSupplements.com, be sure to use the promo code “SBSPOD” (all caps) to get 5% off your entire order.
*TIME STAMPS*
0:00 Intro/Announcements
3:53 Healthy diet indicator criteria
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30364851
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33344879
6:54 Low-fat diet
strongerbyscience.com/diet
sigmanutrition.com/lipids
sigmanutrition.com/diet-on-lipids
sigmanutrition.com/diet-cvd
20:47 Ornish diet
25:38 Vegetarian/vegan diet
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853923
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35924941
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33599941
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32885996
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36045075
34:29 Raw vegan diet
38:41 Cleanses and Detoxes
43:13 Single-food diets
50:12 Time-restricted feeding (includes breakfast skipping literature, IMO)
strongerbyscience.com/research-spotlight-if-body-comp
1:01:04 Intermittent fasting (alternate-day fasting, 5:2 diet, etc)
strongerbyscience.com/research-spotlight-5-2-fasting
1:06:38 Long fasting periods for health benefits
1:11:40 Mediterranean diet
1:15:17 Seed oils and vegetable oils
the-nutrivore.com/post/a-comprehensive-rebuttal-to-seed-oil-sophistry
1:21:40 DASH diet
1:23:18 Plant-based diets
1:29:30 Summary and conclusions
