: Episode 760 – Jonny Bowden joins Vinnie Tortorich this Friday to discuss Jonny’s role as the Nutrition Myth Buster, common nutrition misconceptions, Adam Carolla, and more!
JONNY BOWDEN
- An incredibly interesting man
- Used to be a conductor and professional pianist
- Has his PhD and his CNS
- Jonny has written 15 books
- Including:
- Living Low Carb
- The Great Cholesterol Myth
- Smart Fat: Eat More Fat Lose More Weight Get Healthy Now
- 150 Healthiest Foods
- 10th anniversary this year with an updated list
- 150 Healthiest Foods
- Including:
- A strong believer that people are misinformed, and obesity is largely the fault of the ADA and SAD, not of the public
THE NUTRITION MYTH BUSTER
- Jonny has a lot of issues with the health and nutrition industry
- He has many firm stances that contradict popular health and fitness ideas, similar to Vinnie’s:
- Cholesterol is not out to get you!
- Sat fats DO NOT cause heart disease
- France paradox is not a paradox
- Sat fats DO NOT cause heart disease
- Eating fat can make you lose weight!
- The Standard American Diet is a load of bullsh*t
- Carbs are the real issue
- The guys at ADA are lying to you and harming you
- Cholesterol is not out to get you!
- Check out his website here! You can buy nutrition plans and the like!
- The micro biome has incredible power
- Gut bacteria may be a bigger factor than the food that you eat
- Lots of research into that now
- Weight loss is NOT ABOUT CALORIES OR EXERCISE!
- Advice that says otherwise can really hurt people
- As Vinnie always says (correctly), exercise is a poor way to lose weight
- We are still figuring out hormones, sleep, etc., and their relation to weight loss
