Backing Out of the Room – Episode 2376

Episode 2376 – On this Monday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss PubMed and the NIH “backing out of the room,” grocery merchandising, informative youtube videos, and more.

Listen · Episode 2376Backing Out of the RoomAug 28, 2023 · 77 min

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BACKING OUT OF THE ROOM 

• Anna and Vinnie spend a few moments talking about Anna’s pumpkin marinara and how she is taking pre-orders. (2:00)
  • This leads to s discussion of Halloween, candy, and trick-or-treating stories.
  • Then somehow this segues to Richard Simmons and nude-colored stockings.
• Anna brings up an article entitled, “Carbohydrate-based diet may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease: A pooled analysis of two prospective cohort studies.” (24:00)
  • The link is to the PubMed website here.
  • Vinnie feels vindicated but feels that government agencies are “slowly backing out of the room”.
  • Vinnie and Anna agree that those agencies can’t commit to a decisive stand because of the origins of funding.
• Anna and Vinnie discuss the challenge of getting into grocery store chains and the immense expense. (30:00)
• Anna asks how are people supposed to learn what is better for their health if agencies like NIH won’t commit to a recommendation.
  • Anna reads more from the PubMed article, and Vinnie gives her some pushback. (38:00)
  • Vinnie goes over the “quality of carbs”, simple carbs, and complex carbs.
  • He also goes over what leads to insulin resistance. (43:00)
• Vinnie plays an Instagram which is relevant to the conversation. (48:00)
  • People get so confused because of certain things they hear on the internet.
  • Some doctors find an item to hang their hat on, and that becomes the new thing (and point of confusion).

MORE HELP

• The duo touch upon the difficulty people have when they are emotionally stressed or depressed and turn to food. (50:00)
  • If you are depressed, please get any reliable help you can.
  • Online services like BetterHelp or similar make getting help more accessible. (BetterHelp is not a sponsor of the show.)
• Vinnie shares one of his youtube videos regarding artificial sweeteners. (1:00:00)
  • It clarifies the differences among various sweeteners and is very interesting! You can watch it here.
• He shares other video topics he’s addressing on his youtube channel.
• Don’t forget to check out Anna’s Eat Happy Kitchen Substack, too!

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