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Healthy Looks Great On You: Understanding Nutrition and Health

In episode 106 of the lifestyle medicine podcast 'Healthy Looks Great On You', Dr. Vickie Petz Kasper explains the importance of understanding nutrition for maintaining health. She talks about the confusion surrounding food advice, using eggs as an example of how advice can change over time. Dr. Kasper highlights the dangers of the Standard American Diet (S.A.D), which is high in saturated fats, refined carbohydrates, processed foods while being low in fruits and vegetables, leading to chronic diseases such as obesity, heart disease, stroke, and cancer. Dr. Kasper shares her personal journey of reversing her pre-diabetes with a healthy diet. She then explains macronutrients (protein, carbohydrates, and fat) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). The episode concludes with practical tips on cleaner eating through shopping the perimeter of grocery stores, eating at home and choosing less processed and more plant-based foods.

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00:01 Introduction to Healthy Eating
00:44 The Confusion Around Eggs and the Western Diet
01:10 The Impact of the Standard American Diet
02:47 Personal Journey with Diet and Diabetes
06:06 The Importance of Nutrition Education in Medical Training
11:26 Understanding Macronutrients and Micronutrients
18:31 The Role of Fiber in Our Diet
20:12 The Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet
21:28 Practical Tips for Healthy Eating
23:20 Conclusion and Future Topics