Episode 59: Can eating more whole grains help you live an extra 10 years? How to separate nutrition fact from fiction in the media

How many times have you seen a claim in the news or on social media with something like this… ‘Eat THIS food to lose 5 pounds in a month, study shows.’ ‘New study shows that adding X foods to your diet increases your risk of death by 25%’ …. etc, etc. So we decided to take a claim like this that showed up in two mainstream UK newspapers and break down the information from the study mentioned, so that you can understand how to separate fact from fiction. You’ll learn what the important takeaways are from articles like these, and how to take a critical look at what information is useful for you when it comes to making choices about what you decide to do with the information you read in different media outlets… and how to know when you can just say ‘NEXT’. We discuss a recent study that looked at life expectancy and diet, which you can find here: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003889#sec009 And how this study was portrayed in the Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10488565/Swapping-red-meat-diet-rich-lentils-nuts-add-DECADE-life.html As well as the Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/healthy-eating-diet-whole-grains-b2031817.html If you enjoyed this episode, and you want to send us an article or post to do a deep dive on in a future episode, you can send it over to @bewellcartel on Instagram! Mentioned in this episode: Gillian’s grandma has a cameo: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ohzvlvGrkDqkTCIP2rJmD?si=33a6a0d473a24d50 Think Again by Adam grant Factfulness by Hans Rosling --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/be-well-cartel/message