Thought For Food Podcast

The king of macronutrients. The most controversial word in all of nutrition. Builder of cities, destroyer of empires. Carbohydrates. In the fourth installment of our What's the Deal series, we go hard and deep on all things carbs. With so much information and misinformation out there, we did what we do best and jumped on the science, the cold hard evidence, first defining this nutrient and its function and then address some of the major claims about carbohydrates such as: carbohydrates make you fat carbs cause inflammation carbs from fruit are the same as table sugar high-carb diets cause diabetes and cancer and more! We also discuss the role of carbohydrates for athletes, and then a more philosophical look at applying these concepts through a macro lens and why we should stop talking about carbs and protein and diet so extensively. Grab a notebook, take a glucose break, kick back and relax, and enjoy the show! Go eat some plants! -Jackson and Aaron Thank you thank you thank you to everyone w