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How to Eat Well in a World You Weren’t Built For: The Myth of the Optimal Diet with Professor Daniel Lieberman #695

How to Eat Well in a World You Weren’t Built For: The Myth of the Optimal Diet with Professor Daniel Lieberman #695

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 Why is it so hard to decide what to eat? Perhaps because while our ancestors ate whatever they could hunt or gather, we’re faced with tens of thousands of choices in the supermarket. This week’s guest says understanding that mismatch – and treating yourself with kindness – is the first step to a healthy and informed relationship with food. Daniel Lieberman is Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and author of the new book Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals About Food, Diet and Eating Well. In it he draws on evolutionary biology, anthropology and physiology to explain how our ancestors ate – and why the modern food environment is so hard to navigate. Daniel shares some anecdotes about his time with hunter-gatherer communities, including a farewell dinner he threw for the Hadza tribe in Tanzania, which reveals a lot about human nature, carbohydrates and our drive to overeat. He explains that natural selection favours reproduction over health, which helps explain why we crave calorie-rich foods, and why hunger works against us when we try to lose weight. We explore the clever food combinations traditional cultures developed long before nutrition science existed, and why there’s no such thing as an optimal diet. And he talks about how to make sense of the latest nutrition research without being swayed by outliers. While writing the book, Daniel put many popular diets to the test himself, and he’s very entertaining on what it was like living on low-carb, raw food and meal-replacement shakes. We also discuss why cooking may be the most important technology humans ever adopted, and the ingredients he always leaves on the supermarket shelf. Later, we turn to exercise and how movement affects metabolism – including what I noticed on my own glucose monitor this summer. We discuss the benefits and limits of GLP-1 medications, and why protecting muscle is vital. Daniel also explains how genes and environment interact when it comes to weight, and we talk about food inequality, labelling and whether taxing ultra-processed foods would make us healthier. We finish with Daniel’s practical and simple principles for eating well today, drawing on both the latest science and the wisdom of how our ancestors ate. He makes a reassuring, evidence-led case for moderation over elimination, offered with compassion, not judgement. Whether you love food, feel worn down by diet culture, or simply want some clarity on healthy eating, I think you’ll come away feeling clearer – and a lot kinder to yourself. The Thrive Tour: Transform Your Health and Happiness, a live show: Book Your Tickets https://drchatterjee.com/live Thanks to our sponsors: https://thewayapp.com/livemore https://hellolingo.com/livemore Show notes https://drchatterjee.com/695 DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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