Nutrition Advice Decoded: What Foods Are Actually Good For Us, What Should We Avoid, and Why Is It All SO Confusing?

Are eggs going to give you high cholesterol, or are they the base
of a great protein-rich meal? Will coffee give you cancer, or will
it help you live longer?  If you're confused about what
nutrition science has to say about which foods are healthy and
which are not, you're not alone. But why is it so hard to figure
out what's good for us, and why does the advice seem to change
constantly? This week on Gastropod, we reveal the hidden history of
how nutrition science got started, why its early successes saved
millions of lives, and how those successes then led the field
astray. From debunking the Blue Zones, to the discredited “French
paradox” that had everyone washing their Brie down with glasses of
red wine, to the most recent research on ultra-processed foods,
we’re breaking down how nutrition research actually gets done—and
what that means for what should be on your plate.  Learn more
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