Fueling and carbs
Carb loading 101 and how to do it without the bloat: June 2025
Gut training for ultras (and why a cheeseburger doesn't count): June 2025
Carb loading for long training runs, not just races: August 2025
Do 60 to 90 g/hour recommendations apply to larger bodies?: August 2025
What to do when you can't eat or drink mid-ultra: August 2025
Maltodextrin vs. cluster dextrin: September 2025
"Trained runners don't need gels for 13 miles": September 2025
Fueling short vs. long rides (and why your height and weight don't change the answer): October 2025
The universals of a non-sucky diet: November 2025
Fueling ski touring vs. trail running: January 2026
How much fast food is too much: February 2026
Eating enough when training volume jumps and appetite doesn't: February 2026
Skipping a pre-run snack for short morning runs: May 2025
Carb loading for a back-of-the-pack 100k: May 2026
Fat-adapted athletes and carbs, carb loading "for elites only": May 2026
Hungry before bed on workout days: May 2026
The biology of cravings: June 2026
Fueling at altitude: July 2025
Nutrition periodization vs. nutrition timing: July 2026
What to actually eat, after all the myth busting: July 2026
Does eating your food in a certain order change blood sugar?: July 2026
Hydration, electrolytes, and GI
Sodium bicarbonate for ultras: May 2025
Sweat tests, the Gatorade sweat patch, and swollen fingers: May 2025
Pelvic floor issue or fueling issue?: April 2025
Beam Minerals and gender-specific electrolytes: August 2025
Imodium vs. Pepto mid-race: November 2025
DIY electrolyte mix, sodium citrate vs. table salt: June 2026
Magnesium supplementation in hot climates: June 2026
Supplements, products, and trends
Hitting protein as a vegetarian without living on powder: April 2025
PPO, phytates, oxalates, and other smoothie panic: July 2025
Runner-specific multivitamins: July 2025
Creatine for female athletes: YDS Live
Making your own sports nutrition: YDS Live and September 2025
What to look for in a protein powder: February 2026
Adaptogens: November 2025
Collagen (asked eight times!!!): November 2025 and April 2026
Seed oils: December 2025
Fruit and vegetables from different farms for your microbiome: December 2025
Sourdough and gut health: March 2026
Fasting mimicking diets (Prolon): May 2026
Intermittent fasting for female athletes: YDS Live
The diet culture trends we hate right now: July 2025
Iron, bloodwork, and body composition
When exercise skews your lab results: September 2025
Ferritin, low iron, and when to get an infusion: March 2026 and May 2026
Foot-strike hemolysis, sweat, and post-infusion "iron overload": May 2026
Does fueling properly change your body composition?: June 2025
When body composition testing makes sense: April 2026
Can you gain weight while underfueling?: July 2026
Set point theory: June 2026
Feeling confident you're eating enough without counting calories: April 2025
What's new in RED-S diagnosis (leptin, IGF-1): May 2025
Menopause and hormones
Adjusting nutrition to your menstrual cycle: YDS Live
Nutrition and supplements for active menopausal people: April 2026
Squats after meals and Alzheimer's risk: April 2026
Stacy Sims and the frail old lady industrial complex: August 2026
Body image, recovery, and the people around you
Who gets to call themselves an athlete: August 2025
Pushing back on diet culture without villainizing the alternative: September 2025
Do trigger warnings actually work?: October 2025
Kylee's Achilles recovery and how her eating changed: October 2025
Handling body comments while in recovery: October 2025
Acne in athletes: October 2025
Surviving holiday diet talk: November 2025 and December 2025
Interrupting family diet talk in front of your kids: December 2025
Eating more than your non-athlete friends: December 2025
Almond mom culture, for yourself and your kids: January 2026
In-the-moment reframes for negative food thoughts: January 2026
Eating the same meals every day: March 2026
Is my running my eating disorder in another form?: March 2026
Comebacks for the protein police: March 2026
Anti-diet voices in thin bodies (the toughest question yet): April 2026
"I still don't look like a runner": June 2026
Talking to a friend whose eating worries you: July 2026
Food culture and politics
Why vegetarianism isn't on our fad-diet list: June 2025
The new food pyramid: January 2026
Full-fat vs. low-fat dairy: January 2026
Soy, phytoestrogens, and "soy boys": August 2026
Have plant-based diets fallen out of favor?: August 2026
Eating for fuel vs. eating for pleasure: August 2026
Our science heroes (Marion Nestle, Kevin Hall): April 2025
Behind the podcast
How we choose sponsors: April 2025
How journalism shapes the show: May 2025
Australian Shepherds, finally: August 2026
Ask us (almost) anything
Not here? Send it in. Name the claim, where you heard it, and why it doesn't square with your experience. We can't interpret your bloodwork; Kylee is a dietitian, not your dietitian. Everything else is fair game, including the dogs.
The bonus feed and the monthly AMA live on Patreon.

