Every listener question we've answered on the bonus feed since April 2025, by topic. Find the episode on Patreon, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts subscriptions.

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

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

Food culture and politics

Behind the podcast

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.

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