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Should You Count Calories?
Should you count calories? New episode of Your Diet Sucks traces the framework from a 19th-century factory science lab through a 1918 diet book that taught American women to count as a patriotic duty, through the low-fat catastrophe of the 80s, to the FDA decision in 1990 that gave us the 2,000-calorie label. The math is messier than you've been told. Link in bio to listen.
Do Detoxes Work? The Science Behind Cleanses, Toxins & Juice Fasts
Do juice cleanses actually detox your body? What does your liver really do? We debunk detox diets, cleanses, and the wellness industry's favorite myth: that your body is full of toxins.
Is the Paleo Diet Healthy? What the Science Actually Says
What does the science actually say about the Paleo Diet? We trace the Paleolithic diet from its origins in 1890s wilderness cults and a 1975 eugenicist's book to its modern iteration as a Silicon Valley lifestyle brand. Plus: what happens to your gut microbiome when you eliminate whole grains, and why evolutionary biologists say the "mismatch hypothesis" doesn't hold up.
How Food Policy Got Political | Your Diet Sucks Podcast
From Eisenhower’s heart attack to the sugar industry’s secret Harvard payments, Your Diet Sucks unpacks the wild history of food policy and the forces shaping what we eat today. Zoë Rom and Kylee Van Horn trace a century of lobbyists, pseudoscience, and politics—revealing how “nutrition guidelines” became one of America’s most profitable battlegrounds. This episode is part history lesson, part investigative comedy, and 100% proof that food science is never just about science.