#285: The Real Science of Nutrition and Supplements

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2017

⏱️ 68 minutes

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If you work out regularly, you probably take some sort of supplement, be it whey protein or creatine or a pre-workout energy drink. But do the supplements you’re taking actually work? My guest today on the show has spent his career studying the effects of what we put into our body and is the director of the online encyclopedia of supplements and nutrition called Examine.com. His name is Kamal Patel. He’s a researcher with an MPH and MBA from John Hopkins University and is working on his PhD in nutrition. Today on the show, Kamal and I discuss why there’s so much confusion when it comes to supplements and nutrition. For example, he explains why one study can say cholesterol is bad for you, while another one says it’s vital for health. Kamal then breaks down how to read scientific studies on nutrition so you can make informed decisions about your diet instead of relying on clickbait headlines published by pseudo-journalists. We then get into which supplements actually work and which ones are a waste of money. Kamal also shares his insights on the growing field of nootropics and if there really are supplements that will make you smarter.

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0:00.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:15.0	Brett McKay here, and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:18.3	If you work out regularly, you probably take some sort of supplement, be it way protein
0:21.7	or creatine or some sort of pre-workout.
0:24.1	But do the supplements you're taking actually work?
0:26.6	My guest today on the show has spent his career studying the effects of what we put into
0:29.4	our body and is the director of the online encyclopedia of Supplements and Nutrition
0:33.1	called examine.com.
0:34.3	His name is Kamal Patel.
0:36.4	He's a researcher with an MPH and MBA from Johns Hopkins University and is working on
0:39.6	his PhD in nutrition.
0:41.1	Today on the show, Kamal and I discuss why there's so much confusion when it comes to supplements
0:45.6	and nutrition.
0:46.6	For example, he explains why one study can say cholesterol is bad for you while another
0:50.7	one says it's vital for health.
0:51.9	And they come all breaks down how to read scientific studies on nutrition so you can
0:57.1	make informed decisions about your diet instead of relying on clickbait headlines published
1:01.0	by pseudojournalists.
1:02.9	We then get into which supplements actually work and which ones are a waste of money.
1:06.6	And they Kamal also shares his insights on the growing field of neutropics and if there
1:10.3	really are supplements that will make you smarter.
1:13.0	If you've been overwhelmed by the science of supplements and nutrition, this podcast
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