654: The Big Mac vs Salmon Debate: Why Your Bloodwork Tells the Truth About Your Diet

Legendary Life | Transform Your Body, Upgrade Your Health & Live Your Best Life

Ted Ryce

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4.8 • 848 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

You might think you're eating healthy — but what if the story you tell yourself about your diet has nothing to do with your actual health? In this episode, Ted breaks down one of the most common mistakes high achievers make when it comes to nutrition — believing that how "healthy" your food sounds is what determines your results. Using a viral debate comparing Big Macs to salmon, Ted explains why food stories and diet labels miss the real picture. You'll learn why calories are still king, why excess body fat destroys your health regardless of how "clean" you eat, and what data actually matters — from body composition and visceral fat to fasting glucose, hemoglobin A1C, and cholesterol levels. Ted also shares how two people can eat the same foods and have totally different health outcomes, and why the only way to know if your diet is working is to track objective data, not rely on beliefs or feelings. In this episode, you'll learn: What is the real relationship between calories, food quality, and health outcomes Why being lean and active matters more than any specific diet What your blood work reveals about your true metabolic health How to use DEXA scans and lab tests to track your progress accurately How to use data, not diet dogma, to optimize your health and performance And much more... If you're serious about living longer, performing better, and cutting through nutrition hype, this episode will show you how to stop guessing and start measuring what truly matters. Listen now! What Ted Shares in This Episode: 00:00 Intro 02:33 Think You Eat Healthy? Here's Why That Might Be a Lie You're Telling Yourself 03:44 The Big Mac vs Salmon Debate: Can a Big Mac Be Healthier Than Your "Clean" Diet? 04:33 Why Calories Matter More Than You Want to Believe 08:38 Forget the Stories and Find Out What the Numbers Say About Your Health 08:57 Understanding Body Fat and Health Metrics 10:11 What Your Bloodwork Is Trying to Tell You 10:52 The Simple Blood Test That Can Predict Diabetes Before It Strikes 12:02 Client Case Study: Misleading Health Perceptions 13:47 Why Your Friend Can Eat Junk and Stay Fit (and You Can't) 14:52 The Ultimate Health Check: What to Measure If You Want to Live Longer 15:41 Moving Beyond Diet Dogma 16:28 The Bottom Line: Stop Believing Stories About Food. Start Looking at Your Data

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0:00.0	Eating asai from Brazil, we're eating butter from a small organic farm in Vermont and coconut that's flown in from Thailand.
0:17.0	It doesn't matter.
0:19.0	Or rib-eye, avocado, and olive oil, They can all still make you fat if you're eating too much too many calories from those sources relative to how many calories you output from your daily activity, etc. You're going to get fat. It's going to cause metabolic dysfunction. You are not going to be
0:39.7	healthy. So what really drives health? Welcome to the legendary life podcast, where it's all about
0:46.4	taking control of your health, losing fat, transforming your body, and living the life you deserve
0:52.0	with celebrity fitness trainer and longevity enthusiast,
0:55.8	Ted Rice.
0:57.8	Hey guys, it's Ted here.
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