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ZOE Science & Nutrition

How to master healthy eating habits with James Clear

ZOE Science & Nutrition

ZOE

Nutrition, Science, Health & Fitness, Education

4.65.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Many of us want to make positive changes to our eating patterns in January. But it’s not easy. Ultra-processed foods, for example, are everywhere. So how can we make healthy habits stick? In today’s episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan is joined by James Clear and Dr. Federica Amati, who offer strategies for overcoming obstacles and changing the way we eat, so we can all have longer, healthier lives.  James Clear is a writer, speaker, and author of the number-one New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits. Dr. Federica Amati is a medical scientist and an Association for Nutrition-accredited nutritionist, as well as the head nutritionist at ZOE. 🌱 Try our new plant based wholefood supplement - Daily 30 *Naturally high in copper which contributes to normal energy yielding metabolism and the normal function of the immune system Learn how your body responds to food 👉 zoe.com/podcast for 10% off Timecodes: 01:46 – Quickfire round 04:39 – New Year’s Resolutions 08 :47 – Why is it hard to achieve goals? What role do food companies play? 13:04 – Self-identity driven goals rather than result driven 20:14 – The challenge ultra-processed foods pose 27:30 – How to think about making changes to support New Year’s resolutions 29:24 – James’ 4 laws, make it: obvious, attractive, easy, satisfying  33:57 – Make it obvious: how your environment 40:00 – How you social circle and community affects your habits 43:50 – 3rd law: make it easy  47:19 – How many times do you need to do something to make it a habit 53:13 – 4th law: make it satisfying 55:07 – How can we approach healthy food with our children? 58:27 – Summary and outro Mentioned in today’s episode: Atomic Habits by James Clear Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here Episode transcripts are available here.

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0:00.0

There's a similar pattern that happens with a lot of habits. You know, like you'll hear gamblers say like I don't even want to do it anymore, but I can't stop myself.

0:06.4

One of the surprising things about a lot of the research around self-control and willpower is that...

0:11.1

James Clear is the world's number one habit expert

0:14.6

the author of the New York Times bestseller atomic habits

0:17.8

which has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide

0:21.2

the external environment has made it easier and cheaper than ever to consume more calories than before.

0:26.0

The reality for most of these foods is you feel terrible.

0:28.0

The role of the food industry, their primary goal is to sell food products. You have to make those foods extra

0:33.6

delicious and not filling to make sure that more of them can be eaten.

0:37.0

Dr. Federica Amati, nutrition lead at Imperial College School of Medicine,

0:41.5

scientific researcher and head Nutritionist at Zoe.

0:44.8

James could ask you something a little controversial on this.

0:47.0

To really change your long-term lifestyle and health was to change your friends because they

0:51.6

are the biggest driver in fact of your environment

0:54.2

and what you do is that a bit too radical for you.

0:56.7

If you want to build a good habit every action you take is a vote for the type of person

1:01.1

you wish to become.

1:02.1

The real answer to how long does it

1:04.3

take to build a habit is...

1:08.3

Welcome to Zoe, science and nutrition, where world-leading scientists explain how their research can improve your health.

1:19.0

James and Federica, thank you for joining me today.

1:22.0

Pleasure to talk to you.

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