Hello and welcome to another episode of Sigma Nutrition Radio.

My name is Danny Lennon and you are very welcome to the podcast or welcome back to

the podcast if you are a regular listener. And today we've got an episode that I think you're going

to enjoy. This is in the form of what was billed as a debate, but as I'll explain in a moment,

perhaps is maybe not the best word for it. But a while back I had the absolute pleasure of speaking at the Ultimate Evidence-Based

Conference in Melbourne, Australia.

And on the second day of that event, I took part in what was billed as a debate with

Jackson Pios, who you may remember has been on the podcast before.

And this debate of sorts was on the topic of whether intuitive eating can be a tool for those with performance goals or fitness goals or physique goals.

And specifically, if I recall correctly, the phrasing was, intuitive eating can be a recommended eating approach for those with

fitness and or physique goals. And as I mentioned, in reality, the goal of this session was more

for each of us to articulate perhaps the best arguments that could be put forward in support of this motion or against

that motion. And so it was my job and my position to represent that intuitive eating is a viable

strategy, even for those that have some degree of fitness goals. But as you will hopefully

pick up on when listening to the debate,

most of my position was based on the premise of understanding what intuitive eating actually is,

i.e. that it is not a diet, rather it is a framework that can impart some particular benefits,

which we will discuss, and that's the way it should be framed.

And so oftentimes, particularly in the fitness industry, you see misunderstandings of this term

or people misusing this term, and that creates a lot of confusion.

And I think, again, as you will likely pick up on in the discussion, Jackson presents several really valid

points that I don't actually disagree with. And Jackson is a sensible, sane voice in the fitness

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