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Podcast: The Thorne Podcast
Episode: What’s wrong with the Standard American Diet
Description: The Standard American Diet (or SAD) is one that’s typically high in unhealthy carbs, sugars, and fats – while also deficient in many important micronutrients. Discover healthy alternatives to the SAD diet, along with some strategies for making healthy eating choices around the holidays.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
What is the Standard American Diet? (SAD) [2:17]
High in refined carbs, unhealthy fats, sugars [2:34]
How the SAD diet become standard [3:03]
Views on fat [5:30]
The changing views on sugar [6:47]
Low fat led to high carb/sugar [8:43]
Healthier alternatives to SAD diet [10:00]
Mediterranean diet [10:30]
Whole foods diet [11:18]
Eating...