What’s wrong with the Standard American Diet (Rebroadcast)

Note: This episode originally aired in January 2022.  

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 around the holidays [12:20] 

• Taste receptors [13:45] 
• Holiday eating strategies [15:35] 

• Supplements and the Standard American Diet [16:49] 

• Deficiencies in the Standard American Diet [18:00] 

• Questions from the community [20:00] 

• Can supplements help replace missing nutrients from a poor diet? [20:10] 
• How does dairy fit into the Standard American Diet? [24:00] 

• Lactose intolerance [25:30] 
• Eating organic [28:00] 

• Choosing fish [30:40] 
• What healthy, affordable options are there for fruits and vegetables? [33:03] 
• Are there any healthy preservatives we can use in our foods? [37:00] 

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:  

• What is a Modified Mediterranean Diet? 

• Your Guide to Several of Today’s Most Popular Diets 
• Why We Should Rethink The Western Diet 
• 10 Simple Recipes Ideas For a Whole Food Diet 
• The Six Best Supplements for Healthy Weight According to a Registered Dietician 
• Preventing Metabolic Syndrome with Diet: What the Research Tells Us 
• How to Create a Men’s Health Diet Plan 
• Thorne Partners with Trifecta: Personalized Nutrition Just Got Tastier 
• Picky Eater? How to Add Vegetables to Your Child's Diet 
• Why Am I Craving Sweets? 
• Carbs and Gut Health: The Good, the Bad, and the Not-So-Ugly 

From the podcast archives: 

• Weight Management - Diet 
• The Wahls Diet and Autoimmune Disorders 
• New Approaches to Kids’ Nutrition 
• The Gamer's Diet, with Dietitian Casey Thomas 
• Performance Cooking with Trifecta's Chef Mario 

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