Welcome to Real Food Radio! We’re passionate about real food. Ayla Withee is an RD who blogs at eatsimply.org and is the owner of Boston Functional Nutrition. I’m an author and nutritionist blogging at sustainabledish.com and the owner of radiance nutrition therapy, and living on an organic farm. Join us each episode for information on functional nutrition, lifestyle tips, and much more!
In this episode, we discuss the World Health Organization’s decision to label processed meat as a group 1 carcinogen
Also discussed in Episode 2…
- Should you ditch the bacon? Clarifying the WHO’s classification of processed meat as a group 1 carcinogen
- The compound effect of Heme Iron, Nitrates, and Nitrites in processed meats
- (and Diana had jet lag when recording this, so forgot to mention Chris Kresser’s article on the nitrate myth, so please read it here for another reason not to fear bacon)
- The wrongful vilification of red meat
- Why factory meat and dairy pose bigger environmental and ethical issues
- Real Food perspective: The fallacy of Tofurkey and other processed plant foods
- The trouble with indoor farming and lab-grown meats
- Feeding the world’s population with real food
- Encouraging small sustainable farms vs large factory farms
- How our dietary guidelines are influenced by the industry
- Brazil’s dietary guidelines
- The USDA’s new stance on cholesterol and de-emphasizing the focus on saturated fats
Useful Links…
Joel Salatin’s Polyface Farm
The Harvest documentary
Diana’s Homegrown Paleo Cookbook
Music Credit: www.bensound.com
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