HUEL Co-Founder & WELL FED Author, James Collier: How Modern Diets Are Failing Us #123
Are you confused by conflicting nutrition advice, tired of diet fads, or simply curious about the fascinating world of food science?
James Collier, Co-Founder of Huel, and author of “Well Fed” brings his 30 years of nutrition expertise to this week’s episode of the Extrology podcast.
Lee & James demolish myths, expose misinformation and reveal the shocking complexity behind what we eat.
In this episode you’ll learn:
Why there’s NO such thing as an “optimal diet”.
How social media influencers manipulate nutrition information.
Why black-and-white thinking about nutrition is harmful.
About emerging food technologies from cultured meat to GMOs.
The importance of contemplative eating.
This episode is more than just another nutrition podcast - it’s a journey into understanding how what we eat impacts not just our bodies but our entire planet.
Links & references
James Collier:
https://www.instagram.com/jamescollierrnutr
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-collier-a717604/
https://jamescollier.substack.com/
Well Fed
Extrology:
https://www.instagram.com/extrologypodcast/
https://www.tiktok.com/@extrology
Lee Cooper:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/
Get in touch: lee@extrology.com
Episode highlights:
“You might get an influencer citing data that shows that seed oils are pro-inflammatory, and there are metabolic pathways that demonstrate that…but that they don’t show you is there’s several other mechanistic pathways that are actually anti-inflammatory consuming. We’re not interested in a particular mechanism. We’re interested in outcomes.” - 9:52 - James Collier
“One thing they do is misrepresenting the evidence - the other thing is citing a paper, and then when you read it, it says nothing of the short. They’ve literally lied about it and that’s pure misrepresentation.” - 11:00 - James Collier
“In 2019, I changed the way I ate and I cut my animal derived calories to about 10% of my intake. For perspective, the Western average is about 28-30%.” - 38:22 - James Collier
“There’s a great section called The Dark Side of Sustainable Nutrition. Whilst I want everybody to make choices that have a positive impact on the environment, you have to look after yourself first. A diet isn’t sustainable if it can’t sustain an individual. You have to prioritise your own health before you can look after others.” - 46:43 - James Collier
“Isn’t this the guy who created Huel? This food that takes away socialising? Yes, and I want to address that elephant in the room, because it is contradicting isn’t it?” - 56:18 - James Collier
“For people that are constantly thinking about food, they’ve struggled all their life, they’ve been on diets and tried really really hard - they get called lazy. But to me, these are some people that work the hardest I’ve come across.” - 1:37:08 - James Collier
“I’ve heard this unofficial statistic from someone I know who is working in the field that nearly 98% of people on GLP-1 agonists aren’t getting them through their Doctor. They’re getting them from online pharmacies or worse from the black market where there is no dose.” - 1:38:14 - James Collier
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