Real World Nutrition Podcast
Move past the fads, gimmicks, trends, detoxing, cleanses, fasting, and other unrealistic ideas about eating in the real world. If you want to eat and enjoy food without being deprived because you live in the real world, join Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Shelley A. Rael as she sorts through the hype and gives real talk about eating healthier.
Launched October 2021 with new episodes weekly, each Friday.
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Episode 179: The Lifespan of a Diet Trend – Why Some Stick and Others Fade
Episode 179: The Lifespan of a Diet Trend – Why Some Stick and Others Fade
Diets come and go, but why do some trends stick while others fade into obscurity? In this episode of the Real World Nutrition Podcast, take a deeper dive into diet trends through the decades—from the Grapefruit Diet of the 1950s to the rise of keto and intermittent fasting. What have we learned from these trends? Do people respond better to strict rules or flexibility? How do social trends and marketing influence what we eat?