The Carb-Appropriate Podcast Ep.22
In this episode of the podcast, I chat with my colleagues, Drs Mikki Williden, Caryn Zinn, and Dan Plews about whether low-carbohydrate diets negatively impact hormone balance.
It’s commonly assumed that people (especially women) ‘need’ a certain amount of carbohydrate in the diet in order to preserve hormone levels and function. But the evidence suggests otherwise.
One of my articles spurred this conversation (Do Low-Carb Diets Negatively Affect Hormone Balance?) and it ended up being a great summary of the things that you should actually be focussed on. (Hint: carb content of the diet isn’t usually one!)
Caryn Zinn PhD, RD is a registered dietitian, researcher, and senior lecturer at Auckland University of Technology.
Mikki Williden PhD is a registered nutritionist, researcher, and senior lecturer at UNITEC.
Dan Plews PhD is an exercise physiologist and exercise and nutrition researcher based at High Performance Sport NZ and Auckland University of Technology.
Samples from ‘Get Up Stand Up’ (Public Enemy feat. Brother Ali) and ‘Spastic Mumblings’ (Jesse Spillane). From https://freemusicarchive.org/
