Stanford professor & researcher Christopher Gardner, PhD shares the importance of personalized nutrition, evidence-based research, and why diet is the most under-appreciated, underutilized factor for preventing disease. To read more about Dr. Gardner and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll774 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods TIMELINE NUTRITION https://www.timelinenutrition.com/richroll If you're interested in going plant-based, check out my meal planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:42 Confusion in Nutritional Science 00:07:12 Inflammatory Markers and Their Relevance 00:13:16 On Dr. Gardner’s Studies 00:21:47 Study Results and Variability 00:25:52 Diet Should Be a Noun 00:26:17 Ad Break 00:28:03 Understanding Variable Response in Weight Loss 00:36:54 Low Fat and Low Carb Diets 00:45:11 Consensus on Key Dietary Changes 00:48:13 The Lectin Debate 00:52:15 The Role of Grains 00:56:36 Keto vs. Mediterranean 01:00:08 Why A Plant-Based Diet 01:10:11 The Protein Flip Idea 01:12:12 Protein 101 01:15:12 Optimal Protein Intake 01:17:47 Protein Intake for Muscle Gain 01:27:12 The Challenges of Securing Funding for Studies 01:33:00 Comparison between Beyond Meat and Red Meat 01:41:27 The Study on Athletes and Diet 01:47:23 Plant-Based vs Carnivore Study 01:57:28 Insulin as a Marker for Pre-Diabetes and Insulin Resistance 02:03:02 Stealth Nutrition and Different Motivations for Dietary Change 02:06:10 The Importance of Taste in Promoting Plant-Based Dishes 02:08:31 The Potential Impact of Institutional Food Demand on Farmers 02:16:03 Insurance Coverage of Food 02:17:43 The Broken Healthcare System 02:17:59 Final Thoughts CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS & DAN DRAKE https://www.blakecurtis.net/ https://www.dandrake333.com/ * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 2630 Conejo Spectrum St. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 #richroll #richrollpodcast