How much Protein is Optimal and Safe for Whole Body Use
I enjoyed AMA #1 with Dr Phillips and I know he's going to cringe but I am still confused on what is considered optimal & safe to consume daily. If I have this right, 20-30 grams per meal is a target for Muscle Protein Syntheses. That suggests that much of the consumed protein could be used for muscle growth, but if that was what you were consuming and the other trillions of cells need 75% of that protein, that only leaves 5-7.5 grams from muscle syntheses. The other part of my question is how much is considered safe to consume on a daily basis. I've seen numbers ranging from about 2 grams/Kilo to almost 4 grams/Kilo. My impression is that the high limits are based on the assumption that it stresses the kidneys. I don't recall reading anything where that has actually been seen in other than people who already had compromised kidney function. Sorry my question was so long. If you use it, please paraphrase liberally.
What impact does salt have on bone health?
Salt can impact calcium excretion in the urine and it is said that a high salt diet can increase risk of osteoporosis as it draws calcium from the bone and excretes it. How much of an impact does dietary salt intake actually have on bone health and how high would salt intake have to be for this to be a concern. Obviously high salt intakes are not something to aim for in general, but just wondered if this was a mechanism that could remove meaningful amounts of calcium in a way that I should be advising around this in those that we work with as nutritional professionals. Thanks!
Are Energy Drinks Bad for Us?
An energy drink like Monster is full of caffeine, taurine, panax ginseng extract, l-Carnitine, inositol, guarana extract, and b-vitamins. Some flavours also have sugar. Is having an energy drink several times per week, in the morning, before exercising unhealthy? Healthy? Neutral?
Looking back - What have you changed your mind on?
In this field, it seems like so many of us have had positions we've held very seriously that we now see as poorly supported by research, or just have a significant paradigm change (eg low-carb for Alan, Keto vibes for yourself Danny and many of us). Listening to some of the quack asylum episodes, I realized that while you might not have ever considered them as references, they almost by default were connected to some degree to our spheres of influence in the past (colleagues of colleagues, references used by colleagues, etc). It has been some time since you've done a "looking back" episode (e.g. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qzdReuAgXjiyfdO1jH9BB?si=4Sh8O1QAQvao5FoQVI72aw&utm_source=copy-link). It would be great to hear you banter and look back to how your views have evolved over the years, review how you have evolved your thinking about certain pillars of your nutrition epistemology, and more. Cheers, Gabriel
Courses for young researchers
Hi, first of all, I want to thank you so much for the whole podcast, which I'm really looking forward to. I have one question for you. I'm starting a PhD in the fall concerning the pathophysiology of metabolic diseases and I'd like to take some courses that would help me in my research. Since you are in contact with a lot of specialists from different institutions, you probably have more insight than I do into what the possibilities are. Would you have any recommendations or an overview of courses related to metabolic diseases or even methodology and statistics that could help a beginner scientist? Thank you very much Kate