Episode 274 - Food and Cancer: The Truth

About this episode

Chadi and Dr. Urvi Shah explore the complex relationship between food and cancer, discussing nutritional research and debunking myths.

Chadi sits down again with Dr. Urvi Shah for an in-depth, evidence-driven exploration of the often confusing relationship between food and cancer. They dive into how nutritional research is actually conducted—and why it’s so challenging—while separating widely regarded myths from what high-quality data truly support, including nuanced discussions on processed foods, red meat, plant-based diets, ketogenic diets, intermittent fasting, and alcohol use. Dr. Shah also offers practical, science-bac...

People in this episode

Host: Chadi Nabhan

Guest: Dr. Urvi Shah

Topics covered

• food and cancer
• nutritional research
• processed foods
• red meat
• plant-based diets
• ketogenic diets
• intermittent fasting

Keywords

• food
• cancer
• nutrition
• myths
• processed foods
• red meat
• plant-based diets
• ketogenic diets
• intermittent fasting
• alcohol

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