The missing link between food, fuel, and performance

About this episode

Dr. Ann de Wees Allen discusses the connection between food, brain signaling, and metabolic health.

Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – A clinician exposes the hidden link between food, brain signaling, and metabolic health. Dr. Ann de Wees Allen highlights how processed foods, artificial sweeteners, and misguided nutrition reshape genes and hormones. She calls for smarter food design that aligns with human biology, restores balance, and protects future generations from chronic disease...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Jeff Barke, Dr. Mark McDonald

Guest: Dr. Ann de Wees Allen

Topics covered

• nutrition
• metabolic health
• processed foods
• brain signaling
• chronic disease

Keywords

• food
• performance
• artificial sweeteners
• nutrition
• genes
• hormones
• chronic disease

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