Episode 80: Natalie Jill on Dietary Guidelines, Processed Foods, and What’s Really Driving Obesity

About this episode

Keri Glassman interviews Natalie Jill about dietary guidelines, processed foods, and the factors driving obesity.

Living a Nutritious Life Podcast In this episode of Nutritious Life Podcast, we are thrilled to welcome Natalie Jill, Licensed Master Sports Nutritionist, as her and Keri dive into the new dietary guidelines. About Our Guest: Natalie Jill is a Midlife Expert who helps women simplify complicated health topics and redefine healthy aging. With a top-rated podcast, “Midlife Conversations,” two best-selling Fat Loss Books that sold out in stores everywhere, and numerous TV appearances on shows like “The Doctors,” she built a high 7-figure Fat Loss business that transformed over 250,000 women's bodies and health. What You'll Learn in This - The history and evolution of the food pyramid and its impact on public health. - Why nutrition guidelines continue to change and how to interpret the latest science. - How to cut through nutrition noise, understand processed vs. whole foods, and make empowered choices. Episode Highlights - How marketing hijacked the food pyramid and spurred confusion for the public. - Why fruits and vegetables remain foundational, no matter how guidelines shift. - The drama and impact behind the new “flipped” food pyramid, and why simplicity matters. - Discussion…

People in this episode

Host: Keri Glassman

Guest: Natalie Jill

Topics covered

• dietary guidelines
• processed foods
• obesity
• nutrition science
• healthy aging
• food pyramid

Keywords

• nutrition
• health
• food pyramid
• GLP-1 medications
• empowered choices
• fruits and vegetables

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nutritious Life

Books & works: Midlife Conversations, The Doctors

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