Busting Nutrition Myths with Jessica Knurick

About this episode

Neil deGrasse Tyson and guests discuss common nutrition myths with expert Jessica Knurick.

Are seed oils really that bad? Are people getting enough protein? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Mecurio, & Gary O’Reilly cut through the noise on health myths, food misinformation, and the forces making it harder than ever to eat well with nutrition scientist, Jessica Knurick, PhD.

People in this episode

Hosts: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Mecurio, Gary O’Reilly

Guest: Jessica Knurick

Topics covered

• nutrition myths
• health misinformation
• seed oils
• protein intake
• food science

Keywords

• nutrition
• myths
• health
• seed oils
• protein
• food misinformation

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Organizations: PhD

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