Thinking Nutrition

By Dr Tim Crowe

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Thinking Nutrition is all about presenting the latest nutrition research in plain language and then translating this into what it means for your health. Dr Tim Crowe is a career nutrition research scientist and an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian. Tim has over 30 years of research and teaching experience in the university and public health sectors, covering areas of basic laboratory research, clinical nutrition trials and public health nutrition. He now works chiefly as a freelance health and medical writer and science communicator.


Episode Date
Arthritis relief: can collagen supplements help?
Mar 04, 2024
Are probiotics effective in IBS?
Jan 29, 2024
Maternal probiotics and their effect on infant health
Dec 04, 2023
Can the humble cranberry reduce the risk of UTIs?
Sep 25, 2023
Tendon troubles: can collagen supplements help with tendon repair?
Aug 14, 2023
Lemon water: is it worth the squeeze or just sour hype?
Jul 03, 2023
The lectin lowdown: time to counter the fear campaign about these plant proteins
Jun 05, 2023
Exercise recovery: the role of protein in post-workout muscle soreness and damage
Apr 24, 2023
Olive oil: a true ‘essential oil’
Mar 27, 2023
Enough of the ‘seed oils are toxic’ rubbish
Mar 06, 2023
Nightshade vegetables: friend or foe for your health?
Feb 06, 2023
Can probiotics or prebiotics prevent or treat respiratory tract infections?
Jan 16, 2023
Foods and fertility: how dietary patterns can influence fertility
Dec 05, 2022
This is your brain on food porn (and how it can promote healthier eating)
Nov 14, 2022
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): what role does diet play?
Oct 17, 2022
Keto for athletes: its effect on performance and body composition
Oct 03, 2022
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD): can nutrition supplements slow its progression?
Sep 19, 2022
Can probiotics help treat eczema in adults?
Sep 05, 2022
Intermittent fasting: an update on the weight and metabolic health benefits
Aug 22, 2022
‘Eat the rainbow’ really is good health advice
Aug 08, 2022
Turning up the heat on chillies and their health benefits
Jul 25, 2022
Will BCAAs give you the muscle gainz?
Jul 11, 2022
How the Mediterranean diet benefits mental health
Jun 27, 2022
How beetroot juice lowers blood pressure and improves sports performance
Jun 13, 2022
Managing IBS with the low-FODMAP diet and probiotics
May 30, 2022
Will magnesium help you sleep better?
May 16, 2022
Caffeine and resistance exercise: how much do you need?
May 02, 2022
Go nuts for nuts: why they’re great for your heart and weight
Apr 18, 2022
Nutrient wins and losses on a plant-based diet
Apr 04, 2022
Focussing on eating healthier is better than trying to eat less
Mar 21, 2022
Want a healthy heart? Eat more of these flavonoid foods
Mar 07, 2022
Nut allergies: causes, consequences and emerging treatments
Feb 21, 2022
How probiotics can help people with bowel cancer
Feb 07, 2022
The weird way that body posture changes taste
Jan 24, 2022
Is a keto diet effective for strength training?
Jan 10, 2022
Alcohol facts and fallacies
Dec 13, 2021
Can curcumin help with PCOS?
Nov 29, 2021
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO): symptoms, causes and treatment
Nov 15, 2021
Why bitter foods are better for you
Nov 01, 2021
Cutting back on sugar? Here’s why fruit should stay on the menu
Oct 18, 2021
Episode rewind: Inflammation – the good, the bad and the ugly
Oct 11, 2021
Episode rewind: Is it better to exercise fasted or fed?
Oct 04, 2021
Inflammatory bowel disease: the latest nutrition research for helping to manage it
Sep 27, 2021
What sorcery is this? How carbohydrate mouth rinses improve sports performance
Sep 20, 2021
Collagen supplements: an update on the evidence for health benefits
Sep 13, 2021
Blue is the new black: berries, anthocyanins and your brain health
Sep 06, 2021
Weight loss supplements: how hype triumphs over substance
Aug 30, 2021
Are chromium supplements helpful for people with diabetes?
Aug 23, 2021
Can you really ‘boost your metabolism’?
Aug 16, 2021
Can you be addicted to food?
Aug 09, 2021
How the MIND diet keeps the mind sharp
Aug 02, 2021
Let food be thy sunscreen
Jul 26, 2021
Plant vs animal protein for the muscle gainz
Jul 19, 2021
Turmeric: super spice or super overhyped?
Jul 12, 2021
Is adrenal fatigue a thing?
Jul 05, 2021
Why I do this podcast
Jun 28, 2021
‘Feed a cold, starve a fever’: fact or fiction?
Jun 21, 2021
Episode rewind: Protein supplements
Jun 14, 2021
Episode rewind: Collagen supplements
Jun 07, 2021
Are tart cherries the Holy Grail of exercise recovery supplements?
May 31, 2021
Sports drinks: a user’s guide
May 24, 2021
Lactose intolerance: symptoms, diagnosis and treatments
May 17, 2021
Nutrition for healthy ageing: fighting sarcopenia and inflammageing
May 10, 2021
Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease: what role for diet?
May 03, 2021
Can keto cure cancer?
Apr 26, 2021
Is it safe to drink coffee during pregnancy?
Apr 19, 2021
Can micronutrient supplements prevent or treat respiratory tract infections?
Apr 12, 2021
Inflammation: the good, the bad and the ugly
Apr 05, 2021
Apple cider vinegar: superfood or super scam?
Mar 29, 2021
Improving cancer survival with diet and lifestyle choices
Mar 22, 2021
Lifestyle keys to cutting cancer risk
Mar 15, 2021
The carnivore diet raises the middle finger to the plant-based trend
Mar 08, 2021
Calcium: foods, functions and supplemental forms
Mar 01, 2021
Collagen supplements: legit or Insta influencer fairy dust?
Feb 22, 2021
Alkaline diets: the antithesis of how human physiology works
Feb 15, 2021
Coeliac disease, gluten sensitivity and the rise of gluten-free diets
Feb 08, 2021
The rise of meatless meat
Feb 01, 2021
How do the plant-based milks stack up?
Jan 25, 2021
2020's most popular: what makes nutrition so confusing?
Jan 18, 2021
2020's most popular: coffee and its surprising health benefits
Jan 11, 2021
2020's most popular: intermittent fasting
Jan 04, 2021
2020's most popular: food, mood and mental health
Dec 28, 2020
A Christmas Carol of vitamin D deficiency
Dec 21, 2020
More nutrition myth busting
Dec 14, 2020
Folate: more than a pregnancy vitamin
Dec 07, 2020
Is organic food healthier?
Nov 30, 2020
The Mediterranean diet: the health benefits keep growing
Nov 23, 2020
Vitamin B12: foods, functions and deficiencies
Nov 16, 2020
Low-carb diets: are they the best way to manage diabetes?
Nov 09, 2020
Iodine: why you need it and where you find it
Nov 02, 2020
Sleeping your way to better health
Oct 26, 2020
Can you cure a hangover?
Oct 19, 2020
Food comas: why overeating makes you sleepy
Oct 12, 2020
Do multivitamins make you healthier?
Oct 05, 2020
Five ways to cut your risk of bowel cancer
Sep 28, 2020
Is it better to exercise fasted or fed?
Sep 21, 2020
How useful is body mass index (BMI)?
Sep 14, 2020
Is cinnamon a super spice for blood sugar control?
Sep 07, 2020
Chocolate and its many health benefits
Aug 31, 2020
Detox diets: their pros and cons
Aug 24, 2020
The perils of highly processed foods
Aug 17, 2020
This is your brain on blueberries
Aug 10, 2020
Treating IBS with diet and supplements: what does the evidence say?
Aug 03, 2020
How to keep up with nutrition research
Jul 27, 2020
How to decipher a research paper
Jul 20, 2020
Got zinc? Foods, functions and deficiencies
Jul 13, 2020
Tracking diet trends with Google Trends
Jul 06, 2020
My top nutrition myths
Jun 29, 2020
How what you eat affects your mental health
Jun 22, 2020
Why antioxidants in food are overrated
Jun 15, 2020
Magnesium: foods, functions and supplemental forms
Jun 08, 2020
Are raw food diet claims overcooked?
Jun 01, 2020
Sports supplements essentials: beta-alanine
May 25, 2020
Sports supplements essentials: sodium bicarbonate
May 18, 2020
Sports supplements essentials: beetroot juice
May 11, 2020
Sports supplements essentials: caffeine
May 04, 2020
Sports supplements essentials: creatine
Apr 27, 2020
Water, water everywhere
Apr 20, 2020
Your guide to vitamin C
Apr 13, 2020
Reasons to love your legumes
Apr 06, 2020
Drink tea and carry on
Mar 30, 2020
Shedding light on vitamin D and your immune system
Mar 23, 2020
All things sweet: sugar and your health
Mar 16, 2020
The science of soy: health, harms and hyperbole
Mar 09, 2020
Do you need that protein supplement?
Mar 02, 2020
Got iron? Foods, functions and insufficiencies
Feb 24, 2020
Eating for two: you and your gut bacteria
Feb 17, 2020
How fermented foods benefit your health
Feb 10, 2020
Coffee and its surprising health benefits
Feb 03, 2020
Blue Zones: secrets of the world’s long-lived
Jan 27, 2020
The user's guide to intermittent fasting
Jan 20, 2020
Making sense of nutrition confusion
Jan 11, 2020