Thanks to Masterworks for sponsoring! Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Masterworks: https://masterworks.art/ragusea Purchase shares in great masterpieces from artists like Pablo Picasso, Banksy, Andy Warhol, and more. See important Masterworks disclosures: http://masterworks.io/cd Thanks to Indeed for sponsoring! Start hiring now and only pay for quality applications that match your must-have job requirements: https://indeed.com/ragusea Terms and conditions apply. Cost per application pricing not available for everyone. Need to hire? You need Indeed. ***SOURCES*** Pew survey showing lots of secular Muslims in former Soviet states. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-overview/ Pew survey showing most U.S. Muslims fast for Ramadan: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/15/most-u-s-muslims-observe-ramadan-by-fasting-during-daylight-hours/ 2021 literature review on Ramadan vs non-Ramadan fasting and weight loss: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2020.625240/full On the good and bad things that Lachnospiraceae may do to our health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7232163/ 2021 paper on Ramadan fasting and gut microbiome: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916522007079?via%3Dihub Scholarly comment on the microbiome study I mentioned: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/113/5/1075/6169152 2015 review comparing different fasting schedules: https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/73/10/661/1849182 2022 paper on how fasting lowers blood pressure: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpregu.00283.2021 2022 literature review on fasting and metal health: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/dm/2022/5653739/ 2018 study showing fasting helps regenerate intestinal stem cells: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1934590918301632

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00:28 What exactly is in pasta water and why is it good? 24:44 Is Beano bad for gut health? 37:48 Why do recipes tell you to bake something crispy and then cover it in wet stuff?

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Thanks to Tippsy Sake for sponsoring this episode! Use code ADAM 10％ off all products, and code ADAM30 for $30 off your first Sake Box: https://www.tippsysake.com/discount/ADAM This episode summarizes a scholarly exchange in the journal Advances in Nutrition regarding polyunsaturated fats (such as those obtained from "industrial seed oils) and their impact on human health. We begin with this 2021 paper by Dr. Glen Lawrence: "The Saturated Fat-Unsaturated Oil Dilemma: Relations of Dietary Fatty Acids and Serum Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Cancer, and All-Cause Mortality": https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33693484/ Next is this letter-the-editor rebutting Lawrence's paper by Dr. Martha Belury, Dr. Emilio Ros and Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, "Weighing Evidence of the Role of Saturated and Unsaturated Fats and Human Health": https://academic.oup.com/advances/article-abstract/13/2/686/6556254 And this rebuttal letter by Dr. Jeff Moore: "The Dietary Guidelines Are Correct: Saturated Fat Should Be Limited and Replaced with the Proposed Alternatives to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality": https://academic.oup.com/advances/article-abstract/13/2/688/6556255 Finally, Dr. Lawrence's rebuttal to the rebuttals: "Reply to MA Belury et al. and J Moore": https://academic.oup.com/advances/article-abstract/13/2/690/6556307 Here's an earlier (2018) scholarly article on this subject that I found to be very helpful general background: "Dietary fat and cardiometabolic health: evidence, controversies, and consensus for guidance": https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6053258/ 00:00 Introduction 04:07 Definitions of key terms and other background 17:58 Why the panic is spreading 29:39 Deep dive on the science

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"Mountain yam, caramelized white chocolate, popcorn, coconut." That's an actual restaurant dessert documented by Dr. Alison Pearlman in her book, "May We Suggest: Restaurant Menus and the Art of Persuasion." Check her out on the podcast, and check out her book: https://www.agatepublishing.com/9781572842601/may-we-suggest/ Also on this episode of the pod, some more oddities from the book of 19th- and early-20th century menus I've been obsessing over, such as "diced buttered toast in cream." 00:00 Introduction 02:20 Dr. Pearlman on the how menus persuade 29:38 More oddities from historic menus 44:17 Failure of the week: the jammy egg

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On the pod this week, a conversation with Dr. Giles Yeo, obesity researcher at Cambridge University and author of "Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-Calories-Dont-Count/Giles-Yeo/9781643138275 00:00 Intro 02:52 Interview with Dr. Yeo 25:11 Fix it in the mix: a music metaphor about diets 46:45 Failure of the week: about that chicken sandwich...

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00:08 What even are GMOs? Have any foods NOT been genetically modified in some way? 11:14 What even is processed food? 12:10 How do you minimize waste in the kitchen? 15:01 How do you keep to your nutrition and exercise goals for fitness? 18:52 A vegan dish to impress non-vegans? 21:26 Failure of the week — getting angry at people for being upset 25:46 How do you cope with embarrassment? 31:17 Combination microwave-convection "speed" ovens? 33:32 Have your feelings about Billy Joel changed since you made that podcast about him? Right now I'm taking questions in the reviews for this show on the Apple Podcasts app. Leaving a real rating and review there helps other people find the show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adam-ragusea-podcast/id1611666380

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I make a bodybuilding metaphor about poultry and somehow turn it into a trailer for my new podcast, coming in March!