Is there really such a thing as a “superfood,” or are they just another status symbol when it comes to the wellness world?

In this newest episode of Season 4, let's explore where superfoods came from, why science doesn’t actually recognize the term, and how food marketing came in and filled the gap. This episode is for anyone who feels overwhelmed by nutrition trends, confused by wellness marketing, or pressured to buy the newest “healthy” products. We talk through the history of superfoods, the reductionist trap of isolating nutrients, and why food doesn’t work like a drug. Oh, we also explore why some foods affect people differently through nutrigenomics and epigenetics.

🎗️ Timestamps:
00:00 Season 4 Introduction
02:53 Reintroducing The Hosts & What Season 4 Will Explore
08:23 What Are “Superfoods”, Who Coined The Term & Why It’s Not A Scientific Category
14:10 The History Of Superfoods
22:52 The Rise Of Superfood Eras & Trend Cycles (Including ORAC Scores)
35:14 Nutrigenomics: Why Food Affects People Differently & Popular Examples
42:18 What We Should Consider Superfoods Instead
47:05 Final Takeaways: How To Eat Well Without Superfood Hype

📒 Resources Mentioned:
Superfoods
🔗 Superfood 'ban' comes into effect
🔗 Superfoods or Superhype?
📃 Risk factors for lung cancer and for intervention effects in CARET, the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial
📃 Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases
📃 Environmental and social consequences of the increase in the demand for ‘superfoods’ world-wide
📃 Priority Micronutrient Density in Foods
Epigenetics
📃 Epigenetic diet: impact on the epigenome and cancer
📃 Epigenetics in Adipose Tissue, Obesity, Weight Loss, and Diabetes
📃 Epigenetic linkage of aging, cancer and nutrition
📃 Epigenetic mechanisms in anti-cancer actions of bioactive food components – the implications in cancer prevention

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