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Busting Nutrition Myths with Jessica Knurick

4/17/202656 min

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. 

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Clips

Showing 10 of 12
New Guidelines Flip The Pyramid
Impossible To Follow As Shown
Ideology Over Evidence
When .gov Misinforms
Seed Oils: The Real Data
Nutrition Isn’t Constantly Changing
What Is Ultra-Processed, Really?
Mechanisms Aren’t Outcomes
The Boring, Reliable Basics
How To Shop Smarter

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Jessica Knurick· Guest0:00

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  3. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host0:40

    Gary, you got another good one lined up- We do ... on, uh, nutrition. Not only the good, the bad, but also the ugly.

  4. Gary O'Reilly· Co-host0:46

    I guarantee by the time we finish this, you're gonna be hungry.

  5. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host0:49

    Are you gonna start eating kale after this?

  6. Paul Mecurio· Panelist0:51

    You put hot fudge on it, I will. [laughs] Little whipped cream. [laughs] A lot of whipped cream.

  7. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host0:56

    Coming right up. Star Talk, nutrition edition.

  8. Paul Mecurio· Panelist0:59

    Star Talk.

  9. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:01

    Welcome to Star Talk, your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide. Star Talk begins right now. This is Star Talk, special edition. Neil deGrasse Tyson here, your personal astrophysicist, and when you hear special edition, you know who's to my right.

  10. Gary O'Reilly· Co-host1:24

    Hello.

  11. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:25

    Hello, Gary O'Reilly.

  12. Gary O'Reilly· Co-host1:26

    Hey, Neil.

  13. Neil deGrasse Tyson· Host1:27

    And I got with us Paul Mecurio.

  14. Paul Mecurio· Panelist1:29

    What's up?

  15. Jessica Knurick· Guest1:29

    Hey.

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