Dr. Jessica Knurick: Why Everything You Eat Feels Like a Trap, A Scientist’s Guide to Food Anxiety
1/8/20261 hr 49 min
This episode is a masterclass in navigating the confusing world of modern nutrition. Trevor and Eugene sit down with Dr. Jessica Knurick, a PhD in Nutrition Science and expert in chronic disease prevention, to debunk the most persistent health myths currently trending on social media. From protein to salt, seed oils to raw milk, they discuss the most persistent health myths we hear every day. If you’ve ever felt food anxiety while walking down a grocery aisle or wondered if fruit sugar is actually poisoning you, this deep dive into evidence-based health is a must-watch.
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First 90 secondsTrevor Noah· Host0:04
Wait, there's a, there's a list of ingredients, basic ingredients that, uh, people always interact with, always have in their homes that they might not be sure if they're good or bad, including myself. So I'm gonna do a quick fire of maybe a few, then you tell me yay or nay and why the yay, right?
Jessica Knurick· Guest0:20
Okay.
Trevor Noah· Host0:20
So salt. Is it a yay or nay?
Jessica Knurick· Guest0:22
You need salt. Your body needs salt to survive. It's too much salt that's the problem, which is probably gonna be the, my answer to all of these.
Trevor Noah· Host0:29
So now there's a battle between Himalayan salt or just normal salt. Which one is good, which one is bad?
Jessica Knurick· Guest0:34
They're, they're both fine.
Trevor Noah· Host0:35
Marketing.
Jessica Knurick· Guest0:36
Yeah.
Trevor Noah· Host0:36
Sugar, good or bad?
Jessica Knurick· Guest0:38
Again, sugar, I mean, there's sugar in fruit and fruit is a wonderful food, right? So, um, because you're also getting all of those nutrients. And so sugar is not necessarily bad. It's the overconsumption of sugar that's bad. And particularly, like, added sugar, like a soda, right? 'Cause you're just drinking s- sugar with no nutrients- Mm-hmm. ... at all. So, so that's kinda what you wanna stay away from or limit, um, versus just thinking sugar itself is bad.
Trevor Noah· Host1:02
White sugar or brown sugar? Which one is the best?
Jessica Knurick· Guest1:04
They're the same.
Trevor Noah· Host1:05
Oh, I always thought brown sugar was way healthy. I thought it was like brown rice. I would eat it all the time and I'd be like, "Mom, look, I'm being healthy."
Jessica Knurick· Guest1:11
No.
Trevor Noah· Host1:12
And then she'd throw carrots at my head. (laughs) This is What Now? with Trevor Noah.
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