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Your Diet Sucks

Zoë Rom
Nutrition
Eating Disorders
Diet Culture
Endurance Sports
Body Image
Weight Loss
Athletes
Mental Health
Social Media
Athletic Performance
Hormones
Disordered Eating
Health and Fitness
Paleo Diet
Dietary Supplements
Alcohol
Ketones
Intermittent Fasting
Hydration
Superfoods

Diet culture, you've met your scientific match. Hosted by an elite ultrarunner/journalist and a registered dietitian, Your Diet Sucks dismantles the myths, trends, and pseudoscience that screw up how we think about food, health, and fitness. Subscribe to bonus episodes here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/microcosm-coaching0/subscribe

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You were taught that hunger is a trick question. Before you're allowed to eat, you have to clear the suspects: you're bored, you're thirsty, you're emotional, you're just not disciplined enough. Somewhere at the bottom of that list, if it makes the l... more

In 1879, a chemist named Constantin Fahlberg sat down to dinner without washing his hands after a day spent handling coal tar. His bread tasted strangely sweet. So he went back to the lab and started tasting everything on his bench until he found the... more

Should you count calories? A century ago, a Los Angeles doctor named Lulu Hunt Peters sold two million copies of a book that taught American women to count calories as a patriotic duty during WWI. She invented the 100-calorie snack pack. She set the ... more

This week, Zoë mailed a chunk of her hair to a stranger in Florida. For science. For journalism. For your benefit, really. The $60 hair sample test came back flagging her as "highly reactive" to 210 foods, including emu, ostrich egg, hot dog, and gro... more

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Recent Guests

Leslie Schilling
Dietitian specializing in eating disorders and sports nutrition
Author of Born to Eat; Feed Yourself
Episode: God, Guilt, and the Gospel of Clean Eating
Megan Eckert
Six-day world record holder in ultrarunning, middle school special education teacher
Episode: BONUS: How Do You Eat For 603 Miles? World Record Fueling with Megan Eckert
Dr. Sarah Villafranco
Board-certified emergency medicine physician and founder of Osmia Skincare
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Episode: Tallow, Toxins, and TikTok: What Skincare Gets Wrong Partner Episode with Osmia
Dr. Allen Lim
Exercise physiologist and founder of Skratch Labs
Skratch Labs
Episode: Bonus: The Science of Sweat and Hydration for Athletes

Hosts

Zoë Roem
Host and researcher, science journalist; central on-air presence.
Kylee Van Horn
Co-host, nutrition researcher, athlete; strong RD background.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 519 ratings
  • Much Needed

    So glad I discovered this show! We need more voices like this in the fitness space.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    krenee242
    United Statesa month ago
  • Laughing, learning and living

    Zoe and Kylie help listeners appreciate the research takeaways without making you click on a single PubMed article. They bring real life application to the research-backed recommendations and help filter out the nuance and bologna (typically while referencing gummy worms or fruit and vegetables) that can be so easily consumed through rapid media platforms, or our government. Thanks ladies for making learning about diet, diet culture and fueling workouts fun!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    L.Sansuchat
    United States2 months ago
  • Evidence-based and hysterical

    What more can I say? This podcast is surrounding yourself with intelligent and funny conversation between your two best nutrition buds. I look forward to it every time I see a new episode has arrived! Signed, a peds nutrition support pharmacist with a running problem

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Bethany S C
    United States2 months ago
  • Well-researched, funny

    Combination of food history, nutrition literature review, cultural commentary, snark on nutrition trends, mostly with a focus on fueling athletic performance. Hosts are smart and funny!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SiggyLovesBread
    United States2 months ago
  • Affirming and Informative

    This podcast addresses so many helpful aspects of misinformation in the endurance sport space. Kylee was actually my coach for a bit in high school, and she was very much a healthy figure for our team as young women being inundated with problematic dietary advice as cross country runners. Now it’s like I still have her expertise to depend on as a recreational runner in my 30s!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    RunningInWashington
    United States2 months ago

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Fans note relatable hosts with a strong stance against diet culture.
Listeners appreciate deep research and practical takeaways for athletes.
Positive emphasis on being evidence-based and entertaining.

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God, Guilt, and the Gospel of Clean Eating
Q: Leslie, you've been my mentor in the eating disorder space for quite a while, and I am honored that you're here on the podcast now to tackle this specific topic. Diet culture is everywhere, but actually the church and you wrote this book on it, so tell us more.
Leslie explains her motivation: to address how diet culture has infiltrated faith spaces, especially evangelical Christianity, and to share research and clinical experience showing the harm when spiritual practice is used to police bodies; she emphasizes that the roots go deep, but there are ways to reframe practices with empathy and evidence.
Tallow, Toxins, and TikTok: What Skincare Gets Wrong Partner Episode with Osmia
Q: What do you think the biggest misconception in skincare or beauty is?
Dr. Villafranco highlights that the notion of beauty being tied to youth is misleading and that many skincare products do not deliver on their promises.
Tallow, Toxins, and TikTok: What Skincare Gets Wrong Partner Episode with Osmia
Q: How do you think about avoiding some of the common traps that marketing plays into by exploiting people's insecurities?
Dr. Villafranco emphasizes the importance of being a skin health company and not engaging in anti-aging messaging that exploits insecurities.
Tallow, Toxins, and TikTok: What Skincare Gets Wrong Partner Episode with Osmia
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you got into skincare?
Dr. Villafranco shares her background as an emergency medicine physician and how her experience in medicine led her to realize she wanted to focus on preventative health through skincare.
The Carnivore Diet
Q: What are the potential long-term effects of the carnivore diet?
There is concern over micronutrient deficiencies, increased risk of certain diseases, and potential psychological impacts from the diet's restrictive nature.

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What is Your Diet Sucks about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Follows a science-forward approach to nutrition, fitness, and diet culture with a focus on debunking myths, heavy reliance on research, and practical takeaways for athletes and everyday listeners. Across recent episodes, the hosts tackle topics like artificial sweeteners, calorie counting, food sensitivities, caffeine use, vegetarian and anti-inflammatory patterns, and historical diet culture narratives, all through a skeptical lens. Expect deep dives, historical context, and humor, making complex science accessible without sacrificing nuance. Noteworthy traits include strong emphasis on evidence, critical examination of wellness marketing, and a balance of rigorous науки with relatable, real-world application. Listeners seeking rigor, tran... more

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