<p>A few weeks into the new year you might be reassessing your resolutions and wondering where to put your energy. </p><p>Is it possible to choose between diet or exercise? Or are the two inherently intertwined?</p><p>Norman and Tegan try to untangle the untangleable, pitting diet and exercise against one another in different arenas. </p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12126291/" target="_blank">The history of nutritional sciences</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418743-casimir-funk-the-scientist-who-gave-us-the-word-vitamin/" target="_blank">Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word 'vitamin'</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0939475314003470" target="_blank">How the Seven Countries Study contributed to the definition and development of the Mediterranean diet concept: A 50-year journey</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140673653914950" target="_blank">Coronary Heart Disease and Physical Activity of Work</a></li><li><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-789X.2008.00547.x" target="_blank">Long-term effectiveness of diet-plus-exercise interventions vs. diet-only interventions for weight loss: a meta-analysis</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0939475320300715" target="_blank">Efficacy of dietary intervention or in combination with exercise on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60442-X/fulltext" target="_blank">Diet or diet plus physical activity versus usual care in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: the Early ACTID randomised controlled trial</a> </li><li><a href="https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.031" target="_blank">Trading off dietary choices, physical exercise and cardiovascular disease risks</a> </li></ul><p>If you enjoyed this episode, check these out!</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/mediterranean-diet-nutrition/104246670">Why Norman won't shut up about the Mediterranean diet</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/carnivore-diet-health-risk/105156634">Why the carnivore diet is so risky</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/whats-that-rash/botox-preventative-wrinkles/103965692">Is botox worth a shot?</a></li></ul>