Some argue that obesity does not necessarily increase your health risks. Science suggests otherwise.Related listening:<a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/turning-down-the-food-noise-with-dr-nina-crowley">Turning down the food noise, with Dr. Nina Crowley (Nutrition Diva #760)</a><a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/ozempic-plateaus-muscle-loss-and-more">Ozempic plateaus, muscle loss, and more (Nutrition Diva #738)</a><a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/why-weight-loss-is-harder-for-some-than-others">Why Weight Loss Is Harder for Some than Others (Nutrition Diva #616)</a>Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/39/5/397/4081012?login=false%27">Separate and combined associations of obesity and metabolic health with coronary heart disease</a><a href="https://cardiab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12933-023-01815-6">Cardiovascular risk of metabolically healthy obesity in two european populations</a><a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0198401">Effects of a new intervention based on the Health at Every Size approach for the management of obesity</a>
Nutrition Diva is hosted by Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN. &nbsp;Transcripts are available at <a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes" target="_blank">Simplecast</a>.Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 443-961-6206.Follow Nutrition Diva on <a href="https://facebook.com/qdtnutrition" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter">subscribe to the newsletter</a> for more diet and nutrition tips.&nbsp;Find Monica's blog and other programs at <a href="https://nutritionovereasy.com" target="_blank">Nutrition Over Easy</a>. &nbsp;Nutrition Diva is a part of the<a href="https://quickanddirtytips.com" target="_blank"> Quick and Dirty Tips</a> podcast network. &nbsp;LINKS:Transcripts: https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDTNutrition/Newsletter: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletterNutrition Over Easy: https://nutritionovereasy.comQuick and Dirty Tips: https://quickanddirtytipscom

<description>&lt;p&gt;Some argue that obesity does not necessarily increase your health risks. Science suggests otherwise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Related listening:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/turning-down-the-food-noise-with-dr-nina-crowley"&gt;Turning down the food noise, with Dr. Nina Crowley (Nutrition Diva #760)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/ozempic-plateaus-muscle-loss-and-more"&gt;Ozempic plateaus, muscle loss, and more (Nutrition Diva #738)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/why-weight-loss-is-harder-for-some-than-others"&gt;Why Weight Loss Is Harder for Some than Others (Nutrition Diva #616)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/39/5/397/4081012?login=false%27"&gt;Separate and combined associations of obesity and metabolic health with coronary heart disease&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://cardiab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12933-023-01815-6"&gt;Cardiovascular risk of metabolically healthy obesity in two european populations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0198401"&gt;Effects of a new intervention based on the Health at Every Size approach for the management of obesity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Diva is hosted by Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN. &amp;nbsp;Transcripts are available at &lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes" target="_blank"&gt;Simplecast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 443-961-6206.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Nutrition Diva on &lt;a href="https://facebook.com/qdtnutrition" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter"&gt;subscribe to the newsletter&lt;/a&gt; for more diet and nutrition tips.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find Monica's blog and other programs at &lt;a href="https://nutritionovereasy.com" target="_blank"&gt;Nutrition Over Easy&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Diva is a part of the&lt;a href="https://quickanddirtytips.com" target="_blank"&gt; Quick and Dirty Tips&lt;/a&gt; podcast network. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LINKS:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transcripts: https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDTNutrition/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newsletter: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Over Easy: https://nutritionovereasy.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quick and Dirty Tips: https://quickanddirtytipscom&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Some argue that obesity does not necessarily increase your health risks. Science suggests otherwise.

Can you really be healthy at any size?

Influencers are sounding the alarm about the many alleged dangers of seed oils. Let’s look at the evidence.Related listening:<a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/185-nd-does-the-ratio-of-omega-6-fats-really-matter">Does the Ratio of Omega-6 Fats Really Matter? (Nutrition Diva #185)</a>
Nutrition Diva is hosted by Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN. &nbsp;Transcripts are available at <a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes" target="_blank">Simplecast</a>.Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 443-961-6206.Follow Nutrition Diva on <a href="https://facebook.com/qdtnutrition" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter">subscribe to the newsletter</a> for more diet and nutrition tips.&nbsp;Find Monica's blog and other programs at <a href="https://nutritionovereasy.com" target="_blank">Nutrition Over Easy</a>. &nbsp;Nutrition Diva is a part of the<a href="https://quickanddirtytips.com" target="_blank"> Quick and Dirty Tips</a> podcast network. &nbsp;LINKS:Transcripts: https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDTNutrition/Newsletter: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletterNutrition Over Easy: https://nutritionovereasy.comQuick and Dirty Tips: https://quickanddirtytipscom

<description>&lt;p&gt;Influencers are sounding the alarm about the many alleged dangers of seed oils. Let’s look at the evidence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Related listening:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/185-nd-does-the-ratio-of-omega-6-fats-really-matter"&gt;Does the Ratio of Omega-6 Fats Really Matter? (Nutrition Diva #185)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Diva is hosted by Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN. &amp;nbsp;Transcripts are available at &lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes" target="_blank"&gt;Simplecast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 443-961-6206.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Nutrition Diva on &lt;a href="https://facebook.com/qdtnutrition" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter"&gt;subscribe to the newsletter&lt;/a&gt; for more diet and nutrition tips.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find Monica's blog and other programs at &lt;a href="https://nutritionovereasy.com" target="_blank"&gt;Nutrition Over Easy&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Diva is a part of the&lt;a href="https://quickanddirtytips.com" target="_blank"&gt; Quick and Dirty Tips&lt;/a&gt; podcast network. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LINKS:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transcripts: https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDTNutrition/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newsletter: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Over Easy: https://nutritionovereasy.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quick and Dirty Tips: https://quickanddirtytipscom&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Influencers are sounding the alarm about the many alleged dangers of seed oils. Let’s look at the evidence.

What’s the problem with seed oils?

Collagen supplements are promoted as a way to plump your skin, cushion your joints, and enhance your workout. What’s the evidence to support the claims?
Nutrition Diva is hosted by Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN. &nbsp;Transcripts are available at <a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes" target="_blank">Simplecast</a>.Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 443-961-6206.Follow Nutrition Diva on <a href="https://facebook.com/qdtnutrition" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter">subscribe to the newsletter</a> for more diet and nutrition tips.&nbsp;Find Monica's blog and other programs at <a href="https://nutritionovereasy.com" target="_blank">Nutrition Over Easy</a>. &nbsp;Nutrition Diva is a part of the<a href="https://quickanddirtytips.com" target="_blank"> Quick and Dirty Tips</a> podcast network. &nbsp;LINKS:Transcripts: https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDTNutrition/Newsletter: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletterNutrition Over Easy: https://nutritionovereasy.comQuick and Dirty Tips: https://quickanddirtytipscom

<description>&lt;p&gt;Collagen supplements are promoted as a way to plump your skin, cushion your joints, and enhance your workout. What’s the evidence to support the claims?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Diva is hosted by Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN. &amp;nbsp;Transcripts are available at &lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes" target="_blank"&gt;Simplecast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 443-961-6206.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Nutrition Diva on &lt;a href="https://facebook.com/qdtnutrition" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter"&gt;subscribe to the newsletter&lt;/a&gt; for more diet and nutrition tips.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find Monica's blog and other programs at &lt;a href="https://nutritionovereasy.com" target="_blank"&gt;Nutrition Over Easy&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Diva is a part of the&lt;a href="https://quickanddirtytips.com" target="_blank"&gt; Quick and Dirty Tips&lt;/a&gt; podcast network. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LINKS:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transcripts: https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDTNutrition/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newsletter: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Over Easy: https://nutritionovereasy.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quick and Dirty Tips: https://quickanddirtytipscom&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Collagen supplements are promoted as a way to plump your skin, cushion your joints, and enhance your workout. What’s the evidence to support the claims? 

Are collagen supplements worth the money?

Monica discusses The Dirty Dozen list and whether or not these foods with the highest level of pesticides are, in fact, unsafe to consume.Related listening:<a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/what-exactly-are-the-advantages-of-eating-seasonally">What exactly are the advantages of eating seasonally? (Nutrition Diva #761)</a><a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/499-pesticides-on-our-plates-is-our-food-safe-to-eat">Pesticides on Our Plates: Is Our Food Safe to Eat? (Nutrition Diva #499)</a>Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://www.safefruitsandveggies.com/calculate/#" target="_blank">Calculate - Safe Fruits and Veggies</a>  
Nutrition Diva is hosted by Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN. &nbsp;Transcripts are available at <a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes" target="_blank">Simplecast</a>.Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 443-961-6206.Follow Nutrition Diva on <a href="https://facebook.com/qdtnutrition" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter">subscribe to the newsletter</a> for more diet and nutrition tips.&nbsp;Find Monica's blog and other programs at <a href="https://nutritionovereasy.com" target="_blank">Nutrition Over Easy</a>. &nbsp;Nutrition Diva is a part of the<a href="https://quickanddirtytips.com" target="_blank"> Quick and Dirty Tips</a> podcast network. &nbsp;LINKS:Transcripts: https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDTNutrition/Newsletter: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletterNutrition Over Easy: https://nutritionovereasy.comQuick and Dirty Tips: https://quickanddirtytipscom

<description>&lt;p&gt;Monica discusses The Dirty Dozen list and whether or not these foods with the highest level of pesticides are, in fact, unsafe to consume.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Related listening:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/what-exactly-are-the-advantages-of-eating-seasonally"&gt;What exactly are the advantages of eating seasonally? (Nutrition Diva #761)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/499-pesticides-on-our-plates-is-our-food-safe-to-eat"&gt;Pesticides on Our Plates: Is Our Food Safe to Eat? (Nutrition Diva #499)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.safefruitsandveggies.com/calculate/#" target="_blank"&gt;Calculate - Safe Fruits and Veggies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Diva is hosted by Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN. &amp;nbsp;Transcripts are available at &lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes" target="_blank"&gt;Simplecast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 443-961-6206.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Nutrition Diva on &lt;a href="https://facebook.com/qdtnutrition" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter"&gt;subscribe to the newsletter&lt;/a&gt; for more diet and nutrition tips.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find Monica's blog and other programs at &lt;a href="https://nutritionovereasy.com" target="_blank"&gt;Nutrition Over Easy&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Diva is a part of the&lt;a href="https://quickanddirtytips.com" target="_blank"&gt; Quick and Dirty Tips&lt;/a&gt; podcast network. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LINKS:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transcripts: https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDTNutrition/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newsletter: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Over Easy: https://nutritionovereasy.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quick and Dirty Tips: https://quickanddirtytipscom&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Monica discusses The Dirty Dozen list and whether or not these foods with the highest level of pesticides are, in fact, unsafe to consume.

BONUS: Dirty Dozen - Much ado about nothing?

Eating fresh local produce is a great idea. But there's no reason to avoid fruits and vegetables because they aren't in season.Related listening:<a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/379-nd-are-hydroponic-vegetables-less-nutritious">Are Hydroponic Vegetables Less Nutritious? (Nutrition Diva #379)</a> 
Nutrition Diva is hosted by Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN. &nbsp;Transcripts are available at <a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes" target="_blank">Simplecast</a>.Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 443-961-6206.Follow Nutrition Diva on <a href="https://facebook.com/qdtnutrition" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter">subscribe to the newsletter</a> for more diet and nutrition tips.&nbsp;Find Monica's blog and other programs at <a href="https://nutritionovereasy.com" target="_blank">Nutrition Over Easy</a>. &nbsp;Nutrition Diva is a part of the<a href="https://quickanddirtytips.com" target="_blank"> Quick and Dirty Tips</a> podcast network. &nbsp;LINKS:Transcripts: https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDTNutrition/Newsletter: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletterNutrition Over Easy: https://nutritionovereasy.comQuick and Dirty Tips: https://quickanddirtytipscom

<description>&lt;p&gt;Eating fresh local produce is a great idea. But there's no reason to avoid fruits and vegetables because they aren't in season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Related listening:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/379-nd-are-hydroponic-vegetables-less-nutritious"&gt;Are Hydroponic Vegetables Less Nutritious? (Nutrition Diva #379)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Diva is hosted by Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN. &amp;nbsp;Transcripts are available at &lt;a href="https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes" target="_blank"&gt;Simplecast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Have a nutrition question? Send an email to nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at 443-961-6206.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Nutrition Diva on &lt;a href="https://facebook.com/qdtnutrition" target="_blank"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter"&gt;subscribe to the newsletter&lt;/a&gt; for more diet and nutrition tips.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find Monica's blog and other programs at &lt;a href="https://nutritionovereasy.com" target="_blank"&gt;Nutrition Over Easy&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Diva is a part of the&lt;a href="https://quickanddirtytips.com" target="_blank"&gt; Quick and Dirty Tips&lt;/a&gt; podcast network. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LINKS:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transcripts: https://nutrition-diva.simplecast.com/episodes/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDTNutrition/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Newsletter: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nutrition Over Easy: https://nutritionovereasy.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quick and Dirty Tips: https://quickanddirtytipscom&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Eating fresh local produce is a great idea. But there's no reason to avoid fruits and vegetables because they aren't in season.

What exactly are the advantages of eating seasonally?

Every week, Monica Reinagel peels back the layers of nutrition news and research, answers listener questions, and helps you feel more confident about your food and nutrition choices.

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