<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;Nutrition debates today often feel more ideological than scientific. One of the biggest examples is the ongoing controversy around seed oils, where strong opinions exist on both &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;sides&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; but clear understanding is often missing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;In this episode, Ted speaks with nutrition scientist Christopher Masterjohn to explore the history and research behind seed oils, cholesterol, fatty liver disease, and oxidative stress. They also discuss why nutrition debates become polarized, how choline intake influences liver health, and why metabolic markers like glucose and lactate can offer useful insights into personal metabolism. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;If you want a deeper, more nuanced understanding of one of the most debated topics in nutrition—and practical ways to think about your own diet—this conversation will challenge assumptions and expand your perspective. Listen now.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;Today's Guest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;Christopher Masterjohn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;Christopher Masterjohn is a nutrition scientist with a PhD in Nutritional Sciences. His work focuses on metabolism, micronutrients, and the biochemical mechanisms that influence long-term health. Through his research, writing, and educational platforms, he helps people understand how diet, metabolism, and lifestyle interact to shape metabolic health.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0" role="heading" aria-level= "4"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 4"&gt;Connect to Christopher Masterjohn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":40,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;Website: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class= "Hyperlink SCXW149400980 BCX0" href= "https://www.chrismasterjohn-phd.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://www.chrismasterjohn-phd.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;Instagram: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class= "Hyperlink SCXW149400980 BCX0" href= "https://www.instagram.com/chrismasterjohn/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW149400980 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;@c&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;hrismasterjohn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; X: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class= "Hyperlink SCXW149400980 BCX0" href="https://x.com/ChrisMasterjohn" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;@ChrisMasterjohn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; Substack: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW149400980 BCX0" href="https://chrismasterjohnphd.substack.com/p/introducing-mitome" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;Harnessing the Power of Nutrients&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; YouTube: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW149400980 BCX0" href="https://www.youtube.com/@chrismasterjohn" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;@chrismasterjohn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;Podcast: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class= "Hyperlink SCXW149400980 BCX0" href= "https://www.chrismasterjohn-phd.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;Mastering Nutrition Podcast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;You'll&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; learn:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW149400980 BCX0" role="list"&gt; &lt;li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0" role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="●" data-font="Noto Sans Symbols" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Noto Sans Symbols","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;Why seed oils became widely promoted—and why the science &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;remains&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; controversial&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559685":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":240,"335559991":360}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW149400980 BCX0" role="list"&gt; &lt;li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0" role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="●" data-font="Noto Sans Symbols" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Noto Sans Symbols","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;How polyunsaturated fats influence oxidative stress and long-term disease risk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":300,"335559739":300}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW149400980 BCX0" role="list"&gt; &lt;li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0" role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="●" data-font="Noto Sans Symbols" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Noto Sans Symbols","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;The overlooked role of choline in preventing fatty liver and supporting metabolic health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":300,"335559739":300}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;ul class="BulletListStyle1 SCXW149400980 BCX0" role="list"&gt; &lt;li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0" role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="●" data-font="Noto Sans Symbols" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props= "{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Noto Sans Symbols","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"●","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;How tracking glucose and lactate can &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;provide&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; deeper insight into metabolic function&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":240}"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;Chapters:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;00:00 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;Introduction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;02:43 Seed Oils Defined&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;04:20 PUFAs Oxidation Risks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;05:53 Heart Disease History&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;07:51 Trials Cancer Concerns&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;10:49 Null Hypothesis Debate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;18:34 Choline Fatty Liver&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;33:50 Added Oils and Real Life&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;39:40 Muscle Over Fat Loss&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;44:24 Accidental Deficits Example&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;46:14 Coaching Psychology Nuance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;50:59 Lactate and Mitochondria&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW149400980 BCX0"&gt;56:11 Wrap Up and Where to Find&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW149400980 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":220,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

Legendary Life | Transform Your Body, Upgrade Your Health & Live Your Best Life

Celebrity Fitness Trainer & Longevity Enthusiast Ted Ryce

666: Mastering Nutrition: How to Think Clearly About Diet in a World of Conflicting Advice with Christopher Masterjohn

MAR 16, 202658 MIN
Legendary Life | Transform Your Body, Upgrade Your Health & Live Your Best Life

666: Mastering Nutrition: How to Think Clearly About Diet in a World of Conflicting Advice with Christopher Masterjohn

MAR 16, 202658 MIN

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Nutrition debates today often feel more ideological than scientific. One of the biggest examples is the ongoing controversy around seed oils, where strong opinions exist on both sides but clear understanding is often missing. In this episode, Ted speaks with nutrition scientist Christopher Masterjohn to explore the history and research behind seed oils, cholesterol, fatty liver disease, and oxidative stress. They also discuss why nutrition debates become polarized, how choline intake influences liver health, and why metabolic markers like glucose and lactate can offer useful insights into personal metabolism. If you want a deeper, more nuanced understanding of one of the most debated topics in nutrition—and practical ways to think about your own diet—this conversation will challenge assumptions and expand your perspective. Listen now. Today's Guest Christopher Masterjohn Christopher Masterjohn is a nutrition scientist with a PhD in Nutritional Sciences. His work focuses on metabolism, micronutrients, and the biochemical mechanisms that influence long-term health. Through his research, writing, and educational platforms, he helps people understand how diet, metabolism, and lifestyle interact to shape metabolic health. Connect to Christopher Masterjohn Website: https://www.chrismasterjohn-phd.com Instagram: @chrismasterjohn X: @ChrisMasterjohn Substack: Harnessing the Power of Nutrients YouTube: @chrismasterjohn Podcast: Mastering Nutrition Podcast You'll learn: Why seed oils became widely promoted—and why the science remains controversial How polyunsaturated fats influence oxidative stress and long-term disease risk The overlooked role of choline in preventing fatty liver and supporting metabolic health How tracking glucose and lactate can provide deeper insight into metabolic function Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:43 Seed Oils Defined 04:20 PUFAs Oxidation Risks 05:53 Heart Disease History 07:51 Trials Cancer Concerns 10:49 Null Hypothesis Debate 18:34 Choline Fatty Liver 33:50 Added Oils and Real Life 39:40 Muscle Over Fat Loss 44:24 Accidental Deficits Example 46:14 Coaching Psychology Nuance 50:59 Lactate and Mitochondria 56:11 Wrap Up and Where to Find