Big Picture Science: Skeptic Check: Health Fads
The tiny
bean-shaped structures in your cells – mitochondria – are little powerhouses.
Recent research suggests they may unlock overall good health, or, when they
fail, cause diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer’s. How strong is the
science for these claims and what, if anything, should we be doing to improve
our mitochondrial health? Should we take a cue from influencers who suggest
drinking an industrial dye called methylene blue? Meanwhile, there have been
beefed up calls for adding protein to our diets by eating high protein ice
cream, energy bars and huge slabs of meat. Protein builds muscles, but is the
muscle of science behind these claims? This week, we consider recent health
trends on Skeptic Check.
Guests:
- Martin Picard – Professor of behavioral medicine and mitochondrial psychobiology at Columbia University, where he runs the Mitochondrial Psychobiology Group.
- Howard LeWine – General internal medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Chief Medical Editor at Harvard Health Publishing, and editor in chief of Harvard Men’s Health Watch.
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