Fiber's True Effects: Beyond the Simplistic Advice
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Books
- "The Drive" by Peter Attia - This is the podcast itself, and the AMA episodes are part of its membership benefits.
Videos & Documentaries
- YouTube page - Where sneak peeks of the video content are available.
Research & Studies
- Nutritional epidemiology - Discussed as a field that often relies on observational data and can be confounded by healthy user bias.
- Epidemiologic studies - Mentioned as the primary basis for current recommended daily allowances for fiber.
Tools & Software
- Nutrition labels - Used as a reference point for understanding how fiber is categorized on food packaging.
Articles & Papers
- Studies on fiber's impact on satiety, weight management, glycemic control, cardiovascular health, and colorectal cancer prevention - These are the core topics being discussed and analyzed throughout the episode.
People Mentioned
- Peter Attia - The host of the podcast.
Organizations & Institutions
- CFO - Mentioned in a humorous anecdote about vetoing a car purchase.
Courses & Educational Resources
- Membership benefits - Offered to subscribers of "The Drive" podcast, including access to full AMA episodes and other exclusive content.
Websites & Online Resources
- peterattiamd.com/subscribe - The website to visit to learn more about and access membership benefits for "The Drive" podcast.
- peterattiamd.com/about - A website where Peter Attia keeps an up-to-date list of his disclosures and investments.
Other Resources
- Dietary fiber - The central topic of the AMA episode.
- Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), such as butyrate - Discussed in relation to fiber fermentation and gut health.
- Prebiotic fibers - Defined and discussed as a type of fermentable fiber.
- Resistant starches (RS1, RS2, RS3) - Explained as a type of fiber that resists digestion, with different sources and properties.
- Whole grains, seeds, legumes - Mentioned as sources of RS1 resistant starch.
- Raw potato starch, unripe green bananas, high amylose maize starches - Mentioned as sources of RS2 resistant starch.
- Cooked and cooled starchy foods (potatoes, rice) - Mentioned as sources of RS3 resistant starch.
- Oats, apples, psyllium husk, inulin, pectin - Examples of specific fibers and their food sources.
- Cellulose and lignin - Identified as insoluble fibers found in plant cell walls.
- Beta glucan - A soluble, gel-forming, and fermentable fiber found in oats.
- '87 Caprice Ghostbuster car - A humorous reference to a potential personal purchase.