Metabolic Health Experimentation with Nick Norwitz

Have you considered eating Oreo cookies to lower your cholesterol numbers? Nick Norwitz did just that, with success, along with many other metabolic experiments. Nick is an academic, a researcher, and a scientist at heart. It was a lot of fun to do a metabolic deep dive with him and I know you'll also enjoy this episode.    What we discussed:    Nick's background and personal journey with illness and nutrition (2:15) His personal experience with the ketogenic diet and his frustration with the criticism (4:13) Challenges and misconceptions in nutrition science (7:22) The powerful role of personal stories in the nutritional space (11:12) Nick's research on lean mass hyper responders (23;24) The impact of ketogenic diets on lipid markers (34:08) The role of functional data in health decisions (45:12) The satiety per calorie model controversy (55:00) Nick's egg experiment and social media strategy (1:12:55) Future experiments and research interests (1:16:41)   Where to learn more:   Twitter YouTube   If you loved this episode and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!