Sigma Nutrition Radio Podcast
1) Does Processing Really Make Food Unhealthy? (SNP47)
This is a Premium-exclusive episode of the podcast. To listen to the full episode you need to be subscribed to Sigma Nutrition Premium. Recently we (Danny Lennon & Alan Flanagan) were invited to 'Proc...Show More
2) #589: Causal Inference in Nutrition Science – Daniel Ibsen, PhD
This episode explores how asking better questions and using stronger methods can resolve much of the confusion in nutrition science. Dr. Daniel Ibsen discusses why nutrition research often produces co...Show More
3) #588: Menstrual Cycle "Syncing": Do the Claims Hold Up to Evidence? – Expert Panel
How much do hormonal fluctuations really influence performance and recovery? Should women be adjusting their training and nutrition based on the menstrual cycle? And do female athletes need different ...Show More
#588: Menstrual Cycle "Syncing": Do the Claims Hold Up to Evidence? – Expert Panel
46:14 | Dec 23rd, 2025
4) #587: How Should Nutrition Be Taught in Medical Training? – Akash Patel
This episode centers on the critical gap in nutrition education within medical training and efforts to bridge it. Guest Akash Patel, a medical student who led a pilot nutrition curriculum, discusses w...Show More
5) #586: The Manufactured Collapse of Expertise
Never before has there been greater access to information about nutrition and health. But never before has there been such a low barrier to being seen as an "expert". There are large numbers of people...Show More
6) SNP46: Reviewing Six Key Insights from the Year's Conversations
This is a Premium-exclusive episode of the podcast. To listen to the full episode you need to be subscribed to Sigma Nutrition Premium. Each year, the conversations on Sigma Nutrition Radio aim to exa...Show More
7) #585: Why We Think Poorly: Reason, Emotion, and Evidence-Based Reasoning
We take a look at critical thinking in science and healthcare, examining how we often fall prey to cognitive biases, emotional reasoning, and flawed thinking. Drawing from six different experts in the...Show More
8) #584: EAT-Lancet: Does the Planetary Health Diet Improve Human Health?
How should we think about diets that claim to optimise both human and planetary health? Can a single "reference diet" really balance the complex trade-offs between nutrition adequacy, chronic disease ...Show More
9) #583: Ultra-Processed Foods & Fixing the Food Environment – Kevin Hall, PhD
Ultra-processed foods have become central to the way we eat and to many of the challenges we face in public health nutrition. They dominate supermarket shelves, shape population diets, and often appea...Show More
#583: Ultra-Processed Foods & Fixing the Food Environment – Kevin Hall, PhD
54:33 | Nov 11th, 2025
10) SNP45: Antioxidants – What You Need To Know
This is a Premium-exclusive episode of the podcast. To listen to the full episode you need to be subscribed to Sigma Nutrition Premium. What exactly are "antioxidants," and why do they get so much hyp...Show More