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What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food | Dr. Alan Desmond
A leading gastroenterologist reveals that many doctors are never taught about food, nutrition, and the diseases that can been prevented with diet education.
Dr. Alan Desmond joins Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast to discuss his new book, What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Food, and the conversations he believes every doctor should be having with patients.
Why do so many doctors avoid talking about nutrition? Are carbs really bad for you? Should healthy people worry about glucose spikes? Do GLP-1 medications fix the root problem? And what does the gut microbiome have to do with heart disease, diabetes, obesity, inflammation, and long-term health?
In this episode:
- The food conversations doctors and patients should be having
- Why nutrition training is still limited in medical school
- How food became a major driver of chronic disease
- The truth about carbs and blood sugar spikes
- What GLP-1 medications can and cannot do
- Why “30 plants a week” is helpful but not magic
- The role of fiber, legumes, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables
- How diet can work alongside modern medicine
- Why gut health remains central to overall health
Dr. Desmond also discusses the science behind plant-based nutrition, the power of simple dietary changes, and why building a healthier food environment may be one of the most important steps anyone can take.
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