From paleo to intermittent fasting: are any diets actually good for us? - podcast

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:11:29 GMT

As diet trends proliferate on social media, it can be hard to work out which are backed by science and which should be ignored. From paleo to keto, raw food to intermittent fasting, each attracts a tribe of ardent followers. Now Daniel Lieberman, professor of biological sciences at Harvard University, has written a book to try to cut through the noise. In Fed Up, he uses his background as an evolutionary anthropologist to scrutinise the evidence, turning himself into a guinea pig in the process and trying various diets. In this podcast, he tells Ian Sample which one has remained part of his routineOrder Fed Up from the Guardian BookshopSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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