Canada alone has 27.9 million pets of which around 60% are meat eating cats and dogs--and that number is growing. As humans divest away from livestock protein sources... will we do the same for our pets' carbon footprints? Tareq and Hannah get into crickets as an alternative protein source and what that might mean for the future of our amino acid needs. Follow us on Instagram: @nobsnutritionpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Follow us on Twitter: @nbsnpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Links: Jiminy's feature in the Washington Post Canada's Agriculture Trends Comparison of insect and livestock pr ..read more

What are we going to do about food in the future? Food demand will increase, climate change will affect agriculture, and we need to focus on sustainability. Tareq and Hannah discuss some food innovation as well as the frontier of sustainable agriculture. Follow us on Instagram: @nobsnutritionpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Follow us on Twitter: @nbsnpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Links: Blutinger and colleagues, 2021 Food needs Desert farming See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Do you eat breakfast? Should you? Who invented breakfast? Who invented cereal? All these questions and more are answered as Hannah and Tareq talk more food marketing and nutrition health as it pertains to the first meal of the day. Follow us on Instagram: @nobsnutritionpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Follow us on Twitter: @nbsnpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Links: Why Cereal Has Such Aggressive Marketing by Alex Mayyasi  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Dive into the brain with Hannah and Tareq as they talk about a recent publication which aimed to understand how our body's cannabinoid and opiate receptors are linked to our food behaviour. They talk food behaviour styles like emotional and external, and they also discuss various brain areas and their functions in relation to eating. Follow us on Instagram: @nobsnutritionpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Follow us on Twitter: @nbsnpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Links: Cerebral μ-opioid and CB1 receptor systems have distinct roles in human feeding behaviour” Recently published article in Tran ..read more

Food insecurity affects approximately 1 in 7 people around the world and that number is going to grow due to climate change and an increasing lack of resources. It is related to decreased physical health but less is known about brain health, both cognitive and mental. How does food insecurity affect depression, cognitive performance, and other brain health parameters? Follow us on Instagram: @nobsnutritionpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Follow us on Twitter: @nbsnpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Links: Nicole Arsenault PhD c. on food sustainability Food insecurity and brain health in adults ..read more

Tareq talks to Hannah about "activated" almonds. What are they? How do you activate them? What is it supposed to do? And the everlasting question... is it real? Do you suffer from indigestion after eating almonds? Let's talk science! Follow us on Instagram: @nobsnutritionpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Follow us on Twitter: @nbsnpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Links: How activated almonds became popular The Australian Almond Board The effects of 'activating' almonds on consumer acceptance and gastrointestinal tolerance by Heidi Taylor et al., 2017 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and op ..read more

Inspired by the WIRED (not Vanity Fair) "Web's most searched questions" videos on YouTube, today Hannah and Tareq are answering the Google's "most-searched" questions about nutrition. How do I eat...healthy? How do I eat...more protein? What food...contains the most iron? What food...prevents constipation? What to eat...before a workout? What to eat...when I'm hungover? Press play to hear our answers! Follow us on Instagram: @nobsnutritionpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Follow us on Twitter: @nbsnpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Links: Google :) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt ..read more

Hannah quizzes Tareq on his basic nutrition in this episode! What has more fibre? A cup of mango, orange, or raspberries? Is corn a grain? What vitamin is crucial in terms of aging? How much gentle nutrition have you picked up listening to the podcast? Find the quiz link below and play along to see how well you do! Follow us on Instagram: @nobsnutritionpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Follow us on Twitter: @nbsnpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Links: CBC Nutrition Quiz See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

What do you do in a situation where you have to talk to someone who loves fake science? Do you get angry? Understanding? Do you explain the science? Do you affirm their fears? Tareq and Hannah talk through some ways to deal with fake science. Listen along and see if you can pick up any tips and tricks to make difficult conversations go smoother. Follow us on Instagram: @nobsnutritionpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Follow us on Twitter: @nbsnpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Link: Michael D Gordin, 2017 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Hannah and Tareq get into this, that, and the other thing while talking about spinach. Do the chemicals in spinach membranes promote weight loss? Are thylakoids the answer to supreme health? If something is statistically sound does that mean that it necessarily translates to real-world applications? Listen along and find out. Follow us on Instagram: @nobsnutritionpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Follow us on Twitter: @nbsnpod @hannahmagee_rd @tareqneuro Links: Eat this not that article Appetite article (Batsis et al., 2021) (Amirinejad et al., 2020) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and op ..read more