Curious And Curiouser Podcast

Episode 20: On Bad Advice, Body Composition, & Crossfit

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Sinopsis

Get ready for a little ranting from Tracey and Cayly on this week’s episode of the podcast. Because they were feeling a little feisty when this was recorded and eager to clear up some misinformation they recently heard from well known Crossfit coach, Ben Bergeron, regarding nutrition and body composition.   Which brings us to the overarching question(s) for today’s show:   How do you filter out not helpful information from so-called experts regarding fitness and health? And what’s the downside to the amount of access we have to a plethora of information about health, fitness, and nutrition on the internet?   This is gonna be good.   Tracey and Cayly start by debunking Ben’s claims about body fat percentage, call out the American Heart Association for distributing false claims about coconut oil, and highlight the inaccuracy and glaring biases that play out in the new Netflix documentary What The Health.   They’re also talking about the problems with internet “experts” and celebrity trainers, who are often hand