Diet Science

About Diet Science

Diet Science is a fun 7 to 8 minute weekly program with insights and straight scoops on today's health and diet issues from Dee McCaffrey, CDC. Dee is an Organic Chemist who lost 100 pounds, nearly half her body weight, and has kept it off for 20 years by staying away from processed foods. She's the author of The Science of Skinny, released by Perseus June 2012, and The Science of Skinny Cookbook, which was released December 2014.

Publisher

Dee and Michael McCaffrey

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Sept 2014

Latest episode

24 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 363 episodes have a transcript.

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   24 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Type 1.5 Diabetes – The Diabetes Many People Don't Know They Have

   Host Dee explores Type 1.5 diabetes, or LADA, explaining its unique characteristics, common misdiagnoses, and how diet and lifestyle support blood sugar management.

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   10 Oct 2025

   The Power of Pili Nuts

   Encased in a black shell that resembles a minature avocado lies the powerful pili nut, a type of tropical tree nut indigenous to the Philippines. Listen in this week as Dee delves into the nutritional profile of this amazing tropical nut and why you may want to make it your next pantry staple.Reference: Millena, C. G., & Sagum, R. S. (2018). Philippine pili (Canarium ovatum, Engl.) varieties as source of essential minerals and trace elements in human nutrition. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 69, 53–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2018.02.008 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2018.02.008)

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   3 Aug 2025

   Berry Dirty: Why Blackberries Made the 2025 Dirty Dozen

   This week, Dee dives into the recently released Environmental Working Group's (EWG) 2025 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, commonly known as "The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen Lists", with a spotlight on blackberries—a new addition to the Dirty Dozen list, coming in at number ten. Listen in as Dee explains why blackberries made the list for the first time this year, and delves into the other produce items on both the Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 Lists to help you make safer, cleaner decisions for your plate and your health.References: Blackberries: Dirty Dozen newcomer. (2025, June 11). Environmental Working Group. https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/blackberries.php? (https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/blackberries.php?)Get a downloadable copy of the EWG's 2025 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce (Dirty Dozen & Clean 15 Lists):  https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/ (https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/)

Inside a recent episode

Type 1.5 Diabetes – The Diabetes Many People Don't Know They Have

Published 24 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But then eventually what happens is you now also have the autoimmune component that comes in to destroy the beta cells and then the pancreas simply can't make insulin anymore. So at that point, insulin therapy becomes necessary. So like a type 1 diabetic, people with type 1.5 may eventually also now have to take insulin. So why is it called type 1.5? That kind of maybe sort of makes sense. But the answer is pretty simple. It's called that because it shares the characteristics of both major forms of diabetes. So like type one, it's autoimmune. So you've got that autoimmune component. You have the immune system attacking the beta cells of the pancreas. […]

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