Let's Digest This...

About Let's Digest This...

Confused about nutrition advice online? That's where I come in. As a registered dietitian, I am confident calling myself a nutrition expert. On Let's Digest This we dive into all the hot topics and make them, well...digestible.

Publisher

Aurora Voglewede

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jan 2026

Latest episode

5 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Jun 2026

   Inflammation: The Most Overused Word in Wellness (And What It Actually Means)

   Inflammation gets blamed for everything. I use the word too — so let me explain what it actually is, when it matters, and what your diet really does. Furman D, et al. (2019). Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span. Nature Medicine, 25(12), 1822–1832. Galland L. (2010). Diet and inflammation. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 25(6), 634–640. Minihane AM, et al. (2015). Low-grade inflammation, diet composition and health. British Journal of Nutrition, 114(7), 999–1012. Estruch R, et al. (2018). Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet (PREDIMED). New England Journal of Medicine, 378(25), e34. Calder PC, et al. (2011). Dietary factors and low-grade inflammation in relation to overweight and obesity. British Journal of Nutrition, 106(S3), S1–S78. US Department of Agriculture. (2012). Withdrawal of the USDA ORAC Database for Selected Foods. nal.usda.gov Hewlings SJ & Kalman DS. (2017). Curcumin: A review of its effects on human health. Foods, 6(10), 92. González-Gallego J, et al. (2010). Fruit polyphenols, immunity and inflammation. British Journal of Nutrition, 104(S3), S15–S27. Rudnicka E, et al. (2021). Chronic low grade inflammation in pathogenesis of PCOS. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(7), 3789. Pizzino G, et al. (2017). Oxidative stress: harms and benefits for human health. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2017, 8416763. Nappi RE, et al. (2022). Menopause transition and cardiovascular disease risk. Maturitas, 159, 50–58. Phillips CM, et al. (2019). Dietary inflammatory index and biomarkers of inflammation. Nutrients, 11(8), 1873.

2. 

   29 May 2026

   So... What Do I Actually Do? The Truth About What Dietitians Are & What We Actually Help With

   Someone asked me what I actually do as a dietitian...and I realized a lot of people have no idea. This one's for them.

3. 

   22 May 2026

   Food for Mood: How What You Eat Shapes How You Feel

   The science linking food and mood is more compelling than most people realize. We cover the gut-brain axis, the SMILES trial, fruit and vegetables, and what a poor diet actively does to mental health. Jacka FN, et al. (2017). A randomised controlled trial of dietary improvement for adults with major depression (the 'SMILES' trial). BMC Medicine, 15(1), 23. Opie RS, et al. (2015). Dietary recommendations for the prevention of depression. Nutritional Neuroscience, 20(3), 161–171. Mujcic R & Oswald AJ. (2016). Evolution of well-being and happiness after increases in consumption of fruit and vegetables. American Journal of Public Health, 106(8), 1504–1510. Lane MM, et al. (2022). Ultra-processed food consumption and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open. Firth J, et al. (2020). Food and mood: how do diet and nutrition affect mental wellbeing? BMJ, 369, m2382. Lassale C, et al. (2019). Healthy dietary indices and risk of depressive outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Molecular Psychiatry, 24, 965–986. Hilimire MR, et al. (2015). Fermented foods, neuroticism, and social anxiety: an interaction model. Psychiatry Research, 228(2), 203–208. Sonnenburg JL & Bäckhed F. (2016). Diet-microbiota interactions as moderators of human metabolism. Nature, 535, 56–64. Grosso G, et al. (2014). Role of omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of depressive disorders: a comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. PLOS ONE, 9(5), e96905. Molendijk M, et al. (2018). Diet quality and depression risk: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. Journal of Affective Disorders, 226, 346–354. Wastyk HC, et al. (2021). Gut-microbiota-targeted diets modulate human immune status. Cell, 184(16), 4137–4153.

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