In this episode, I explain how as emotional and irrational humans we can benefit from the scientific method! I discuss the relevance of scientific findings to everyday life and how they can help us to make more informed decisions while avoiding whatever the latest nutrition zealots are shouting about! I also shed some light on my experience of the unsurprising biases in the food industry and why my opinion didn’t always suit their priorities. The links to the studies referenced in the podcast can be found at www.Martin-MacDonald.com/Ep68 TOPICS 01:32 - How science can help you not be an idiot 09:16 - What my dream physique would be….. 11:05 - Why science is the only way to debunk myths 13:26 - My experience of the biases that exist in the food industry 16:12 - My take on artificial sweeteners, sugar & more