Your Diet Sucks

YDS is supported by ⁠⁠Microcosm Coaching. ⁠ Do you actually need supplements? The sports nutrition industry wants you to believe you can't perform without a cabinet full of pills, powders, and proprietary blends. But what does the research actually say—and how do you separate evidence from marketing? In this episode, Kylee and Zoë break down the supplement landscape: which ones have solid evid...

YDS is supported by ⁠⁠Microcosm Coaching. ⁠ Most people with eating disorders don't look sick—and that's part of the problem. Eating disorders affect people of every size, gender, race, and athletic ability, but myths about who gets them and what they look like keep millions from getting treatment. In this episode, Kylee and Zoë debunk the most harmful misconceptions: that EDs only affect...

YDS is supported by ⁠⁠Microcosm Coaching. ⁠ Kylee and Zoë take a magic school bus ride into the microbiome! We go back (waaay back) into the origins of the human microbiome and examine the research on how gut biota affects and interplays with athletic performance. Put your gloves on, because we’re digging into Zoë’s microbiome to get to know her on a very, very intimate level (the microbial level!...

YDS is supported by ⁠⁠Microcosm Coaching. ⁠ What makes a diet become a cult? From Kellogg's sanitarium to modern wellness retreats, the line between "lifestyle" and "indoctrination" is thinner than you'd think. Restrictive eating communities share surprising similarities with high-control groups: charismatic leaders, us-vs-them thinking, purity rituals, and the promise...

YDS is supported by ⁠⁠Microcosm Coaching. ⁠ Is alcohol ruining your training? From post-race beers to wine with dinner, drinking is woven into athletic culture—but what does the research actually say about how alcohol affects performance, recovery, and long-term health? In this episode, Kylee and Zoë break down the science: how alcohol impacts sleep, hydration, muscle protein synthesis, and hormon...

YDS is supported by ⁠⁠Microcosm Coaching. ⁠ Would you run 100 miles with zero calories? Should you? In episode two, we break down the history - and the science - of fasting. We dive into why athletes seem drawn to a mentality of doing more with less fuel and the potential benefits of fasting compared with the downsides. Melin A, Tornberg ÅB, Skouby S, Møller SS, Sundgot-Borgen J, Faber J, Sidelman...

YDS is supported by ⁠⁠Microcosm Coaching. ⁠ Welcome to episode one! Get to know hosts Kylee Van Horn and Zoë Rom and why they’re endlesslessly fascinated with food. In this episode, we ask why athletes seem so prone to diet bullsh*t and pseudoscience. We discuss how social media has hastened the spread of pseudoscience and why “experts” tend to overstate their experience. We conclude with a discus...

Introducing Your Diet Sucks: A podcast about how we can unf*ck food. Registered dietitian nutritionist Kylee Van Horn and Journalist Zoë Rom are teaming up to demystify the science and dive into the cultural stories that make it so damn hard to just eat food. Episodes 1&2 drop July 24.