I just started looking into nutrition and was wondering what YouTuber’s are a good source of information on it? Thanks
Nutrition made simple is probably the best source on nutrition out there. The guy uses evidence-based data, provides easily understandable information from researches but also tells you if there’s any conflict of interest. Everything I’ve seen from him was great so far.
Layne Norton has a Youtube channel called Biolayne, he also goes by evidence based nutrition and provides great info.
If you use Instagram or Tiktok, there’s a guy called dr idz who makes short videos debunking a lot of myths and misinfo that people put on social networks. Short, informative and fun to watch.
Rhonda Patrick provides amazing information in her podcast Found My Fitness. I don’t know if she’s on Youtube tho.
Another great podcast is Huberman lab but it’s focused more towards neuroscience. Yet you can find episodes where they discuss diet as well. It’s quite more complex and it may be a bit overwhelming if you’re just starting learning about nutrition.
I’d be careful with taking any advice from people online, especially influencers or these “doctors” who decided they will speak about nutrition and promote one diet that solves it all. There’s so many of them and they do more harm and good. Once there’s someone who thinks there’s one solution to everything and denies anything said against him, better stay away from their content.
Good luck with learning, nutrition is an amazing topic!
Not a professional Youtuber but a uni professor with several YouTube videos : Christopher Gardner ( just add nutrition in your google search behind his name) . He is great, fun to watch and will cover your fat, carb, protein and microbiome questions.
Again not YouTube but a podcast: https://sigmanutrition.com/podcast-welcome/
These two do not have a “religion” and are against nutrition wars , absolutism and reducionism.
Personally, I am a massive fan of Jeff Nippard. He has plenty of content regarding muscle hypertrophy, but he also has loads of content, interviews and podcasts with nutritionist and experts in nutrition.
He is a multi-award winning Canadian bodybuilder. His videos are well-made and he is very skeptical, which is great because it makes his content more trustworthy.
There’s sound vegan nutritional advice from Jack Norris, RD. I don’t think he has his own channel, but there are recorded lectures of his from vegan festivals. He does have his own website —VeganHealth.org — which is good.
Stay away from the raw vegan crowd, which is into pseudoscience (sounds like science, but is not evidence-based). Also, stay away from anyone that is selling supplements, courses, ebooks, offering coaching, or that is sponsored. Also, if they do their video shirtless or in a bikini, that is a red flag. Also, stay away from chiropractors, bodybuilders, and naturopaths.
Basically, nutrition researchers and registered dietitians that have boring, academic style videos, perhaps as part of a university channel, are fine to watch.
While the flamboyant, over the top channels may have “entertainment” value, they lack sound nutritional advice. Remember, just because something has over a million subscribers, that does not mean they offer sound advice. It is more likely to mean that they are just telling people what they want to hear, feeding bad habits, poor nutrition, and disordered eating patterns.
In general, follow the accepted nutrition guidelines from the US government, EU, UK, etc. and recognized scientific health organizations (e.g., American Heart Association).
I hope that helps.
just be sure to take your advice from a registered dietitian not a nutritionist. anyone can call themselves a nutritionist without any training, studying, or degree. Abby Sharp is an RD on youtube and she reviews influencers problematic eating habits. she makes recommendations of how the meals could be more balanced and add micronutrients. she can be a little much sometimes but it does put into perspective what is really recommended and what the influencers are unfortunately promoting
Eh.. each pushes what they are selling…
I’d take each “Nutrition youtuber” with a grain of salt.
Dr.Ken berry pushes carnivore/zero carb/Keto mostly for people with a lot of gut inflammations , histamine issues , allergic reactions etc etc “Eliminate all allergens , lectins , oxalates….”
“”””Dr””””” Eric berg…. (He is a chiropractor) and uses his Eye brow lifting degree? As a scam as far as im concerned Pushes keto.
Dr micheal greger pushes 100% Veganism , Cherry picks a lot of his studies and gives good scares against ol’scary and terrible saturated fat and cholesterol.
Thomas Delauer pushes keto (or used to?).. but became some what more relaxed with his approach and shows some what different simplified routes of nutritional science/bio chemistry. He is fine i guess? Though i haven’t checked his channel for a long time. Idk what credentials dude has.
Dr jason fung has alot of information about intermittent fasting/fasting in general. Seems reliable.
Gojiman has a nutritionist degree , i like part of his information but he again pushes a hard strong belief of 100& Veganism/Plant based w/e and again with the shit scares against moderate Saturated fat consumption & Cholesterol.
Paul saladino is a Twat doctor spouting crazy shit i dont follow any more ,idk if his either raw , carnivore or if he now pushes honey up his but cheeks between steaks.
YouTubes mainstream nutrition “sector” is a Fuckin crazy rabbit hole
Best account is high intensity health. Love him. Metabolic mike is really an amazing leader in the healthy living space and I hope his name/brand grows more. He honestly easily break down full on studies for those who have trouble keeping up with overwhelming amounts of data. 10/10 and he has a good athletic natural physique truly practicing what he preaches.