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Diet Doctor Podcast · May 15, 2023 · 47m
The Secret of Nutrient Density
Data analyst Marty Kendall presents his nutrient density scoring system — ranking foods by micronutrient content per calorie. Why organ meats, shellfish, and cruciferous vegetables top the charts, and how to optimize dietary quality using data.
Highlights
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Nutrient density per calorie reveals that organ meats and shellfish are the most nutritious foods on Earth
Kendall: when you rank foods by essential micronutrients per calorie, liver, oysters, and sardines score highest. Cruciferous vegetables score highest among plants. The standard Western diet fails not because of excess macros but because of micronutrient poverty.•
The nutrient dilution problem — as food becomes more processed, micronutrient density drops while caloric density rises
Kendall: processing food strips micronutrients while concentrating calories. Whole wheat has 10x the nutrient density of white flour. The modern obesity epidemic may be partly driven by the body seeking micronutrients from increasingly nutrient-poor food.