How Food Choices Shape Memory, Cognition & Cravings | Dr. Scott Kanoski

Dr. Scott Kanoski, PhD, is a Professor of Human and Evolutionary Biology and Neurobiology at the University of Southern California. We discuss how different foods impact memory and cognitive function as well as cravings. We also discuss how GLP-1 drugs work to control hunger in the brain and body, the role of the gut microbiome, and the effects of artificial and low calorie sweeteners on hunger and satiety. This episode highlights how nutrition impacts much brain health and learning capacity and how our memory impacts food choices too.

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Timestamps
00:00:00 Scott Kanoski
00:02:33 GLP-1, Natural GLP-1 Production; GLP-1 Drugs, Microdosing
00:07:06 GLP-1 Drugs & Benefits
00:10:36 Sponsor: Our Place & Helix Sleep
00:13:24 GLP-1 & Hunger Suppression, Vagus Nerve; Food Noise
00:18:39 Artificial Sweeteners & Appetite, Preclinical Studies
00:26:50 Memory & Meals; Stress; Eating & Individualization, Fasting
00:33:42 Memory Impairments, Western Diet, High Sugar, Processed Food
00:42:33 Sponsor: AG1
00:43:46 Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease & Western Diet; Exercise
00:49:40 Vagus Nerve, Hippocampus & Memory, Hormones
00:57:10 Sugar & Fat Consumption, Memory; Engineering Food for Quality
01:04:32 GLP-1s, Nutrient Deficiency, Weight Loss & Other Effects
01:11:33 Sponsor: LMNT
01:12:54 Vagus Nerve & Hippocampus, Eating & Acetylcholine
01:21:05 Hippocampus, Memory & Food; Interoceptive Awareness & Western Diet
01:27:21 Omega-3s; Microbiome & Processed Foods
01:34:00 Microbiome, Antibiotics, C. diff Infection
01:37:23 Sponsor: Function
01:39:01 Foods to Enhance Microbiome; Rising Obesity & Highly Processed Food
01:43:39 Dopamine & Food Choice, Change Food Cravings
01:49:50 Food Addiction, Highly Processed Foods; Political Lobbying
01:56:43 Oxytocin, Reduced Food Consumption, Social Eating
02:00:11 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

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