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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