Get personalized root-cause care with Empower Functional Health.
Learn more at empowerfunctionalhealth.com
_____

Belinda and I dive into the hidden history behind our dietary guidelines, tracing how a 19th-century religious health movement helped shape the modern demonization of meat and the rise of fiber, breakfast cereal, and plant-based dogma. She breaks down how the Seventh Day Adventist Church, John Harvey Kellogg, and powerful food and academic institutions worked together to manufacture the "Blue Zones" longevity story, and why the real history of Sardinia, Okinawa, Ikaria, and Loma Linda tells a very different tale about meat, pork, and animal fat. Make sure to listen to the full interview to learn more.

Belinda Fettke is an independent researcher known for investigating the historical, religious, and commercial influences on modern dietary guidelines. After her husband, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gary Fettke, was investigated for advising patients to reduce sugar and refined carbohydrates, she began researching the origins of nutrition policy and public health messaging. Her work focuses on the intersections of religion, industry, and dietary recommendations. The interview explores how these factors may have shaped modern views on meat, plant-based diets, and chronic disease.

We discuss the following:

Belinda Fettke’s background
Kellogg, fiber, and sexual repression
Birth of the dietetics industry
Religious roots of nutrition
Adventist studies and veganism
Debunking the Blue Zones diet
Okinawa longevity under scrutiny
Ikaria's fasting and snail diet
Loma Linda's "fifth blue zone" myth
Harvard's role in dietary guidelines
Nutrition messaging in schools
Ellen G. White's hidden writings
Adventist influence on guidelines
The demonization of pork

_____

EPISODE RESOURCES

_____

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

📫 Tips and Weekly Updates

JUDY CHO RESOURCES

⛑️ Work with Us

🎙️ Podcast

📕 Inflammation Fix Book

📘 Carnivore Cure Book & Elimination Diet

📚 Articles

🎁 Free Resources

📗 Complete Carnivore Diet for Beginners

_____

*DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It should not replace professional medical advice.

If you want to try Biomega-500, you can get a discount here: https://www.nutritionwithjudy.com/podcasts/

391. Plant-Based Researcher: Blue Zones Were Never What You Were Told - Belinda Fettke

Nutrition with Judy | Holistic Health

391. Plant-Based Researcher: Blue Zones Were Never What You Were Told - Belinda Fettke