I recently listened to a podcast hosted by The Nutrition Diva on podcast.com. The title of the podcast is “The Truth About Whole Grains.”  The speaker probably chose to talk about this subject in a podcast because it is easily available online for the public to listen to and her message can get around pretty fast. The Nutrition Diva hosts a series of podcasts on the subject of nutrition, mostly talking about tips of how we, the listeners, can stay healthy.

This particular podcast focused on whole grains. But, rather than educating her viewers on why it is important to be eating whole grains rather than refined grains, she argues about the whole grain myth. She basically says that whole grains are no better than white grains because they have the same calorie and sugar intake levels. I, as a biology major and a health conscientious person, do not  agree with her at all. Health is not about calorie counting or sugar levels, its about giving your body the nutrients it needs.

Podcasts remind of blogs, except they have an audio component. Like blogs, anyone can make a podcast regardless of their experience on the subject. I realize that there are a few blogs and probably podcasts too that have reliable information. This podcast was certainly not one of those from my point of view. The sad thing is that most people that are not educated in the subject matter may listen to her and think its okay to continue to think of processed diets as healthy.