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#68 - Why Junk Food Works with Kyle Kamp, RDN, LD

• Emory Wanger • Episode 68

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Kyle Kamp is a Registered Dietitian, and in this episode, he helps explain how the body processes food and why a “junk food” diet during extreme athletic events such as backpacking, thru-hiking, and hunting actually works. 


Show Notes and Links

  • Kyle’s personal backstory in the outdoors
  • What a dietitian is and how it differs from being a Nutritionist
  • The backstory of THIS conversation
  • Detailing Emory’s PCT junk food diet
  • Rationalizing and explaining the junk food hiking diet
  • Carbs versus fats and how they impact performance
  • Why we look down on junk food as a super fuel option in the field
  • When carbs are good, bad, or neutral
  • How the body recognizes carbs, proteins, and fats
  • Diet based on activity level and environment
  • Food trends and marketing tools
  • The impacts of junk food on inflammation
  • Where inflammation comes from
  • Detailing food and calorie intake for a backpacking trip
  • Why we feel a delayed hunger in the field
  • How the body uses reserves
  • How to followup with Kyle (info@v2pnutrition.com)
  • https://www.v2pnutrition.com/
  • https://www.instagram.com/v2pnutrition/
  • https://www.facebook.com/v2pnutrition/

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