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Best Nutrition & diet science videos, as recommended on Hacker News

58 videos about nutrition & diet science that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2010 and 2026. Mostly explainer, talk, lecture. Channels that come up most: Low Carb Down Under, Joseph Everett - WIL, TEDx Talks, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Sugar: THE BITTER TRUTH: The most-linked YouTube video on HN, recommended as an in-depth explanation of fructose metabolism.

• lectureSugar: THE BITTER TRUTHUniversity of California Television (UCTV) · 13 HN recommenders · 2010–2024
• talkDr. Michael Greger | How Not To Die | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 8 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
• explainerEating less Meat won't save the Planet. Here's WhyJoseph Everett - WIL · 10 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• talkDr. Jason Fung - 'Therapeutic Fasting - Solving the Two-Compartment Problem'Low Carb Down Under · 7 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• talkMinding your mitochondria | Dr. Terry Wahls | TEDxIowaCityTEDx Talks · 7 HN recommenders · 2011–2022
• podcastWhat Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & HealthAndrew Huberman · 7 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• talkNina Teicholz - 'Vegetable Oils: The Unknown Story'Low Carb Down Under · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• talkToward Rational, Authentic Food Choices | Melanie Joy | TEDxMünchenTEDx Talks · 3 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
• talkWhy We Get Fat: And What to Do About It | Gary Taubes | Talks at GoogleTalks at Google · 6 HN recommenders · 2011–2022
• lectureFasting For Survival Lecture by Dr Pradip JamnadasThe Galen Foundation · 6 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• talkType 2 diabetes | Sarah Hallberg | TEDxPurdueUTEDx Talks · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
• explainerIs olive oil safe at high heat? Does it taste bad?Adam Ragusea · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• explainerFeeding Bill Gates a Fake Burger (to save the world)Mark Rober · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• explainerFasting vs. Eating Less: What's the Difference? (Science of Fasting)Joseph Everett - WIL · 5 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• lectureFat Chance: Fructose 2.0University of California Television (UCTV) · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2024
• explainerThe $100 Billion Dollar Ingredient making your Food ToxicJoseph Everett - WIL · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• lecturePaleo Diet & Strength Training Biochemistry | Doug McGuff M.D. | Full Length HD21 Studios · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2026
• talkThe mathematics of weight loss | Ruben Meerman | TEDxQUT (edited version)TEDx Talks · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• interviewDr. Satchin Panda on Time-Restricted Feeding and Its Effects on Obesity, Muscle Mass & Heart HealthFoundMyFitness · 5 HN recommenders · 2017–2018
• talkDr. Jason Fung - 'The Aetiology of Obesity'Low Carb Down Under · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• explainerThe Milk-Industrial Complex: Why You Don't Need to Drink MilkHealthcare Triage · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
• lectureIs a Calorie a Calorie? Processed Food, Experiment Gone WrongStanford Health Care · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• interviewDr. Bill Harris on the Omega-3 Index: Increasing Omega-3 to Promote Longevity & Transform HealthFoundMyFitness · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2022
• lectureProf. Thomas Seyfried - 'Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: Implications for Novel Therapies'Low Carb Down Under · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2023
• explainerSalt: Are you getting Enough? (More Sodium & Health)Joseph Everett - WIL · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• interviewValter Longo, Ph.D. on Fasting-Mimicking Diet & Fasting for Longevity, Cancer & Multiple SclerosisFoundMyFitness · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2019
• podcastHow to Enhance Your Gut Microbiome for Brain & Overall HealthAndrew Huberman · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• talk"The Dangerous Truth About Protein" - Janice Stanger, Ph.D.vshvideo · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• talkDr. Chris Knobbe - 'Diseases of Civilization: Are Seed Oil Excesses the Unifying Mechanism?'Low Carb Down Under · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• lectureThe Obesity Code Lecture (Why do we get Fat?) Part 1Jason Fung · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
• explainerD is for Debacle - The Crucial Story of Vitamin D and Human HealthIvor Cummins · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• lectureSulforaphane and Its Effects on Cancer, Mortality, Aging, Brain and Behavior, Heart Disease & MoreFoundMyFitness · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• talkDr. Jason Fung: Fasting as a Therapeutic Option for Weight LossCrossFit · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2020
• explainerWhy is it so Easy to be Thin in Japan?Joseph Everett - WIL · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• explainerIf You Eat Meat You Should Know ThisKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• talkBest Speech You Will Ever Hear - Gary YourofskyTheAnimalHolocaust · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2016
• podcastHow Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health | Dr. Robert LustigAndrew Huberman · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• talkWhat is the best diet for humans? | Eran Segal | TEDxRuppinTEDx Talks · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• explainerIs Organic Really Better? Healthy Food or Trendy Scam?Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• lectureEvidence-Based Weight Loss: Live PresentationNutritionFacts.org · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• explainerIs Meat Really that Bad?Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• explainerVitamin D and Immunity, Lots of EvidenceDr. John Campbell · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• commentaryDebunking Dr. Robert Lustig's Claims from The Huberman Lab Podcast | Educational Video | BiolayneDr. Layne Norton · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• explainerEveryone is Wrong About Mexican Coke (Even @johnnyharris)Reactions · 2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• explainerWhy Meat is the Best Worst Thing in the World 🍔Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
• explainerYour Coffee Addiction Is Probably Good for YouCGP Grey · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2017
• explainerIs Our Food Becoming Less Nutritious?Veritasium · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• talkThe Secret Reason We Eat Meat - Dr. Melanie JoyBeyond Carnism · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• lectureThe Battle of the Diets: Is Anyone Winning (At Losing?)Stanford · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2017
• talkDr. Matthew Phillips - 'Metabolic Strategies as Therapies in Cancer and Neurodegeneration'Low Carb Down Under · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• talkFoodGate: The Break-in, the Cover-up, & the AftermathUniversity of California Television (UCTV) · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• explainerAre Seed Oils Inflammatory?! (The *Evidence* No One Shows)Nutrition Made Simple! · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• talkCan we eat to starve cancer? - William LiTED-Ed · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2021
• comedyDr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2021
• explainerThe Truth Behind Calorie LabelsCaseyNeistat · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2022
• lectureProf. Robert Lustig - 'Sugar, metabolic syndrome, and cancer'Low Carb Down Under · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• explainerWe Need to Rethink Exercise (Updated Version)Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• podcastDiet & Nutrition for Mental Health | Dr. Chris PalmerAndrew Huberman · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2024