{"podcast":{"title":"Food Junkies Podcast","slug":"food-junkies-podcast-3077617","podcast_index_feed_id":3077617,"rss_url":"https://foodjunkies.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://foodjunkies.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/b/c/3/5bc3999dd0abe58388c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Untitled_design_8.png","author":"Clarissa Kennedy","episode_count":317,"summary":"Welcome to the \"Food Junkies\" podcast! Here we aim to provide you with the experience, strength and hope of professionals actively working on the front lines in the field of Food Addiciton. The purpose of our show is to educate YOU the listener and increase overall awareness about Food Addiction as a recognized disorder. Here we discuss all things recovery, exploring the many pathways people take towards abstinence in order to achieve a health forward lifestyle. Most importantly how to THRIVE rather than just survive. So stay positive, make a change for yourself, tell others about your change, and hopefully the message will spread. The content on our show does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder or mental health concern.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T08:19:16.507027+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-junkies-podcast-3077617"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 273: Dr. Jacob May | 🧠 How Ultra-Processed Foods Destroy Your Kids' Metabolism","slug":"episode-273-dr-jacob-may-how-ultra-processed-foods-destroy-your-kids-metabolism","published_at":"2026-03-19T18:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-junkies-podcast-3077617/episode-273-dr-jacob-may-how-ultra-processed-foods-destroy-your-kids-metabolism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-junkies-podcast-3077617","url":"https://foodjunkies.libsyn.com/episode-273-dr-jacob-may-how-ultra-processed-foods-destroy-your-kids-metabolism","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/foodjunkies/273_episode.mp3?dest-id=2520758","summary":"What's really happening inside your child's body when they eat ultra-processed food? In this episode, Dr. Vera Tarman sits down with Dr. Jacob May — mitochondrial researcher, registered dietitian, and Associate Professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center — to explore the cellular and metabolic consequences of a diet dominated by ultra-processed foods, particularly in children. Dr. May leads the Mitochondrial Energetics and Nutrient Utilization Laboratory, where his team investigates how dietary patterns shape metabolism at the cellular level. He's a keynote speaker, precision nutrition researcher, and practicing clinician — and his insights here are both science-forward and refreshingly practical. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why mitochondria can't tell the difference between a McDonald's burger and organic beef — and why that still matters What phytonutrients and zoonutrients are, and why ultra-processing strips them out How ultra-processed foods drive insulin resistance through a damaging feedback loop Whether children are more resilient or more vulnerable to the effects of UPFs — and why the answer is complicated What the research actually says about saturated fat, ketogenic diets, and insulin sensitivity How the gut microbiome is affected by ultra-processed food intake Why breath biomarkers may be the future of non-invasive metabolic screening What GLP-1 medications mean for the future of nutrition science — and why dietitians aren't obsolete Practical, real-world advice for feeding children in an ultra-processed food environment About Dr. Jacob May: Dr. Jacob May is an Associate Professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and head of the Mitochondrial Energetics and Nutrient Utilization Laboratory. His research focuses on how dietary patterns — inc…","meta_description":"What's really happening inside your child's body when they eat ultra-processed food? In this episode, Dr. Vera Tarman sits down with Dr. Jacob May — mitoc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3206,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/food-junkies-podcast-3077617/episodes/episode-273-dr-jacob-may-how-ultra-processed-foods-destroy-your-kids-metabolism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-junkies-podcast-3077617/episode-273-dr-jacob-may-how-ultra-processed-foods-destroy-your-kids-metabolism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}