Diary Of A CEO’s Steven Bartlett is In BIG TROUBLE!!!
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Hey everyone! Today, we’re diving into the health, nutrition, and wellness claims made on the hit podcast, Diary of a CEO, hosted by Steven Bartlett. 🚨 The BBC recently exposed him for spreading misinformation, and as a registered dietitian, I had to weigh in. In this video, I’ll be debunking misleading nutrition claims and explore how clickbait titles fuel confusion. We’ll discuss why science-backed information matters and how influencers impact public health. Are these podcasts doing more harm than good? Can Steven turned it around? Stay tuned to find out! 👀
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I have never clicked so fast on a video
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You couldn’t’ve said it better!!
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i feel like i can’t trust anyone anymore. if two dietitians or two doctors are making opposing claims, who do i trust? you can’t trust people based on their occupation alone so how is someone supposed to discern who is trustworthy? obviously if they have studies to reference and support their claims that is helpful but who has time to check every referenced study and make sure they are legitimate? because not all studies are performed correctly!
can anyone please offer advice or insight?
One of the biggest red flags for me is really sensational black and white statements (X is always good, Y is always bad, Z always works). Stuff like “sugar is always bad” and “keto is the cure for everything”. Most things live in shades of grey, so any sort of “always” or “never” statement gets my spidey senses tingling. Doubly so if the statement seems designed to scare.
@HumblebeeAndMe i was thinking that too, but it seems like literally all content creators do this in their titles, even ones i trust and like (even some of abbeys videos have clickbait-y titles!) i also enjoy therapyinanutshell videos and find her to be generally reliable and trustworthy but she also has clickbaity titles occasionally. 🙁
@ oh for sure, I wouldn’t judge too strongly based off of titles and thumbnails because nothing drives clicks like curiosity, and clicks are THE currency on platforms like YouTube. Once I get into the content, though, I listen for caveats and acknowledgments of nuance. If they say things like “may work for some people”, “can be part of a balanced diet”, “has been found to be promising in studies”, etc, I find that’s usually a good sign they are making a good faith effort to educate. And if they’ll say something is outside of their scope of expertise/they don’t know!
im a big fan of doctor mike. he once said not to trust doctors who don’t have reasonable doubt (the ones who are like you have to do this). i thought it was a good tip
Something I found helpful was to try not to be swayed by contrarians without lots of evidence. Sometimes, people will put themselves in opposition to accepted science/common practice/general knowledge, whatever. That can be because they’ve done some seminal research and found something striking, but most of the time any real discovery is made by hundreds of people collaborating over decades. That means ideas shift slowly, so there’ll be underpinning research to support claims.
In practice, I don’t do that research for everything. I have people whose expertise I trust, and will accept their advice on that topic without needing to question it. Look out for people styling themselves as experts in every field, as there is no way they can actually be across good evidence in all of them.
But yeah, it’s hard. Navigating every piece of information and misinformation presented to you in a day is exhausting, which is why having sources you can trust is important.
I used to love this podcast but all the gurus were SO into the their craft that #1. I felt bad about myself, and #2. I felt like I HAD to do ALL the things otherwise all these bad things would happen. Sleep this way, breathe that way, make sure you don’t eat THAT! I’m healthy with a balance and pick and choose what works for me. 😊❤
I know he really took a dark turn…
There’s also hella misinformation on there, so it’s probably better that you’ve unplugged yourself.
Abbey I’ve been gently teaching my young boys thinking of you! Want jelly beans? Apple? Nuts? Sure! Do we also need some “buddies” to send them down with? (Of course we also just eat the jelly beans on their own) But I’m trying to turn the hunger crushing combo into “buddies” (protein fat fibre) that are really happy dancing through the body together and make our bodies feel great.
That is so amazing to hear…keep it up mama!! Lots of love
@AbbeysKitchen Thank you!!!! Trying so hard to break a cycle!
That’s such a good idea!
This is such a good idea… Thank. 😊
Agreed, I noticed this channel a couple weeks ago with the click bait, and even I realized how dangerous these podcasts are because he puts the most controversial “fact” in the first few seconds of the video, and since lots of these guys are Doctors and scientists, people will just only hear the most detrimental parts.
even then, he kind of handpicks his experts…I mean sure Mark Hyman might be a doctor, kind of, its debatable but at one point he was med school educated…but…the guy spends virtually zero time at his office and instead just has his staff prescribe is diet to every single patient regardless of their needs/goals, while he spends almost all his time on podcasts, youtube shows, daytime tv promoting his brand, his books and everything else he can sell. Even if you took the time to get past the contraversial click bait in the episode, do you think Dr Hyman is ever going to admit the jury is still out on most of his claims or how many are unsubstantiated, no…because that would not sell his book. At the very least he needs to bring on mainstream voices to balance out the nonsense
Yep the clickbait is next level
Also want to note that Stephen is either an investor or partner with the Zoe app (or at least he was when I used to listen). So makes sense why he continues to have Tim Spector on to let him say whatever he wants.
Ahhh, that makes a lot of sense
Yeah, if the host doesn’t have enough knowledge to challenge the assertions of the guests, it’s probably not going to be a nuanced discussion which covers the truth and all the flaws.
I believe that his podcast is labeled as “conversation” and not an interview. So its “fine”, that he does not question the things his guests say, all of them after all are on the podcast to advertise a book or something like that, but i would love to have a disclaimer beforehand, that those statements are not facts or/and not correct.
“All bread is bad” wtf is this this the early 00s? It’s gonna be a big fat no from me 🍞 all bread is good bread unless stale moldy. In fact give me all the bread he won’t eat😂🥖 🥯
We’ve worked so hard to undo the damage that the 90s and noughties did just for people like him to start fear mongering and shaming again!!
@@AbbeysKitchen absolutely, oh yeah the 90s as well. Jeez, no wonder so many people struggle with food “experts” like him seem to find a new food everyday to demonise. I’ve been so disappointed with Steven’s podcast ever since he invited the sugar lady on with her spikes. I’m trying to recover from BE and she infuriates me and so does this guy 😅
Well, I would argue coz when I eat any bread with gluten my joints are inflamed and incredibly painful and I feel l have no energy for anything and takes about 2 weeks to get back to normal after I only eat gluten free again. I’m not gluten intolerant but very sensitive to it. So no, not all bread is good definitely not for everyone . It’s not just about diet or ed and weight.
The first time I ran across diary of a CEO, the guest made a claim about curing autism. When the host didn’t push back, I immediately clicked off and refused to watch it ever again
My goodness that is horrible!
As the sister of an autistic person, it really makesme angry.
Yes I remember this, it was a Dr and I’m sure it was something food related, it was shocking misinformation to do with Autism. As someone neurodivergent with family who are too it was really horrible to hear this c*** on a podcast I’ve previously enjoyed. I was disappointed there was no pushback or questioning from Steve, made me question his motives tbh 🙁
There’s rarely ever any pushback from podcast hosts
@@AbbeysKitchenRecommend I’m Autistic, Now What?s video
Abbey!!! This is exactly what we need especially during this time where health gurus fear monger us with normal foods and this is becoming the norm! I was a victim myself and eating caused me so much stress when I believed them.
Keep up the good work and don’t let the unqualified grifters get in the way of your happiness!
Yes! SAME. Too. Much. Information. For me to process
Let’s not forget the healthiest regions in the world eat high carb diets and Japan- one of the greatest consumers of rice- are one of the healthiest and leanest regions in the world.
Americans always have the wrong focus. Carbs are nothing to fear.
Doesn’t Japan have high instances of type 2 diabetes among women because of all the white rice they eat?
That was actually been found to be a lie. Blue zones do eat a lot of meat and have A LOT of retirement benefits fraud (basically people claiming to be older than they really are to enjoy free money) which then makes them on paper to live to very high age. Sorry for bursting your bubble.
@@andycalimarait’s genetic, not related to carb consumption at all
I feel very strongly about people who make false claims about autism, especially when they claim vaccines or particular foods cause autism. My older brother is autistic and my poor mother had to put up with her in-laws ridiculous theories about what caused autism. I am no scientist, but I know that autism has a genetic component. There is still not a lot known about autism.
Well i did had DNA analysis and yes it shows predisposition to autism but it also shows a lot of predispositions to food sensitivities and those can cause brain inflammation. Avoiding certain foods had me feel much better. My thinking is still not in normie pattern but i have much less anxiety helping me to communicate with others better. Some can call it curing autism but i feel its just fixing issues that goes along with it. Practically it cures a bit your sticking out which some people mistake for autism itself. And there are cases of kids who by not eating carby crap go from nonverbal to verbal. There is something about it but not the way some think.
@@anniebeanie710same! I have autism and food majorly impacts my symptoms. A lot of people think autism is related to the gut so there could be something to it. I don’t think food is a “cure” but it definitely plays a big role.
@@Esthie229
so, so envious autist here!
I’d love for food to help, but all the diets just make it worse, because the make me unhappy and/ or craving, and that drains my energy even faster than normal 🙁
I am so happy for you, though!
I think one of the biggest issues with these types of podcast guests are that they contribute to orthorexic eating behavior. I’ve engaged with a lot of people in forums before who were scared to eat non organic food, or were worried about having their food cooked in seed oils at restaurants, or worried about raising their blood glucose any amount. People don’t seem to appreciate the undue mental stress, the social impact, and wasted money, etc that type of food-fear-messaging causes
Honestly most of them are just grifters trying to sell suppliments.
Thank you so much for taking on this topic❤️❤️. Most people would be afraid!!! Diary of a CEO seemed so credible when he started. Shame on us for believing everything we listen too!!!
My ONLY defense of DoaC is that he is simply interviewing high-profile people for the views. Considering that one podcast had a guest who said X is the most evil thing on the planet, and then a few weeks later, another guest said X is the best thing since the invention of the wheel, I realized that these podcasts are solely for entertainment purposes. Any information discussed MUST be taken with discernment by the viewer, and a responsible person will do some research before actually using that information for themselves. It seems obvious to me to question the assertions made by anybody who claims their way of doing things is the only right way; I only hope the rest of the world does the same.
I just commented something similar. Totally agree.
I believe Abby made this video for Clickbait and because she knew it was controversial. Let’s be honest dire of a CEO is a podcast for intellectuals. Intellectuals can often listen to someone talk about something, internalize the information, but have the wherewithal to evaluate that information for themselves and against other credible sources.
Her audience is not the type who usually go for intellectual podcast. You can tell that based on sponsor such as video games compared to diary of a CEOs sponsors, which are usually something of higher pursuit.
Just because a podcast isn’t intellectual, doesn’t make it bad. But I am saying that people who listen to certain podcast are generally listening to it, not as the absolute truth, but more as something that they could possibly investigate into further.
Whereas I do believe the listeners of this particular channel by in part are not at a point in their lives where in intellectual podcast or something that they enjoy nor really have the ability to dissect in an intelligent way .
Again, I don’t wanna insult anyone like who listens to this channel because I don’t think a podcast has to be intellectual to be good. But I do think it is worse noting.
@@HulaMask It’s really not, it’s self-help content powered by click bait. We really as a society need to differentiate between expertise and marketing. Diary of a CEO is the latter. For expertise, go to the primary sources. Read books.
@HulaMask I’d listen to most of DOAC’s guests over an RD promoting sugar for cancer patients. And eating carbs in the morning. Lol
@@Arggggggggg Those aren’t your only options. Read books.
The thing is, that Steven doesn’t push any of his guest’s ideas on us, he doesn’t say one is more right than the other, he actually stays very diplomatic most of the times. he just stays curious and he is searching for answers to better himself, his health, mind, anything like all of us. He lets us decide which we will listen to and we can do our own research further into any of the topics or people he talks to. Obviously he has guests who totally contradict each other but that’s the point, he just shows what’s out there and we can make our own damn mind up. These people are already well known. The good information or misinformation are already out there anyway. I still think it’s one of the best non biased podcasts out there. There is no absolute truth and he knows it. He just talks to people who have interesting ideas. Like what’s wrong with that? We don’t have to follow all of their recommendations or way of thinking, it would be impossible and we are not sheep. If someone is easily lead or have difficulties with ed or self help overwhelm them just don’t watch these sort of things. Some of us can listen to these and say well that’s stupid, or oh that’s interesting.
I believe that the audience of diary of a CEO understands how to look at information and then go research it themselves. I do not think the majority of the audience for this podcast has that level of media literacy. For whatever reason so I don’t think that they could necessarily listen to diary of diary of a CEO with the same wherewithal
Thank you so much for diving into this Podcast and its click baits “this is going to kill you” claims. I was always dismayed when I thought the guests were questionable but all the comments were extremely positive with no one including in the host pushing back. Like you say and advocate here, common sense diets do not sell.
13:35 as a German I do not wanna live without bread, it gives me sooo much joy. But our bread is darker, often sourdough, whole grain and/or with seeds in it. sourdough makes the gluten easier to digest, whole grain adds a lot of healthy fibre, seeds and nuts add protein. Not all bread is equal
I think the problem is that people from all over the world are listening to opinions from American doctors/scientist, that are based on their food. Our food in Europe is less processed and our regulations are much more strict. I’m Dutch and I can’t miss bread either!😊
@@Esthie229 no bread is poisonous. Some bread is healthier than others. You’re lucky to have good bread.
As an Italian who was born and grew up in Germany I totally agree with this. Specially if you compare German to Italian bread for example. I love Italian food but when it comes to bread or breakfast in general I do prefer Germany. 😅
People became so obsessed with food! Y’all we eat to live, NOT live to eat, geez!
Thank goodness for you Abby, for making those videos for people who are lost in this stupid ‘wellness’ industry