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Currently Playing: Turnip Greens and Buttermilk; Obesity Explained Episode 8

In this episode I get into brand new findings about vitamin B12 and folate and the value put on foods that emphasize these nutrients in traditional cuisine. The new revelation is that B12 and folate directly bind to and inhibit the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR). The two papers on methylation and the AhR are: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2006949117 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03060-y In the video I talk about blog posts that reference historical texts that tell us what the traditional american diet really was. The first pamphlet is from this post: https://fireinabottle.net/the-french-diet-in-upstate-new-york/ The pamphlet is here: http://reader.library.cornell.edu/docviewer/digital?id=chla7031969_8533_024#page/9/mode/1up The second post is at: https://fireinabottle.net/torpor-sloth-and-gluttony-part-1-americans-ate-a-lot-in-1939/ The publication is at: https://fireinabottle.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/YearbookofAgriculture1939FoodAsLife-1.pdf