Escapist Corner

The World Health Organization (WHO) sets global health guidelines that influence doctors, institutions, and government policies, but what happens when those guidelines are fundamentally flawed?In this episode, we break down the WHO’s diabetes nutrition recommendations and why they don’t make sense from both a scientific and common-sense perspective.We discuss: • Why the WHO claims to “not recommend restrictive diets” but actively restricts protein and saturated fat • The misleading claim that carbohydrate sources “don’t matter” for diabetics • How Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) expose the real impact of different foods on blood sugar levels • The obsession with cholesterol, despite research showing that low cholesterol correlates with higher mortality • Why skyrocketing diabetes rates show that these recommendations have failedIf you want to take control of your own health rather than relying on outdated and ineffective guidelines, this episode will give you the tools to think critically, experiment with