6: Dr. Beth Jolley's Medical Take on Diet Culture and Nutrition

Today’s guest is Dr. Beth Jolley, a family medicine resident through McMaster University. Beth and I grew up in Peterborough, ON without ever knowing each other, and met when we were placed as roommates at the University of Guelph. Throughout our friendship, I’ve always known her to take a uniquely holistic approach to issues, integrating artistic and scientific perspectives into questions about life, health, and wellbeing.

On today’s episode, we sit down and talk about her experiences as a young doctor, and focus on nutrition and diet from her medical perspective. We talk about diet culture and main misconceptions or challenges in tackling this as a doctor, barriers to nutritional knowledge, holistic frameworks to look at health and diet, and eating behaviours at end of life. 

Resources from Beth: 

Ontario Nutrition: http://www.unlockfood.ca/en/default.aspx

Advanced Health Care Planning: http://www.advancecareplanning.ca/about-advance-care-planning/

Brazil’s Food Guide: https://www.foodpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/Brazilian-Dietary-Guidelines-2014.pdf