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Why might clean eating and exercise still leave nutrient gaps?
According to Dr. Paul Arciero, looking active or fit does not necessarily answer every question about health. In the interview, he points to factors such as sleep, stress and the gut microbiome as examples of what cannot be assessed simply by outward appearance.
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Can an active person look fit without being fully optimized?
Dr. Paul says that an active environment and an outwardly healthy appearance do not necessarily translate into health on the inside. The nutrition coaches use this distinction to explain why an active person may still want to examine the quality and density of their nutrition.
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What is nutrient density?
In the nutrition coaches' conversation with Rick Janson, nutrient density is the idea of considering what nutrition is delivered by food or a product, not just how much food is eaten. Part 6 remains attributed to the conversation participants because the source transcript does not identify its speakers by name.