Front Page Fitness Ep 47 - David Bar Lawsuit
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Mar 18, 2026 They dig into a class-action suit accusing a popular protein bar of misreported calories and discuss how fat and calorie testing can get messy. Viral food trends and bizarre energy-drink cooking stunts get a skeptical breakdown. They debate showering frequency, react to butter-run challenges, and riff on elaborate morning routines and the FOBO vs FOMO distinction.
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Host Tried David Bars And Disliked Most Flavors
- Lauren tried multiple David protein bar flavors and found them generally unappealing, with peanut butter chocolate the best.
- She received a gifted case and called the birthday cake flavor ‘inedible’ and wouldn't buy them herself.
Novel Ingredients Make Nutrition Labels Tricky
- Labeling calories and macronutrients gets messy when products use novel additives like fat replacers and sugar alcohols.
- Eric Trexler and Lauren Colenso-Semple highlight esterified propoxylated glycerol (EPC) and variable testing methods that complicate accurate calorie/fat reporting.
Testing Method Drives Misleading Calorie Claims
- Bomb calorimetry and gravimetric fat tests measure total energy or weight, not human-digestible calories or actual triglycerides.
- Kevin Klatt's analysis suggests fat-replacer chemistry (EPC) and test choice caused apparent underreporting in the David bar case.