#180: Seed Oils, Protein Obsession & Nutrition Misinformation: Cutting Through the Noise with Colleen Christensen, RD

Feb 9, 2026

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Ever feel overwhelmed by conflicting nutrition advice? One influencer swears by seed oils while another demonizes them. Your feed is flooded with "80 grams of protein" meal challenges, and you're left wondering: what should I actually believe?

In this episode, I sit down with Colleen Christensen, registered dietitian, recovering perfectionist, and the compassionate voice behind the wildly popular @No.Food.Rules Instagram account. Colleen shares her personal journey from competitive dietetics student to her struggle with eating disorders, and ultimately to becoming one of the leading voices helping people unlearn decades of diet culture programming.

This conversation is a masterclass in cutting through nutrition misinformation. Colleen breaks down why seed oils have become the internet's latest villain, what's really happening with the protein obsession, and why authority bias keeps us trusting the wrong "experts." But more importantly, she shares the one thing that changed everything for her recovery: learning to experiment with food instead of following rigid rules.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Why reading the headline isn't enough, and how to actually evaluate nutrition studies
The two biggest nutrition myths getting in the way of normal eating right now
How to become your own best experiment (and why that's more powerful than any meal plan)
Why the education piece matters just as much as the inspiration
What it really means to find joy in midlife eating, beyond just saying "all foods fit"

Connect with Colleen:

Instagram: @NoFoodRules

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