Lower Carb Diets with Mikki Williden - Ep. #111

Inside Sports Nutrition

Mikki Williden, PhD, Registered Nutritionist and host of the “Mikkipedia” podcast out of New Zealand returns to the podcast to discuss low carb and moderate-low carb diets in the context of fat loss, aging, gender differences, intermittent fasting, and athletic training.

We cover:

• Definitions of LCHF and MLCHF
• The ways in which context matters for determining individualized carbohydrate intake ranges
• Steps to take before pursuing a moderate to low carb intake pattern
• How intermittent fasting fits into the picture of lower carb diets
• Considerations of low carb for aging
• How LCHF can work counter to fat loss goals
• Supplements
• How to approach training sessions
• Testing that comes in handy when adopting MLCHF
• What Mikki’s current nutrition looks like

Links:

• Mikki’s podcast Mikkipedia and she co-hosts at Fitter Radio Triathlon
• Find Mikki at https://www.mikkiwilliden.com/about and on Instagram @mikkiwilliden
• Products that Mikki mentioned: NuZest and LMNT and deltaG ketones
• Our previous episode 87 with Mikki

More about our guest:

Mikki Williden graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition, and a Bachelor of Physical Education from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. She attained her Masters in Science (Human Nutrition) with First Class Honours in 2003, focusing on the development of a childhood obesity prevention programme.

As a registered nutritionist, she has been privately consulting with clients since 2006 and has worked with a vast number of people with different health and performance goals. In 2011, she obtained her PhD after completing her doctoral thesis in health and productivity in the New Zealand workforce.

Mikki hosts a weekly podcast, Mikkipedia, which dives deep into the topics of nutrition, longevity, fitness, and health, and she is a co-host of a weekly endurance sports podcast called Fitter Radio. She is the creator of Mondays Matter, a successful fat loss group programme that utilises evidence-based techniques to support body composition goals and has helped thousands of people. She is passionate about helping to translate science into practice to help people meet their health goals.

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