Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition Shireen Abdullah

In this episode, we welcome Karen Gardner, senior policy associate at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. We'll discuss how food policy and retail environments impact communities, and how to advocate for a better food environment.  



Karen (she/her) advocates for policies that improve healthy food access through the food retail environment. She has worked in food policy for over a decade.



On This Episode, You Will Learn: 

What drew Karen to the field of food policy

How the diverse food landscapes that make up the US are similar and different to each other

How you as a listener can contribute to a better food policy system and what advocacy looks like

How to ensure that companies are actually bettering their practices and what to look out for



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This week, we will hear from Dr. Sharan Rai and Dr. Shilpa Bhupathiraju, co-authors of the article “A South Asian Mediterranean-style diet is associated with favorable adiposity measures and lower diabetes risk.” In this episode, we will discuss exactly what this diet is and how it can prevent and treat diet-related chronic conditions. We also discuss the role of cultural foods, something fundamental to Yumlish’s mission, how these foods and the surrounding community can illuminate our normalized understanding of diet, and how the knowledge could help assist in the journey to a sustainable, healthy lifestyle. 



Dr. Bhupathiraju is an Assistant Professor in Medicine and Nutrition at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an Associate Epidemiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston. Her research focuses on dietary and lifestyle predictors of cardiometabolic disease.



Dr Sharan Rai is a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital. She recently completed her PhD in Population Health Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research focused on dietary and lifestyle predictors of gout and other cardiometabolic diseases. 





 “What I do want to say is that while holding on to your culture, I think there is a space for promoting good nutrition, going back to your roots, and remembering that with minimally processed foods It can be healthier.” - Dr. Bhupathiraju





On this Episode, you will Learn: 

Dr. Rai and Dr.  Bhupathiraju’s journies into the nutrition field

The specifics of a South Asian Mediterranean-style diet 

The results of their study and its applications

Nutrition through a South Asian lens

The role of community and family gatherings on culturally relevant nutrition





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In today’s episode, with Dr. Abrania Marrero, we’ll discuss the loss of food culture and reclaiming agriculture in marginalized communities, as well as interdisciplinary approaches to getting there.



Dr. Abrania Marrero is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. With a focus on food systems in small island states, including her native Puerto Rico, her research portfolio interrogates the interdependence of human and planetary health; the cultural and geopolitical landscapes on which they arise; and agentic pathways toward more just, nutritious, and climate-resilient futures.



On this Episode you will Learn: 


How Dr, Abrania takes a multidisciplinary approach to her work, particularly in small island ecosystems


The impacts of colonial and climatic shocks on local agriculture in Puerto Rico and how those shocks have affected traditional food systems


Promotion of climate resilient farming practices and the challenges and solutions that surround it




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In this episode, we welcome Sabri Bromage, who’s a nutritional epidemiologist. His research centers on developing and expanding tools conducting large-scale nutrition surveys in low- and middle-income countries.He also investigates the  connections between human nutrition and the environment, including natural and food environments, and how nutrients move through various ecological systems.







Sabri is a nutritional epidemiologist whose research focuses heavily on methods for population-based assessment of diet and diet quality, and understanding relationships between nutrition, food environments, and food systems in low- and middle-income countries.







“Every atom and every molecule in your body came from something that you ate, and something that you drank at some point in your life”







On This Episode You Will Learn:

Food-based Interventions for Addressing Nutritional Deficiencies

The Relationship between Environment and Human Nutrition

Policies and Programs for Improving Dietary Habits







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In this episode, we welcome Dr. Brück Wolfram Manuel who shares his international perspectives on food and health microbiology. We’ll discuss infant nutrition and the unique field of 'Foodomics.' Expect to learn about new food trends such as sustainable proteins and turning food waste into something good for us and the planet!

Brück Wolfram Manuel studied microbiology in Minnesota and Manchester (UK). In 2003, he finished his Ph.D. with Prof. Glenn Gibson on the influence of prebiotic milk peptides on infant health. He joined the Institute of Life Technologies as head of the microbiology laboratories in 2014 and in April he directed a national competence center for research application on “sustainable diets and precision nutrition”.



On This Episode You Will Learn:

Research Regarding Infant Nutrition

Nutritional and Environmental Benefits of Bioactive Compounds

Personalized Nutrition Patterns from Country-to-Country





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In this episode, we welcome Antonella Dewell. We’ll discuss her experience helping clients with IBS, the role of nutrition in IBS, and effective methods to manage gut health.



Antonella is a Registered Dietitian passionate about helping people with IBS find relief from uncomfortable gut symptoms. She helps her clients pinpoint the foods that are triggering them so they can stop being anxious around food, eat with confidence, and live a full, vibrant life.



“What we need to understand about IBS is that it's a multifactorial disorder. And what that means is that there are different things that can trigger these symptoms.”



On This Episode You Will Learn:

Misconceptions about Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Daily Practices for IBS Relief

Strategies for Maintaining Long-term Gut Health



Click here for Antonella's free guide to better gut health!



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