{"id":35312,"date":"2022-10-17T09:22:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T07:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/?p=35312"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:30:25","slug":"episode-7-nutrition-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/episode-7-nutrition-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode #7: nutrition, the ABC of almost everything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nutritionists have a superpower: they read beyond the data and turn it into plans that help us perform better.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today we are lucky enough to have two of these <\/span><b>nutrition superheroes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the podcast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back to the basics.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back to the <\/span><b>beginning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where it all started: the <\/span><b>ABC of nutrition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have you wondered whether <\/span><b>nutrition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>eating<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> mean the same thing? They sound related, and you may have used them interchangeably. Is that correct?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our guest addresses this and other common questions. She is a special collaborator and an important member of INDYA:<\/span><b> Estela Barber\u00e1, <a href=\"https:\/\/getindya.com\/\">sports nutritionist<\/a>, former national-team gymnast<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, current <\/span><b>national aerobic gymnastics team coach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>international judge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a <\/span><b>nutritionist and former elite gymnast<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Estela<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> understands the importance of <\/span><b>nutrition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for <\/span><b>every athlete&#8217;s sporting performance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today we explore the basics: useful pieces of knowledge to help you understand the <\/span><b>effect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of each <\/span><b>food on your body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joined by <\/span><b>Javi Guerrero<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Clara Montesinos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, she discusses:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macronutrients: what are carbohydrates, proteins and fats, and what do they do in the body?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking of fats, what types are there and what does each do? Should we avoid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/trans-fats-diet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">trans fats<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are micronutrients? How do they differ from macronutrients?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does the body obtain energy? What are empty calories?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Animal versus plant protein: which is better for you?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why does a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/personalised-diet-inside-out\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">personalised diet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> matter? How does it help us reach performance goals?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If this sounds confusing, do not worry. We explain it step by step in episode seven of <\/span><b>Empieza un reto, the INDYA podcast<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As always, it is available on your <\/span><b>favourite platforms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1ooOwNP9oBJGvy5CQONWqL?si=74738a238f664bdd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/11RB_sdOE1w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/nutrici%C3%B3n-el-abc-para-entenderlo-casi-todo\/id1635355506?i=1000582799078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.es\/podcasts\/5a5bcb54-51e3-4768-a05f-8dcb4305680f\/empieza-un-reto-el-podcast-de-indya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNTYwODIyMC9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk\/episode\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNTE1NzQ0NDA?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjwg8Tj2-b6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCg&amp;hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Google Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.ivoox.com\/rf\/94114351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">iVoox<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/51574440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spreaker<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/1ooOwNP9oBJGvy5CQONWqL?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hear from us again soon!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports nutritionist and former elite gymnast Estela Barber\u00e1 answers your nutrition questions in this episode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15732,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categoria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35312"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35842,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35312\/revisions\/35842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getindya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}