Tag: Vegan & Plant-based

#534: Are Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Healthy? – Matthew Nagra, ND

The debate between animal-based and plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) has garnered significant attention, especially concerning their impact on cardiovascular health. As PBMAs become increasingly popular, questions about their nutritional profiles and long-term health implications have emerged. Are these alternatives genuinely healthier than traditional meat, or do their highly processed nature and high sodium content undermine potential benefits? This discussion is crucial as dietary choices increasingly influence public health policies and consumer behaviors.

SNP29: Athletes & Plant-Based Diets – Evidence & Application in Practice

Contemporary society is witnessing a growing interest in, and embracing of, plant-based diets. Numerous athletes are now gravitating towards such dietary choices, motivated by concerns for health, performance or ethics. Consequently, coaches, nutritionists, and other fitness experts find themselves increasingly tasked with guiding athletes who adhere to plant-based diets. For coaches and trainers, understanding the possible impacts of these dietary preferences on athletes’ objectives is paramount, as is devising dietary plans that optimize their performance. This episode discusses the scientific and practical aspects of supporting athletes who have adopted a vegetarian lifestyle and diet.

#434: Is a Vegan Diet Really Best for Diabetes?

Many different diets have been put forward as solutions that treat type 2 diabetes. Some will claim the diet “reverses” diabetes, some say it puts it into “remission”, while others more conservatively recommend a diet to manage diabetes symptoms in a healthy way.

There has been some debate on the use of terms like reversal, cure or resolution. And recently more clarity has been found in defining each.

One of the diets that has been recommended by some for the purposes of “reversing” or treating diabetes is a low-fat, whole food plant-based (WFPB) diet. Specifically, there is a claim that it is superior to other diets in treating diabetes. Some of these claims relate to popular online diet & lifestyle programs that use such a diet. While there is also a number of studies that are commonly cited in support of the claims.

In this episode, we evaluate these claims by looking at the published research in this area, across epidemiology, human intervention trials and mechanistic rationale. We also ponder what it means for something to be the “best” diet to treat a chronic disease.

#362: Alistair Monteyne – Impact of Mycoprotein & Vegan Diets on Muscle Protein Synthesis

Listen on these AppsPodcast TranscriptsGuest Information Alistair Monteyne Alistair Monteyne is the lead author on some recent RCTs examining the impact of mycoprotein on muscle protein synthesis. Alistair is currently a PhD student at the University of Exeter, and has a MSc. in Sport and Exercise Nutrition from Loughborough University.In this episode we discuss: What […]

#356: Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD – Plant-based Diets, Meal Timing & Meal Frequency

Listen on these AppsPodcast TranscriptsGuest Information Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD Dr. Hana Kahleova is the director of clinical research at the Physicians Committee and directs research testing the effect a plant-based diet has on metabolism, insulin function, fitness, and mental health, as well as studying the impact meal timing and meal frequency have on metabolism […]

A Plant Based Diet Reverses Heart Disease: True or False?

It is often claimed that a plant based diet reverses heart disease. And three specific studies are commonly cited to support this. This article breaks those studies down to see if they really support the claim that a plant based way of eating will reduce heart disease risk.

#342: Are Vegan Diets Superior for Health?

In this episode we discuss: Today’s Topic in Focus: Vegan Diets & Human Health Defining “plant-based” diets Examination of various intervention trials comparing diets Is veganism suitable across the lifestage? Benefits of a vegan diet Are there benefits to excluding animal products? Can the benefits of a vegan diet be gleaned whilst including animal foods? […]

#340: Ethics of Veganism & Omnivorism (Part 4) – Diana Rodgers, RD & Robb Wolf

Listen on these AppsPodcast TranscriptsGuest Information Diana Rodgers and Robb Wolf are the co-authors of Sacred Cow, a book exploring the important role of animals in our food system.Diana Rodgers, RD Diana is a Registered Dietitian living on a working organic farm in New England, where she runs an active nutrition practice. She speaks at […]

#338: Ethics of Veganism & Omnivorism (Part 3) – Alex O’ Connor

Listen on these AppsPodcast TranscriptsGuest Information Alex J. O’Connor Alex J. O’Connor is founder of the Cosmic Skeptic YouTube channel, podcast and blog; platforms dedicated to the publication of philosophical ideas and debates in an accessible format. He is currently reading for a degree in philosophy and theology at St John’s College, Oxford University. Alex […]

#337: Ethics of Veganism & Omnivorism (Part 2) – Prof. Paul Thompson

Listen on these AppsPodcast TranscriptsGuest Information Prof. Paul Thompson, PhD Professor Paul B. Thompson holds the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics at Michigan State University, where he serves on the faculty in the departments of Philosophy, Community Sustainability and Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from […]

#336: Ethics of Veganism & Omnivorism (Part 1) – Andrew Chignell, PhD

Listen on these AppsPodcast TranscriptsGuest Information Prof. Andrew Chignell Andrew Chignell is a professor at Princeton, with appointments in Religion, Philosophy, and the University Center for Human Values. He was previously an associate professor at Cornell and a professor at University of Pennsylvania. He received his PhD from Yale. Chignell’s work to date focuses on […]