Vegan VS Omnivore Twin Study: Stanford Nutrition Expert Paid by Fake Meat Company

High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS

The recent Stanford Twin Study highlights how easy it is to misinterpret and misrepresent the findings from nutrition research.

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Link to Study and Video: https://bit.ly/3NAEEbe

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00:00 An 8-week clinical trial with twins compared vegan diets with omnivorous diets. 02:15 LDL cholesterol levels improved in the vegans. 03:10 LDL is not a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease. 04:40 Triglyceride and HDL levels shifted in the wrong direction in the vegans. 04:50 Waist circumference was tracked, but not reported in study results. 07:28 Prepared meals were given for the first 4 weeks, then they had to prepare their own. 09:20 HDL decreased in the vegan dieters. 09:45 Triglycerides increased with the vegan dieters, not omnivores. 12:45 Study protein, carb, and fat levels were similar between the diets, but calories differed. 14:25 Meat intake was mostly chicken. 15:05 Meat alternatives are ultra processed. 15:30 Only 1 participant chose to remain on the vegan diet after the study.