Episode description

Brian Sanders, creator of the film "Food Lies," discusses how traditional diets rich in animal-based nutrition contribute to better health and height.

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Research Mentioned:

Grasgruber, P., Sebera, M., Hrazdíra, E., Cacek, J. & Kalina, T. Major correlates of male height: A study of 105 countries. Econ. Hum. Biol. 21, 172–195 (2016).

Time Stamps:

03:30 Cooking by the food pyramid led to chronic illness.

08:10 People eating traditional diets are lean, tall, and muscular.

09:20 Only vegan documentaries make it to mainstream.

13:25 Funding goes to developing meat and protein alternatives.

14:30 The top four industries in the US are sick care/pharma.

15:30 There is big money in blaming red meat for processed foods problems.

23:00 Cattle upcycle nutrition from inedible food, creating a high-quality food.

35:30 Blue Zone diets are animal-based, by calories.

37:50 Animal nutrition is the foundation of any healthy diet.

39:30 You can adapt to a plant-based diet for a year or two, tapping our biologic storage.

45:00 The optimal diet of any species is the one they lived on the longest.

45:50 The more animal protein a population eats, the taller they are.

52:15 The low meat intake results in stunted growth, shorter life expectancy, and higher infant mortality.

54:40 Food is protein, nutrients, and energy.

57:30 Eat animal foods with whole foods on the side.

57:50 In a low protein environment, all animals will overeat to ingest the required amount of protein.

01:03:00Food industry pays to keep you in the energy calorie paradigm.

01:06:30 High carb intake is linked with greater odds of dying from all causes, especially cancer.

01:15:40 Long term satiety is from protein and fat. Short term is from volume.

01:20:50 Seed oil trans fats are harmful.

01:25:30 Mental health is tied to food choices/consumption.