Evolution Eats

Is a plant-based diet really BETTER?

Episode Summary

The Planetary Health Diet recommended by the EAT-Lancet Commission has received a lot of scrutiny from sustainable agriculture scientists, food policy researchers, and physicians alike. Though we see merit in these plant-based eating recommendations, we explore controversy surrounding this diet and report.

Episode Notes

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Links mentioned:

Should you avoid meat/eat plant-based? Separating Facts from Fiction. Great article by the Dean of the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy!!!!

https://theconversation.com/should-you-avoid-meat-for-good-health-how-to-slice-off-the-facts-from-the-fiction-127958?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1576789490

AAFP Blog, *One physician’s opinion

https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20190402fp-eatlancet.html

Affordability of EAT Lancet Diet

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(19)30447-4/fulltext

UC Davis Animal Science Faculty Member Blog

https://ghgguru.faculty.ucdavis.edu/

EPA vs Project Drawdown on Climate Change

https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions

https://www.drawdown.org/solutions