The Rich Roll Podcast · 2025-06-09 · 133 min · 26,642 words

Dr. Matthew Nagra Makes The Ultimate Case For A Plant-Based Diet: Busting Nutrition Myths Around Seed Oils, Soy, Protein, & More

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Shifting 3% of calories from animal protein, especially red meat protein, to plant protein sources could lower risk of mortality from it was a ballpark of 10 to 15%. There is not good evidence to support the carnivore diet. If we look at messaging from the carnivore community or the animal based community, it's often about really quick fixes. We're not considering the long term risk and they're promising people immediate results, which is really enticing.

We have so much research now around like what makes up a healthy dietary pattern that we can make really good informed decisions. Really when it comes to nutrition, it's pretty simple. At least the foundations are. Eating a diet that's rich in whole grains, fruits, veggies, legumes, nuts, and seeds. That is the foundation of a healthy dietary pattern.

Let's control the LDL, let's manage blood glucose, let's drop that blood pressure, let's take care of all this stuff. Hey everybody, welcome to the podcast. It's been a minute since my last nutrition-oriented episode, so I think it's kind of about time to dip back into a little fact versus fiction myth busting based upon the best evidence-based research out there. So we can put matters to rights when it comes to understanding the difference between what is misconception and what matters most and is meaningful to understand.

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