Earlier this week, we covered a new Netflix documentary that aims to compare the benefits of a healthy omnivore and vegan diet. In that post, I questioned the fidelity to the scientific research that this series was described as being based on, and asked, „Who ordered this banquet?“
good, funding for what are you eating Provided by Vogt FoundationExecutive Director Charlie Vogt said the company funds „organizations that protect animals and promote plant-based products.“ Plant-based products are often marketed under brand names.
The Vogt Foundation also provides funding to the Marine Conservation Society, which apparently includes investments such as: Kyle Vogt in wild type— A cellular agriculture startup that recently launched “sushi-grade” cell-based salmon. Kyle Vogt is also the executive producer of the Netflix documentary.
You don't hear about wild-type startups or sushi-grade salmon. But can you eat an ear of farmed salmon? Many presentations begin with a pair of twins talking about their diet menu and its ingredients. 1 discussion I'm with Don Staniford. He founded Scottish Salmon Watch to campaign for the end of salmon farming in Scotland. He has been conducting a secret filming operation to highlight what he considers fish abuse and environmental destruction.
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As he visits fish markets and photographs salmon farms, he insists that the safety and benefits of farmed salmon are „completely and categorically false.“ He will reveal the „utter horror behind salmon farming“ and its products, which should be avoided „like the plague“. What we hear are not statistics, but general warnings about parasites, viruses, and bacteria. and dyes added to fish that are associated with human health issues. And then, seemingly without any context or argument, he blurts out, „And I have diabetes.“
So don't think you can be a pescatarian without being vegan. Unless you can afford wild salmon? No, it's not. Contamination from salmon farming and other sources is said to be infecting wild salmon.
And what about dairy products? We were told that cheese is addictive and were asked to consider this great alternative, a pitch for cheese made from cashews. Let's start with some statistics on American consumption of pizza made with plant-based mozzarella cheese.one of Introduced companies made pizza using this cheese. “Your original ideas are wonderful,” says the narrator. And now, at the World Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, we're getting testimonials from passers-by who sampled the pizza. they love it.
In another live commentary, two famous chefs say they realized the health and climate drawbacks of meat and are now running successful vegan restaurants in Manhattan despite threats and warnings. Eleven Madison Park. We go back there after every show and see so many mouth-watering plates.
A „born again“ Texas cattle farmer I met previously visited the restaurant and reported that it was a transcendent experience. In the final episode, he attends a ceremony to award three Michelin stars to a restaurant.
Now back to the original premise. Where are the results of Stanford University's twin research? We have finally reached the fourth and final episode of the series. The most notable result was that those who ate a vegan diet had lower (and thus healthier) scores for LDL-C, the so-called bad cholesterol. For the omnivore group, LDL-C levels changed little, ending at an average of 116.1 mg/dc, above the optimal maximum of his 100 mg/dc. For the twin on a vegan diet, his was reduced by an average of 13% to 96.5 mg/dl. This is potentially important for cardiovascular and other health problems.
However, it appears that the study's „key“ results may have been taken for granted. Well established. In fact, none of the results of this study seem surprising. Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, told VOX: A typical omnivorous diet. ”
Indeed, if these results are nothing new, what was the intent of the Stanford study? Given the timing of its release, this documentary must have been developed and filmed while the research was in progress. Considering the documentary's sponsor, if the study could have been less „vegan-friendly“, would it have been? Just ask.
My intention here is not to advocate concern for climate change (although I have done so). elsewhere), neither to protect the livestock industry from multiple attacks nor to evaluate the benefits of meat substitutes.
What I'm saying is that a competent (though admittedly not very new) scientific study itself, which may have been designed primarily to promote veganism, has been turned into a platform for blatant propaganda. That means it has become. This bait-and-switch tactic, which lures audiences seeking scientific information about their health and instead receives ideologically motivated lectures, is becoming outdated.
With this disclaimer in mind, I would like to briefly comment on two of the most egregious rants that I have researched a bit for my own interest.
First, regarding the „fear“ of farmed salmon, Harvard Medical School's Harvard Health Publishing investigated the whole issue. conclusion:
Bottom line: Don't stress too much about your salmon selection. Make sure he eats two servings of fish per week, as advised by the American Heart Association, and choose based on affordability and availability. I usually choose farmed salmon for dinner about once a week, but sometimes I'll splurge on wild salmon if it looks particularly delicious.
Second, regarding the threat to global climate from cattle emissions, the CLEAR Center for Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research at the University of California, Davis, states: very obvious point. Yes, the gas a cow emits is methane, which is a greenhouse gas 28 times more powerful than his CO2. However, while CO2 remains in the atmosphere for hundreds or thousands of years, methane is almost completely broken down in about 12 years. This methane is produced in the stomachs of ruminants from carbon dioxide drawn from the atmosphere by plant photosynthesis, which produces cellulose in the plants that feed cattle. Their digestive system converts cellulose into methane and excretes the methane. Methane is released in a stream of atmospheric gases, a repeated cycle called constant scrubbing, decomposed, and released again.
in my view, You are what you eat: a twin study Use scientific research to engage your audience for edification. I would add a footnote that two of these major proposals appear to be easily proven false by science.
Walter Donway is an author and writer with more than a dozen books available on Amazon and editor of the e-magazine Savvy Street. He served as a program officer or director for his two major foundations in New York City in the medical field, the Commonwealth Fund and the Dana Foundation. He has published about 24 articles in his Blockchain Healthcare Review.