"The Dangerous Truth About Protein" - Janice Stanger, Ph.D.

[@marcusa5521]

Smart lady. She doesn't fu## around. She's straight to the point!

[@mikelodeon09]

Look guys, after a whole life believing that protein is found only in meat (among many other nutrition myths), one can have a hard time getting the thing straight. The meat industries have done a very good job keeping us in the darkness of ignorance, and there's a god reason: PROFIT. So, as usual, we fall in the trap, especially when advertising is so appealing, creative and misleading. Ancient people ate the food they used to eat not bearing in mind that those foods had certain nutriments, they simply went ahead and ate. Today's big problem is not the origin of foods but what we do to them. I bet you haven't noticed that we are the only beings on this planet who COOK their food, therefore altering its nutritional value and creating flavors (by combining flavors) that don't exist in nature. The food industries have very well learned about our weakness for combined flavors, especially artificial chemically made ones. So, the next time you see an "attractive" TV commercial advertising ham don't think about the proteins, think about the kind of edible crap that ham represents.

[@modgenesis3868]

So you eat raw food. How has it been after 7 years?

[@jimshred]

Wow. That was probably the most informative, clear and concise presentation I have ever seen. Thank Dr. Stanger!

[@MrEo89]

jimshred you're fucking kidding right? She assumed her audience is a group of idiots and ran with it. This is the dumbasses version of "explain it like I'm five."

[@DavidBylsma]

wow...and i've been adding protein powder to my smoothies... never again....thank you so much for sharing this life changing information!! :-)

[@DarleneDeCicco]

Honestly, I've seen many vegetarians and vegans, on the internet and in person, and not one of them looks sickly to me. They all look healthy, lively, thin, and strong. So don't know when I hear responses that vegans look sickly, it just makes me laugh. Maybe because no one knows what a healthy thin person looks like anymore.

[@neptronix]

Darlene DeCicco Me and my wife were both formerly sickly vegetarians.. we knew a couple Vegans in Portland who were totally fat.. Every halfway healthy looking vegan i know seems to be experiencing an anxiety/altered state at every moment though, seems like the lack of cholesterol ( the building block of all hormones ) makes them wacky.

[@DarleneDeCicco]

neptronix if you're sick vegan, you need more education. Some vegans leave important nutrients out of their diet. But then again, most eat meat eaters are the fattest sickest unhealthiest group of people I've ever seen.

[@molomosk123]

+Darlene DeCicco or they might actually just be sick or infected with something ....

[@lxmzhg]

The sickly "vegans" are the ones that don't know about the proper way to eat a vegan diet. For example, subsisting on carrots & iceberg lettuce is not the proper way to be a healthy vegan.

[@DennisNowland]

+Ben quinn yep, same as with the Qkinawan's not eating meat. On the whole though vegans don't give a monkeys as long as it supports their cause. Any skewed, inaccurate or downright wrong info will do for them.

[@MyScannerLife]

That was by far the best presentation about protein that I have seen. Simple, clear, to the point, no jargon.

[@jjonker9535]

Wow this might change my life, I was always convinced protein was waaaay more important then it actually is and I'm just 15min in!.... :O I am someone that thought vegetarians and vegans were in a giant disadvantage.... Never thought something like this video would make me question my diet.

[@butterflymagicwithhottea9291]

Love, love, love this. Posted it on my fb page. Thank you Dr. Janice!

[@natureheals354]

Very good! I'm a holistic healer from Germany and I totally agree!

[@mgardner70]

The information is here for all to consume. Hate her or love her her information is pretty close to spot on, especially the kidney damage that is running wild in America. That point is not even up for debate. Whey protein is a by product of the dairy industry that is pretty filthy.

[@stabilisedchaos]

Exactly,whey protein is a by product of the dairy industry,if they didn't try to sell it as a "supplement" they would have to throw it out,it's a scam,just like fluoride is a by product of the fertilizer industry,it is highly toxic and disposing of it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars,so they claim this fluoride is the same as natural fluoride and sell it to governments who put it in the water supply and it *kills people*

[@drawwithchris]

Michael Gardner well said. All the overpriced and over-hyped whey powders that ignoramuses religiously consume are a joke!

[@SheilaHouse]

Michael Gardner And then there is this: nutritionfacts.org/video/protein-and-heart-disease/ And for those who want to cry over it here are the sources sited: @120

[@Eshironde]

+Sheila House @120? I'd love some sources! Even though it sounds reasonable what she's saying and I'm already agreeing that plant based is ftw. Never hurts to check sources! :D

[@AR1183]

+Michael Gardner what damage kidney is not appropriate amount of protein and there is plenty research on it. there is tons of factor that can make kidney problem. don't be so blind, i see many of you plant eater always blame meat for causing every illness. but in fact how to cook it is what you have to look on. Fast food?? deep fried?? too much of bad fat too much of cancer. French fried?? ton of salt on it. there is thousand of factor that cause illness that you over look even stress. even air pollution but you all seem to conclude that it all about meat. what a shame

[@atwaterpub]

The lecture is even better the second time I listen. Thank you for uploading and sharing this information.

[@73jandersen]

Thanks for the talk, Dr Stanger. Agree with everything you're saying, except for Virgin Coconut oil. Coming from the first pressing of the coconut flesh, it contains many beneficial nutrients and compounds, and has been shown to support healthy cholesterol levels. Contains 60% Medium Chain triglycerides, broken down straight away for fuel, unlike long chain. Lauric acid in coconut oil is a potent anti-microbial, and is found in very few sources, one of which is Human breast milk.

[@coza10]

why people arent educated about this i can't understand. so glad i found these videos.

[@roboticsstemclubdigitalhar2739]

I am truly enjoying your presentation Dr. Stanger. But I've stopped the video because I'm a little confused about how we get the amino acids. I am clear o that the essential aa come from plants but you also say we need plant protein as well. Do we get the "raw" form of the amino acid when we consume plants and/or do we get the protein and our bodies breakdown the plant protein into the amino acids that builds the proteins that we need?

[@Treebard]

Robotics/STEM Club Digital Harbor High School Plants provide plant proteins. Our body, more specifically our digestive tract, breaks those proteins down into amino acids. I think at one point, she says about 99% of proteins are broken down into component aa's. The problems arise with that 1% of proteins that "get through" intact into the blood-stream. The immune system then can create antibodies to those proteins. With plant proteins, that causes little harm. However, antibodies to animal (meat) proteins are problematic, because these antibodies then can attack the body itself (autoimmune disease) b/c the body's proteins are so similar (being that we too are animals). Dr. McDougall (and others) taught me all this.

[@atwaterpub]

13:39 "All these essential amino acids come from plants."

[@mgtowchampion7961]

Bullshit

[@tonycollyweston]

Great presentation, given with patience, all points explained simply.From my personal experience, by following an all vegetarian diet with lots of fruit, vegetables, nuts legumes and soy milk, I was consuming too much protein.

[@BrianWogan]

I really enjoyed this lecture on protein by Dr. Stanger. Thank you for posting it. I learned a lot, and her sense of humor had me laughing frequently. Now to see if she has other lectures on KZbin.

[@divergentmind2023]

Thank you VSH! It has been almost a month that my family of three became vegan and we lost lots of pounds and gained lots of health benefits thanks to your guidance! I loved this presentation. Thank you for caring for others.

[@MistedForest]

It all makes sense. I've been Vegan, and I love it. I don't consume that much oil, but I will definitely cook with water even more, and oil only for flavoring, sometimes.

[@MistedForest]

Yes that you can get them from a more natural source like avocados or nuts.

[@marcusa5521]

Just get ceramic nonstick cookware. Don't use teflon. Especially if you have pet birds. Mark your own salad dressing by getting a mini blender. Put in avacado, some water, a tablespoon of lemon juice and some sea salt. Blend until liquified. Best salad dressing ever. The lemon will preserve it in the fridge.

[@MistedForest]

Sounds great.

[@matchbox555]

the biggest problem in western diets is too much protein

[@DennisNowland]

matchbox555 No, its too many calories, too much salt/nitrites , fat and nutrient free sugar. in other words processed and junk foods.

[@matchbox555]

***** no its too much protein

[@melieblume2430]

Serious problems in the modern diet are the pesticides sprayed all over everything, poison additives (ie MSG), overkill with refined sugars, hydrogenated fats along with mineral depleted soil, polluted water all causing innumerable diseases and misery. A good amount of protein is beneficial and the least of our problems.

[@matchbox555]

+Melie Blume WRONG. PROTEIN IS THE MAIN PROBLEM.

[@marklowe7431]

Ah, no. Today it's highly concentrated fructose and highly processed cheap carbs along with saturated fats and not enough good fats.

[@divinelez02]

EXCELLENT presentation and very comprehensive. Thank you.

[@neptronix]

I love how the thing most missing from vegetarian diet ( complete proteins with all amino acids present ) just so happens to be the most dangerous thing to eat. Hope y'all enjoy your supplements.

[@davidtrindle6473]

I’m not pro or con. But you misunderstand. The body doesn’t use protein directly in the form it is eaten, because the first thing that happens when you eat protein is that the digestive process breaks it down into its individual amino acids. Then, if you need a certain protein, the body constructs it out of the component amino acids. All plants and animals use the same group of amino acids, so it doesn’t matter where you get them.

[@samanthakakouris5539]

Thank you for all of the time you spend educating us!

[@sammrema4526]

Very smart lady, thanks for sharing this, found this very useful

[@louiseengland1]

yes yes yes yes!! This is the most informative piece about protein I have ever seen, thank you

[@gorillatwist]

this is right on information-- high protein diet causes inflammation-- it almost killed me!! I only eat plant based whole foods now and am recovering without all of the protein and the pain!!

[@gorillatwist]

eggs are dairy milk. pork and hamburger are out of the question-- Grass fed beef an dsmall amounts of chicken n=and fish work for me--

[@stevenbishop8625]

Certainly we humans have the choice eat meat or dont eat meat, i have been vegan 15 years and am in excellent health, i have my blood work to prove it. Many of my friends of the same age have health problems related to thier diet. The ammount of meat consumed on average in western countries is at an all time high, at no time in our evolutionary history did we consume meat at such frequency and quantity as we are doing today. I would like to focus on the Word evolution, we had the freedom to evolve to where we are today yet we take away that freedom from the animals which we farm today, the animals you eat have been selectivly bred for our benefit. Compare the antelope in the savana which encounters a lion, the lion is hungry and tries to catch the antelope but the antelope has a good chance of escaping, this fast antelope will then reproduce other faster antelopes, its one small step in evolution. People who eat farmed meat give no chance for thier prey to escape, so when people try to compare us to other meat eating wild animals, then taking the above mentioned into account the argument is flawed. Also in the wild the hunter will kill the prey with considerably less suffering tan those farmed animals, because the wild animal was able to experience freedom and be with its family and feel the sensations of their bodies and environment, if a lion kills an antelope then there is a chase and the antelope is usualy brought down and killed. Farmed animals suffer from the day they are born, they are not able to live in thier natural conditions, they are not able to know a family, taken from their mothers, because of human greed, the animals are forced to live in small conditions and fed hormones, and treated extremely cruely by the poorly paid farm workers, diseases are rife in farmed animals, they are fed antibiotics, they live in fear, never able to run in the fresh air with an optomistic feeling, they know only dread, then when the time come for thier slaughter, they have to travel , often for days in cramped conditions, they arrive to the abatoir thirsty and hungry, yet they are given no refreshment, they are given no comfortable place to rest, thye are froced into pens ,where the smell of blood fills the air and the screams of dying animals is contagious, fear and dread, they wait in line knowing what is comming, when thier time comes, they might be lucky and death comes quickly but often it doesnt. The life of a farmed animal is the worst horror film out there. Yet we have a choice to stop this artocity, stop eating meat. A question, If aliens came down to earth and started to use thier superior technology to farm us in the same way we are farming animals, what would your argument be to make them stop?? After all you have the choice, meat or no meat.

[@undergrace1808]

Steven Bishop well put my friend

[@skullboy1967]

Steven Bishop thanks for your time

[@johnvincent3302]

[@skullboy1967]

Steven Bishop thats great man ..you doing a good thing ... but i mean pets in the form of fish in a bowl birds in a cage enz annd then being a vegan ;-) im not vegan ..but afther this video i eat less and trying to skip meat some days .. and the meat i eat is from biological farming .. love from holland to you Steven ..you are a great person

[@stevenbishop8625]

Donovan Tesselaar hahaha no, i dont have any pets, that great that your eating less meat. This video is great.

[@gerrygold9273]

Excellent Janice, 😄😆👍👌 You have truly educated us. 👍👌Thank you. Can you reverse the damage to the kidneys and liver if you change your diet and cut out the high meat protein.?

[@daleg5380]

Bottomline, avoid meat or dairy protein.

[@jimmylyons7032]

Absolutely brilliant. I enjoyed this presentation so much. This cleared up so much for me. Thank you!

[@lxmzhg]

This is a great video. Excellent info which is difficult to find in one place.

[@lulazeta8965]

I started eating coconut oil and lost weight. So does a lot of people. and as far as gluten intolerance...most people are gluten intolerant and they don't know it. I was one of them. It's been heaven once I realized it and exclude it.

[@burlyliftlock8117]

no meat for life

[@balderdashery1]

Coming to you from Canada 1 of 500,000 odd vegans! People always are asking where I get my protein and I just say from everything I eat and I don't even think about it at all. I too was happy to see Dr. Stanger doing the presentation. Great vid. Thank you!

[@hyperloke]

Incredible, life saving info!!

[@BEEBEE159]

Thank you. I have given this vegetarian diet my best shot; but I, too, am beginning to feel that my body needs at least small portions of red meat and chicken in order to function. The frustrating thing about the veg. community is that they tout the advantages of a vegetarian diet; but they do not address the common side effects. I know for a fact that many vegetarians suffer from muscle loss; but in my experience they just act like I'm the only one...like something is wrong with me.

[@perception5466]

Happy 50th! Me too! It takes a strong gut, and a healthy liver to be a healthy vegetarian because whole grains, beans and nuts are difficult to digest, and many people cannot digest them well enough to avoid malnutrition. Many people have their guts damaged as a baby, by accident. All it takes is regularly making baby formula too strong. Liver damage and clogging also starts from birth, with additives in immunisations, chemicals in skin care products, household sprays- the list is endless. Many vegetarians and vegans end up with a leaky gut, but most never talk about it. Eat whatever works for you, and without guilt.

[@kardste8114]

@@perception5466You bring up an interesting point! I need to look into this issue. Do you think the older you get- the less easy it is to break down whole plants to get enough protein and nutrients?.. like lower digestive enzymes? Etc.

[@duyen690]

Love Gary yourofsky, Dr. Neal Barnard, dr. Gregor, and dr. Campbell!

[@sandracarli1110]

It's Greger, Jesus! Why do so many spell it wrong?

[@marcosul3992]

@@sandracarli1110 ; I can t stand dr greger

[@sandracarli1110]

@@marcosul3992 Well, I only corrected the spelling. The rest is your personal choice! 😉

[@RiDankulous]

I've been vegan for about 5 weeks with no oil and no nuts and minimal processed foods. I don't eat foods with added sugar either, but I may change that in the distant future. For now this is for weight loss and improved cholesterol level. My macro-nutrient ratios are 5%-fat, 10%-protein and 85% carbs. My weight dropped 16 pounds in 8 weeks (part of which was before full vegan), 8 pounds in 4 weeks and 4.8 pounds in the last 2 weeks. My waist has slowing been dropping and was at like 39.5" to 37.25" in those 16 pounds. That's not as fast as I expected but this is the first time I have measured my waist very carefully and conservatively. I think the inches per pound ratio will increase soon. I do work out average 200 calories per day but will pick up the pace a bit. My protein is 55g average daily. I am happy with this. I do some strength training with pushups and handstands and soon to be pull-ups again as well as L-sits. My legs are strong. I juggle the soccer ball regularly.

[@tonycollyweston6182]

Well done, I found that varying the amount of fat in my diet is a great way of regulating my weight

[@jgboogades]

I wish she addressed the weight lifting community...that's were there is a lot of debate about the need for more protein/amino acids.

[@sonja4164]

siuol tf in your case you would need to eat more overall. but your body will tell you when to do that.

[@Jon_Izzy]

I've been eating 80g or less of protein a day for some months now and have been doing just fine.

[@Talletc]

How are they any different? ADDRESSED

[@bvgftr2]

this is best presentation ive ever listened to, after hundreds it seems, thank you so much for this

[@skepticat8874]

Soy is an Endocrine Disruptor and will cause a sluggish thyroid. There is a hypothyroid epidemic in the US (probably Britain too). Adrenal exhaustion too. Asian cultures traditionally used soy in fermented form only (miso, natto, tempeh), as a condiment and not as a meal or even a "milk". Modern Asian populations unfortunately have adopted a more western approach to soy. They're now reaping the detrimental effects on the body that westerners have been seeing for some time now.

[@skepticat8874]

***** It sounds like you're putting the cart before the horse. You cannot blame hypothyroidism on inactivity, but hypothyroidism can lead to loss of energy, hence less activity. Regarding inactivity; Parents need to step up to the plate and take a bigger role in what their kids are doing. Also, taking PE out of the schools was/is a big mistake. Parents need to watch less TV themselves. Lead by example.

[@marcusa5521]

Really? Where did you get your info from? Show me the study and the proof? Are you a paid shill for the meat and dairy industry? Usually everything to do with the thyroid has to do with an iodine deficiency.

[@skepticat8874]

Marcus A You're asking me to do your homework for you? (rhetorical). Is that how you got through school? Who's the shill here?

[@tomgoff7887]

Skepti Cat Moron. You just make this crap up or copy it from some crackpot's website and then expect people to believe it. Just because some loon on KZbin says so. I don't think so. Provide the evidence or prove Marcus correct. They are your only choices.

[@skepticat8874]

***** I see...another cheater that relies on others to do his homework for him. And the name calling is very childish.

[@colonyofcells]

I like searching for okinawa diet and yesterday I tried the 3 word search : okinawa diet 1949 and the first item is a pdf from okicent org with title : Caloric Restriction, The Traditional Okinawan Diet, and Healthy Aging. by Bradley J. Willcox, D. Craig Willcox, etc. who are the authors of the okinawa diet books. I have also seen Dr McDougall refer to the 1949 okinawa diet data. Common sense would suggest that even unprocessed vegan diets can suffer from deficiencies if not done right.

[@rareneedle]

Dr. Stanger's facts about what proteins constitute are correct, and many of her points are valid...however she neglects to mention the high proportion of fish in Okinawan diets. True...they don't eat that much red meat compared to Western diets...but they still eat it. A lot of Okinawans are pig farmers. So, meat is likely a larger constituent than the 6-9% she proposes are in Okinawan diets. A lot of what she recounts as being the deleterious effects of high meat consumption are correct ie. inflammation, so I'm not completely disagreeing with her. I do disagree on the magnitude of harm she posits from eating meat. Certainly, meat can be enjoyed...just not to excess. And without having to resort to a vegetarian diet for health.

[@adg8023]

+rareneedle Part of my family is from Okinawa originally. The older generation known for longevity do not consume diet with "high proportion of fish". The portion there is considerably smaller than what is considered portion serving here, and they don't eat it every day. The elderly Okinawans actually consume more firm Okinawan tofu than fish and on more regular basis, this is from my personal observations and also being around the culture.

[@AndreaLew]

+rareneedle Fish was less than 1% of their diet.

[@pixelated.peachyangel]

Really good presentation

[@herenkapsalon]

breastmilk 1% protein, 7% carbs, 4% fat.

[@iiigraghu]

Excellent Enterprising Extraordinary Emerging Evolving Endeavor ⚘️ 🌹 💐 🤝 🙏

[@DarleneDeCicco]

This woman knows exactly what she's talking about. Anyone who disagrees with her is just ignorant to the facts of proteins. Of course, this is due to the meat and dairy industry which spans 550 million dollars per year to let us know that these two foods are what we need to be healthy. We do not need meat. We do not need dairy. Are you weaned yet?

[@fatasstobadassdotcom]

Look at Janice.....she looks vegan and sickly....good god. I've lost 55lbs on low carb diet and my doctor says he's never seen such great blood work and my skin has cleared up.

[@jdstep97]

Fatass to Badass dot com A lot of people who are vegan look sickly, but not all of us. At least I don't think I look sickly, and my boyfriend (who is not vegan) seems happy enough. Sometimes, though, it may be do to weight loss too quickly or just a lot of weight loss in general, so there is a lot of lose or saggy skin. That's just my two cents. I guess the thing to look at though is how your lab results come at during physicals. (On another note, I could barely listen to this due to the clicking; it's like she may be wearing dentures. Drives me crazy.)

[@TheFitnessTutor]

"Anybody who disagrees with her is just ignorant to the facts of proteins" What gives you the authority to say that...besides opinion/fandom? She's an alarmist, trying to sell books. Cherry picking data and blowing it out of proportion for her cause. You an read a multitude of other Phd's, doctors and researchers who obviously must be "ignorant to the facts." Ahhh. The internet.

[@levedia]

Darlene DeCicco Everybody is different. You have to listen to your own body. The only thing thats bad for anybody is junk food and refined sugars which are ok once in a while.

[@marcusa5521]

That's bullshit and you are brainwashed. There is no taste bud for meat on the human tongue. NONE! And dairy. We are the ONLY species in the world that drinks another animal"s milk. It's weird, gross and completely violates the animal. It's sisgusting

[@ZGGuesswho]

Just fast occasionally or run intermittent fasting and eat more protein on days you engage in explosive muscle movement or time under tension. Eat lots of vegetables and avoid all sugar. No male is gonna do very well as an athlete with under 80g of complete protein. I do agree that MTOR overuse and bi-products are a risk when the consumption is constant.

[@SheilaHouse]

First, disrespecting a women's opinion by calling her bitch is ignorant. Have non you making the comments about protein and body building never, ever, seen the books and videos by the vegan body builders? I guess not. Ignorance should be painful.

[@neptronix]

Sheila House The buffest vegan bodybuilder i've seen pales in comparison to the meat eating body builder. I looked this up when i was a vegetarian and was very disappointed. Also, some of the more "buff" vegans built most of their muscle back when they were eating meat. It's no surprise that most vegans look malnourished if they stick to the diet for a very, very long time.

[@potaylo]

what do you use to fry without oil? and what does she say about yogurt and eggs and other dairy?

[@Slade366]

Why she trying to kill my gains!?

[@Talletc]

Lol eat away. It's called natural selection 😁

[@matchbox555]

does anyone know the cool music at the beginning?

[@DarleneDeCicco]

And well-educated vegan is very rarely sickly.

[@Talletc]

Never sickly

[@vshvideo]

Do you have a reference for this?

[@F1REALE5T]

oil worse than sugar because of the calories? wtf

[@rheyna.affiliate]

Oil is straight up fat. Sugar=carbs

[@F1REALE5T]

Yh still i dont think oil is worse than sugar doesnt make sense.

[@rheyna.affiliate]

MrKimchiNinja You didn't really say anything on how it works. We evolved on a plant-based diet. That's why our body's primary source of energy comes from carbs, not protein or fat. In nature, we are way too pathetic to catch animals for food. We lack the speed, the claws, the teeth and the digestion to consume animals. If we were evolved to eat animal fat and protein, we wouldn't have diabetes or heart disease. In any case, there's no need to consume anything that comes from animals in this modern society. If you have access to the Internet, then you have enough resources to be vegan.

[@rheyna.affiliate]

MrKimchiNinja Why it is that eating animal products makes humans sick while plants heal us?

[@rheyna.affiliate]

MrKimchiNinja How is that not true? Guess you lack the knowledge of nutrition and how the body actually works. Have you even read the book "The China Study" By T. Campbell? That'll help you get started. You can download the e-book version free online.

[@YuvalGrumer]

i've been training my whole life. currently at my physical peak regarding muscle mass and overall fitness as a vegan, not giving a rat's ass about protein. unfortunately the meat, eggs and dairy industries did a fantastic job convincing us (past me included) that you gotta eat animal products to gain muscle, which i learned first hand is a complete b.s

[@hamishr2367]

I would eat cat poop if you bought me a ticket to Hawaii

[@atwaterpub]

that might make an interesting video for their website...

[@Austin1990]

It is amazing how these misconceptions even exist. I'm curious how much protein someone building large amounts of muscle would need. It's possible that building large muscles healthily simply takes more time than when using large amounts of supplements. Or, maybe it doesn't. Either way, the majority of people need educated on these things. Unfortunately, mainly just vegans and vegetarians talk about it. Since so many vegans and vegetarians can be insanely religious about their diet and even anti-human (animals > human life), a lot of people don't take them seriously. Nothing about this wonderful presentation suggests that someone shouldn't eat animal products or meat; it just shows that they shouldn't eat a lot. So, taking an equally extreme stand in the opposite direction turns a lot of people off from listening.

[@chopsueykungfu]

+Austin P I don't know why you think vegans think animals > human life but that is plain wrong. If you want reasons why someone shouldn't eat animal products or meat, go look at the World Health Organization report/warning on the subject, which was around the time you made the post.

[@Austin1990]

Tony Martin I agree. What I meant is that the loudest of vegans or vegetarians tend to have that crazy notion. That turns many reasonable prople cold toward the vegetarian community. That turning away is unfortunate. I didn't know about that report. I will definitely read it, thank you. Since my post, I have learned more about muscle gain. The great majority of athletes and such take legal amounts of steroids (a best-kept secret). I think the perception of how quickly the human body grows muscle and how much muscle it can grow has been distorted. So, I withdraw my comment about muscle gain. A controlled experiment would need conducted where it is KNOWN that no participants are taking steroids before any conclusions are made.

[@daleon96]

you die when you die...I had a 43 yr old friend, was a vegan, practiced yoga, meditation, never drank, never smoked, excercised daily, died of a brain aneurism.....my great grandfather smoked 4 packs a day, loved his beer, ate meat every single day, died at 93 years old of natural causes....go figure !!! when its your time, its your time...

[@SheilaHouse]

daleon96 Sorry about your losses. Grandpa could have lived to be over 100 had he had better health habits. Without the aneurism your friend never would have had other health problems. I would got hog wild with poor diet and lack of exercise assuming that you will be taken out by a falling star, or falling glass from a skyscraper, or a car wreak....

[@bmiller4930]

daleon96 The consciousness of the individual determines the quality and longevity of existence. Matter has no self intelligence whatsoever. The ninety per cent of seeming missing intelligence that afflicts the human mind lays in spiritual self discovery. The science is there, always has been, but the mind's hatred of Truth resists it, thereby inflicting itself with its own morbidity and self ignorance. This is the human game and it can change when the mind is willing to admit its error, open up and embrace enlightened consciousness which includes perfect Life, perfect Mind, perfect Man, perfect Love. This is how Jesus lived.

[@DennisNowland]

daleon96 What happens is fad diet advocates take a very small minority of the population that may benefit from their diet then extrapolate their findings and try and convince the rest of us that theirs is the only diet to follow. Surprisingly , perhaps the one person who said his diet is just one of a number of ways to lose weight, and that it may suit only part of the population was a Dr Atkins. As he said, no size fits all.

[@mrmee1229]

daleon96 so is that why your not vegan?

[@mrmee1229]

daleon96 cases like your grandfather are like winning the lottery, what was their qualities of life

[@luciferexperiment8553]

Just Awesome

[@AndreaLew]

This video makes going vegan much easier.

[@TheFitnessTutor]

yea if you believe everything everyone says just because they have phd besides their name. Go google confirmation bias.

[@AndreaLew]

yea, not.

[@TheFitnessTutor]

Thanks for proving confirmation bias. But of course everyone can't be interested in the truth.

[@SquatFull]

Andrea Lew Yes if you accept the words of vegetation evangelists..

[@AndreaLew]

TheFitnessTutor You prove your own point, excellent!

[@pascalxus]

Thank you so much for making this presentation! This is such an important message that people need to get. I really like how you explained the essential amino acids.

[@07dukez]

'Your brain won't work without glucose; it always needs some glucose' She lost all credibility right there. So she thinks we'd just die without glucose?

[@thepanda9782]

Actually yeah, there are certains cells in your body that only run on glucose without exception, Example: The kidneys. Your body needs it so much that it is will to eat it's muscles, turn them into glucose just to have it. Your body does need some glucose to survive, it only gets this glucose from carbohydrates or protein. Carbohydrates are the easiest to obtain this need because if you were to get it from protein, it would most likely come directly from your muscles (as protein can only be used, re-used or excreted, basically it has to be in use for your body to keep it in your body, there isn't a way to store large amounts of protein, just as much as your cells need to grow or repair).

[@thepanda9782]

Even paleo advocates say that to be healthy you need at least some carbohydrates.

[@zhazi067]

We can make glucose from other sources such as fats or protein, all three are interchangeable. So even if we are not consuming carbohydrates, we can turn fats and protein into glucose.

[@thepanda9782]

Actually no, the only macronutrients your body can make glucose out of are carbohydrates and protein, fat creates a different energy that most of our body is capable of using, though sometimes not quite efficiently, however there are other cells that won't use this, they NEED glucose, they refuse to use anything but. SO, your body uses protein or carbohydrates and converts them into glucose for those cells that need glucose to do their jobs. The problem with using protein for glucose is that it can't be stored like carbohydrates can and therefore it will directly come from the structure of the cells causing weakened muscles and bones which are often symptoms of people suffering from malnutrition among other things causing poor health, as shown in the video, it also leaves behind a toxic chemical in the body that carbohydrates don't. So it basically boils down to why wouldn't you simply use a macronutrient that supplied energy to all your cells instead of having to rely on 2 that, when not monitoring your diet and health vigilantely, could cause damage to you. I'm not saying that people don't need protein or fat, they are important, however they're jobs should be for other things than giving energy like lubricating joints and providing structure to your muscles and leave the energy giving to the carbohydrates since it's what they're designed for. Really if you were to have a high fat diet, it would also HAVE to be higher protein since you would constantly have to re-supply your body with protein when it's used to simply recycling it and not using it as a glucose resource. Also your problems wouldn't be solved by just simply having a high protein diet, again your body can't really store a whole lot of protein, you'd have to be eating basically all the time and again watch your health for cholesterol, L carnitine, etc (since I'm guessing this high protein diet wouldn't be plant based). While all you gotta do with high carb is make sure your getting enough calories and a wide enough range of plant food, take a B12 supplement (though everyone should be taking one since B12 deficiency is actually quite common across all sorts of diets) and go for regular check ups to make sure you're getting enough nutrients (again which everyone should be doing since nutrient deficiencies are common among all diet types).

[@zhazi067]

So you're trying to say that the Glycerol backbone of Fatty Acids cannot be used for Gluconeogenesis? ... It's not the most efficient way of producing glucose, but in times of need like starvation, it can be used.

[@colonyofcells]

Okinawa diet also seems to be low calorie. I have been trying out 1,000 calorie diet recently to see if it can help lower my blood sugar. For starch, can try a variety instead of just grains. Even legumes have starch and large amount of greens like kale also has significant carb grams. Other starch sources are tubers like sweet potato, roots like beets and carrots, sago palm stem starch, fruit vegetables like pumpkin, fruits like breadfruit and plantain, etc.

[@JeffMadre]

5 out of 5 Inuit think she is fundamentally wrong.

[@pegsbored]

Yet, when we transported our nasty processed food to them guess what happened? Obesity, diabetes, and dialysis. Whale blubber and protein is so healthy.

[@MyLaura33]

pegsbored No, the remains of indigenous eskimos was found to be rittled with osteoporosis, a condition of calcium leakage from bones from acidicty. Our blood is optimal when Alkaline. Animal protein from all sources is acidic and harsh on the kidneys, as well as taking calcium from the bones in a futile attempt to balance acid/alkaline. Got Kidney stones? Got Fractures ? Thank animal protein...

[@KadrickNinness]

MyLaura33 While I agree that the influence of Animal Protein is mostly to the acidic, there is a shortage of evidence that it's a problem unless in relation to absurd dietary intake, that makes animal protein the key influence in the pH balance. People with a reasonable proportion of animal protein, who aren't eating a 2 ounce t-bone at every dinner, won't necessarily have an acidic body. If the rest f their diet are high quality alkalizing materials like leafy greens. In the spirit of truth however, there is also a fallacy that meat is a magical container of nutrients that can only be found in meat. Like the B-group nonsense.

[@castaway123100]

Inuit have heart disease.

[@KadrickNinness]

JamesMyIrishDeath The main issue with the Inuit diet is the shortage of nutrients. They subsist on their energy supply (fat) just fine.

[@TheBetty8steeles]

is sprinkling low amounts of hemp powder a problem in smoothie or cereal?

[@elisicamost5959]

What a load of bologna!

[@elisicamost5959]

***** How can I be in denial when I have been studying and researching everything about nutrition science for the past 15 years?

[@elisicamost5959]

***** This year, many well known medical institutes all over the world changed their minds regarding carbs, fats and proteins. They came out with surprising statements about what should be avoided and what is safe. If you would follow what happens at the highest level of research around the world, you would know about it. Buy a copy of a good bio-chemistry textbook in PDF format and spend some time searching for certain terms using CTRL+F. Search for keywords such as "protein synthesis". You might learn a few things that might surprise you.

[@jennoscura2381]

+Elisi Camost So no citations? If she is wrong I would love to see some evidence.

[@elisicamost5959]

Trans Feminist Autism Of course she is wrong! She is demonizing proteins! If you are a convinced vegan like her and only read books written by convinced vegans pushing a vegetarian diet, I doubt you can ever distinguish between truth, half-truth and bologna!

[@elisicamost5959]

***** I guess you only read books that promote low-fat, plant based diet. Good luck!

[@kayjones1252]

what should we use to fry tomatoes then if oils are not required.

[@Gunbardo]

Bullshit.

[@michaelwickler9516]

Would you care to be more constructive and specific, or is trolling your passion?

[@colonyofcells]

Cannot assume unprocessed vegan diet will have no deficiencies. The 1949 okinawa diet (almost vegan) was deficient in vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b12, vitamin d (not a problem if have enough sunlight exposure), calcium (505 mg only) and zinc. Women with deficient lactation was around 17%. Even though the 1949 okinawa diet did not have pickled vegetables, salt intake was still 1133 mg. Okinawa diet included some processed soy products like tofu, and fermented miso.

[@hapapalin6765]

Eat what she eats and you'll end up looking like her, yikes!

[@MyLaura33]

What a moronic, useless, degrading comment. Where's your photo? Her light and goodness far outweighs anything you could possible add to the issues facing humans and our earth today. Go back to your rock and stay under it or try to bring something of worth to the conversation.

[@vshvideo]

Thanks for the reference. An interesting paper. The paper did show lower than RDA intakes for some nutrients, however, given they are some of the longest lived healthiest people in the world, the question naturally arises whether they suffered any ill effects from this. The RDAs have a fairly high built-in safety margin and assume a western diet, so their nutrient intakes may have been adequate for them.

[@jugnu361]

Thanks A Lot

[@Quasar502]

Excellent talk. 👍👍👍

[@atwaterpub]

One reason we eat animal protein is that the plant food industry is much more labor intensive during harvesting and there is a lower profit margin on plant based food. As a result plant based food producing industry tends to be more collective or "communist" or "socialist". Animal based food industry is less labor intensive and harvesting can be accomplished by fewer people. This fits the commercial, or capitalist, form of social organization much better.

[@BEEBEE159]

Can someone please help me? My family (me, my wife, and two children) recently started a vegetarian diet. We had been on this diet for about four months, when I suddenly realized that we were losing muscle mass and our bodies were becoming very loose and soft. Not surprising, we were not as strong as before either. At the same time that I was losing muscle, my gut seemed to be getting bigger. My body was slimmer everywhere else, except my stomach. What am I doing wrong?

[@zuheyr1]

Please tell me about the coconut oil... thank you

[@hrprince2651]

Amazing info.!

[@quasi-human3456]

great presentation

[@angieallen4884]

Very informative; thank you!

[@colonyofcells]

1949 okinawa diet was around 1700 calories which seems to be short by about 200 calories of what they needed. Calorie restriction has its advantages & disadvantages. Before starting on a new diet, it is probably safer to compute the calories needed so that unintentional overeating or undereating can be monitored & avoid surprises. Today, I ate a bowl of kale, bowl of carrots, bowl of beets for breakfast and noticed that these don't have a lot of calories even though the amount of food is a lot.

[@MattReads12]

What about when you want to get big muscles. Don't you need more protein if you're building muscle?

[@DarleneDeCicco]

Thanks for taking the time to make the video! Awesome information!

[@TheSpoonwood]

Are there stats on the longevity of vegetarians v non vegetarians?If people live longer because of their vegetarian diet then I'd agree it's healthier.If not, I'm skeptical.

[@AndreaLew]

+David Gennaro There are many. You can find specifics at www.ForksOverKnives.com and www.nutritionfacts.org

[@TheSpoonwood]

thank you

[@colonyofcells]

The okinawa diet was also low in fruits and almost no nuts/seeds. I have been trying out less fruit or no fruit. Okinawa diet also did include small amounts of animal products. Some animal products like sardines with bones can require more effort to replace with vegan foods such as protein from legumes, epa/dha omega 3 from algae supplement, vitamin b12 supplement, vitamin d from brands of mushroom exposed to light, iodine and calcium from seaweed, protein and calcium from greens, etc.

[@bobicekhudebnikem]

very interesting, glad for all this info, thanks

[@colonyofcells]

Nutritional yeast and mushrooms can also be significant sources of protein for vegans. Asian vegetarians use mushrooms as a meat substitute and a protein source. Fungi are more closely related to animals since fungi don't do photosynthesis and fungi use dissolved organic compounds from other lifeforms. Mushrooms also have more micronutrients and prevent many diseases so are much better than animal products.

[@manifestingmaren]

I can't stress enough how much I resonated w this video !!! Love it!!!

[@asolano]

At 13:05: "The essential amino acids are made by plants... because they take a lot of metabolic energy... they are hard to put together...". Is that correct? I thought we just lacked the enzymes needed to put them together from some substrate but I can't seem to find this information. The idea that we just can't make them because we are not "solar-powered" likes the speaker says, just doesn't sound right to me. Maybe I'm missing something here.

[@davidtrindle6473]

Nature never wastes anything, Alfredo. The body conserves energy and resources if it doesn’t have to make something that it can easily find in abundance. I suspect that over centuries, if the food source became less abundant, the proper genes would evolve, or be activated epigenetically to produce the necessary enzymes from wherever it can source the substrates needed to support the enzymatic action. This may require eating more food for the extra energy needed, or, by that time the habitat may have changed in other ways that make some other process unnecessary, thereby free-ing up some energy. It’s all very awesome and complex beyond the human minds capability to apprehend the whole picture. All our energy comes from the Sun, one way or the other.

[@asolano]

David Trindle That's what I thought. Thank you for taking the time to reply to my question.

[@PhullKnameNullContent]

There seem to be some contradictions, soy milk is NOT a highly processed food, yet vegetable oils are? Did I misunderstand? Then there is the comment someone else made about the Okinawan diet, which made me wonder about the Inuit diet - I wonder if there have been studies of this high animal protein diet? Perhaps it is misinformed to gloss over the genetics of long established indigenous populations and the relationship to their local biome?

[@NZ.YouTube]

+Phull Kname (nick) Yes, there are a lot of studies about that kind of diet.You can easily find some of them googling inuit diet. I read about that for the first time in the book "Why We Get Fat".

[@TheJadeFist]

+Phull Kname (nick) The inuit diet is basically an atkins diet, while its true that it can lead to certain benefits the down sides far out weight them. They suffer from higher amounts of heart diseases and other cholesterol atherosclerosis induced problems such as strokes, and alzheimers, as well as osteoporosis, and have an over all lower average life span. Atkins himself died from a heart attack caused by atherosclerosis. Soymilk is mostly just soy bean soaked water + plus some boiling or whatever. Where as oils are heavily concentrated oil from their selected sources. edit: As far as Okinawa, they on average consume around 1% of animal products in their diets. Japanese in general also have a more active lifestyle, and a heavy fish based diet compared to the west and eat a large variety of ingredients giving them a more micro nutritionally complete diet, Dr McDougal in one of his presentations goes into a bit of detail about mortalitiy rates of large studies of vegitarians, vegans and pescatarians, showing that a pescatarian diet provides the omega 3's that lower risk of heart attacks and certain other causes of death (he more specifically referenced a Mediterranean diet) that many veggies don't get. He also goes on to show that a vegan diet can obtain these benefits without the cholesterol and other baggage of the fish via eating things like flax seed, or nuts on a regular/daily basis. Many people who go vegan/vegetarian don't always study the nutrition, so while cutting out major risk factors for mortality and dementia, sometimes don't replace sources of omegas and B12, in effect countering the benefits in longevity of eliminating cholesterol and trans fats, by introducing a deficiency that increase those same reduced risk factors. (also Saturated fats do exist from vegan sources and those are to be avoided as well, IE coconut oils, sunflower, saffron and a few others, instead to rely more on Olive/Canola which lack saturated). I don't know if he directly mentioned pescatarians befitting from this, but he did talk about how these different types of fats and such and more or less explained the trend, and that the same benefits can be obtained via a vegan source and infact doing so eliminates more risk factors that seafood. edit: not mcdougal, Dr Greger

[@mimigeorgesm]

+Phull Kname (nick) just look at the ingredient at the back of the package....there is a lot of othernthings that are not suppose to be in the original plant.....rarely 100%.......'ve a nice one ^,^

[@colonyofcells]

In the 1949 okinawa diet, they were slightly deficient in vitamin b12 due to their daily animal products being < 5%. They seem to have fixed this with more animals about 2x a month or monthly via festival celebrations. Based on the traditional diets of poor people, minimum protein or below minimum protein (plant based like legumes based) seems healthier than the high protein diet (animal based) of Americans and vitamin b12 deficiency can be fixed with a daily b12 tablet.

[@grandmajoyce2]

I love this video; but I do have a question. Dr. Stanger said most people only need via. B12 supplements; and, those who live in areas without a lot of sunshine may need via D supplements too While it isn't a vitamin, don't we also need to be concerned about getting enough Omega 3's?

[@andreawisner7358]

I get enough omega-3s without supplementation.

[@supaflyho24]

I'm not an expert in nutrition by any means, but what makes sense to me is to take a look at world class athletes( Bolt, Phelps, etc) and see how they eat. I would assume they eat very balanced diets (specific to them however) and perform at the highest level. For them to eat a diet without protein would be like fueling a racecar with fuel that doesn't have octane. I think if a diet such as theirs is good enough to perform at an elite level, then it should also be good for you and me, assuming you mold it to your specific needs.

[@NoExitLoveNow]

Dave Scott won the Iron Man triathalon eating less than 15% of his calories from protein per the Pritikin diet. Carl Lewis won gold medals eating a low fat vegan diet per the McDougall diet.

[@shepardbrostv]

They actually do not eat super high protein diets. They eat high carb diets.

[@BEEBEE159]

Oh, one more thing...What do you think about dairy products? That is also a hotly debated subject among vegetarians. I have my own milk goats; but I stopped drinking milk because the vegans say that humans don't need milk and that it is bad for us. Again, based on how I feel, I think my body needs the calcium. I feel like it's more of a struggle to hold my body up than it used to be. It's hard to describe;but I just don't feel like my bones are as strong now.

[@THEWARISWITHIN]

coconut oil worst than sugar?... cuz of the calories? sorry lady u got it twisted

[@atwaterpub]

Fascinating and informative talk. Good work.

[@Diamondfoxx721]

Plain and simple,very informative 👏🏽👏🏽

[@atwaterpub]

If you dislike the "social stigma" of being called a Vegetarian, or a Vegan, then call yourself a "Nutty Fruitarian". Same basic diet, but it just sounds more fun. Emphasis on fruit and nuts especially, but the primary goal is dietary fiber and sociological fun.

[@cnp6501]

I am overweight and have been hitting gym regualrly for the last 1.5 yrs. I have gone through annual health checkup and was told my uric acid is quite high. My physician and dietician told me to cut down on protiens. But I hardly consume even 10gm of protiens daily which i think is way below Daily recommended intake for a 90kg guy. My doubt is that is the uric acid coz of burning my muscles as i am not consuming protiens sufficiently? Please help.

[@salbers]

To lose weight quickly guaranteed, investigate fasting.

[@Jester123ish]

Do you eat eggs and dairy?

[@salbers]

Jester123ish Fasting - better termed, water fasting - is the abstinence from ALL food. Fasting has a successful history of use for over two thousand years. You must pass a basic medical exam and be free of all prescriptions to fast. A doctor should oversee you with daily checkups. You'll lose at least one pound per day while fasting.

[@Jester123ish]

Stephen Albers If you don't improve your eating habits won't you simply put the weight back on (or more)?

[@colonyofcells]

Today, just got my annual blood urea nitrogen (bun) results. Normal range is 6 to 20 mg/dL and mine has gone down to just 5. My bun from past years was closer to 10. Looks like I am really close to my minimum protein intake and I don't have much excess protein that creates blood urea nitrogen waste products so my liver and kidneys do not have to work much in getting rid of waste. I also drink lots of water which probably also lowered the bun.