Episode 1: Intro to Plant-based Nutrition

Plant-based nutrition is gaining in popularity around the world and physicians and patients alike are asking questions about the healthfulness of shifting to a more plant-based diet. In this episode, we’re discussing why people are choosing more plant-based eating and what the science says about making the shift. 

 

Sources:

Food in the Anthropocene: EAT Lancet

1. Food Groups Study:
   1. Schwingshackl L, Schwedhelm C, Hoffmann G, Lampousi AM, Knüppel S, Iqbal K, Bechthold A, Schlesinger S, Boeing H. Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Jun;105(6):1462-1473. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.117.153148. Epub 2017 Apr 26. PMID: 28446499.
2. How Not to Die - Dr. Michael Greger
3. Other doctors referenced
   1. Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn: Esselstyn Family Foundation
   2. Dr. T Colin Campbell: Center for Nutrition Studies: The China Study
   3. Dr. Kim Williams - Plant Proof
4. “Food Choices” - Netflix Documentary
5. Skinny Bitch by Freedman and Barounin 
6. Happy Cow - app for local vegan restaurant choices 
7. “An Inconvenient Truth” - Documentary