Episode Highlights With Diana Rodgers

How she got into nutrition through her own undiagnosed celiac
Why meat is the most vilified food and some reasons this is off base
The most common myths and misconceptions on meat: nutrition, environment and ethics
Why personal food decisions should stay personal and not be imposed on others
What the research says about meat being critical for childhood development
The elephant in the room: 60% of the US diet is ultra processed foods
Why it's possible to meet protein needs and still be deficient in amino acids
Protein consumption is especially important for women and children and specifically from animal products
What sarcopenia is and why it is such a big problem
Ways to help avoid sarocpenia
For every pound of plant based protein, there are four pounds of waste
The ways that cows are actually beneficial and important for the environment
Almonds vs cows for water consumption and why almonds waste much more water than cows

Resources We Mention

374: Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat (& Methane Explained) With Diana Rodgers
Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat: Why Well-Raised Meat Is Good for You and Good for the Planet by Diana Rodgers and Robb Wolf
Sacred Cow DVD
Paleovalley beef sticks
The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet by Robb Wolf
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Cronometer.com

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