High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS
Vegan VS Omnivore Twin Study: Stanford Nutrition Expert Paid by Fake Meat Company
Dec 21, 2023
A recent Stanford twin study compared vegan and omnivorous diets. LDL cholesterol levels improved in vegans, but other biomarkers shifted in the wrong direction. Waist circumference was not reported. Meat alternatives are highly processed. Only one participant remained vegan after the study.
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- LDL cholesterol levels improved in the vegan group compared to the omnivorous group, but it may not be a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease in women.
- The study lacked analysis on important biomarkers like HDL cholesterol and triglycerides in the vegan group, and also failed to provide data on waist circumference and body composition.
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Comparison of vegan and omnivorous diets on LDL cholesterol
This podcast episode discusses a new nutrition study conducted at Stanford University that compared the effects of a vegan diet and an omnivorous diet on various health markers. The study included 44 subjects, consisting of 22 twin pairs, who followed their assigned diet for eight weeks. The main focus of the study was the changes in LDL cholesterol levels between the groups. The results showed that the individuals following the vegan diet experienced significant reductions in LDL cholesterol compared to those on the omnivorous diet, as demonstrated in a graphical abstract from the study.
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