RHR: Why Eating a Plants-Only Diet Won’t Improve Your Health or Save the Planet, with Jayne Buxton
In this episode, we discuss: Why Jayne felt compelled to write her book in response to headlines touting the benefits and virtues of a meat-free diet Nutrients, anti-nutrients, and protein quality in animal-based versus plant-based diets The issues of bioavailability, absorption rates, and nutrient displacement How a lack of scientific understanding leads to confusion about what you need to survive and thrive The prevailing environmental arguments against consuming animal products, including misconceptions about methane, emissions, and land use, and the solutions that lie in biodiversity and regenerative agriculture Show notes: [embedded content] Hey, everybody, Chris Kresser here. Welcome to another episode of Revolution Health Radio. If you’ve followed my work for any length of time, you’ll know that I’m an advocate of omnivorous diets that include animal products. I think research...