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TODAY’S VIDEO:

Recently a study came out that triggered a whole range of media articles declaring that veganism is unhealthy and that plant-based alternatives cause heart failure. However, there was a problem. This reporting completely misrepresented the study and came to conclusions that were not shown by the study whatsoever.

In particular, one article published by #TheTelegraph caught my attention. #UltraProcessedFoods

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???? Timestamps:

0:00 – Introduction
02:50 – Jamie’s outrageous tweet about plant-based alternatives
05:24 – Reading the article and responding to the claims
09:58 – Is the healthfulness of a plant-based diet scientifically backed?
12:13 – Discussing the study of ‘ultra-processed’ plant-based meats
14:29 – Quote from the lead author of the study
15:50 – What about whole plant foods?

SOURCES:

Study on processed vs unprocessed plant and animal sourced food:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(24)00115-7/fulltext#%20

NHS could annually save £6.7 billion:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376973685_The_impact_of_higher_uptake_of_plant-based_diets_in_England_model-based_estimates_of_health_care_resource_use_and_health-related_quality_of_life

Quote from lead researcher:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-a-study-on-ultraprocessed-fake-meat-and-heart-disease-really-found/

A non-exhaustive selection of meta-analyses:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35719615/
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-023-03093-1
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37789346/
https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2716
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31329220/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37226630/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33127255/
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011737.pub3/full

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