
What Health Influencers get Wrong about the Vegan Twin Study [Study 248]
Physionic
Feb 5, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Monitor protein intake to prevent muscle loss on vegan diet
The vegan group consumed less protein, which is also less anabolic, potentially leading to muscle loss that was not measured by the researchers.
Design omnivore diet to match vegan health results
An omnivorous diet might yield the exact same health results as the vegan diet if it were designed to have the same number of calories.
Measure LDL particle number for accurate heart risk assessment
LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) is a less precise marker for cardiovascular risk than measuring LDL particle number (LDL-P) or ApoB directly.
Avoid misinterpreting cholesterol data on vegan diets
You cannot conclude that HDL cholesterol went down or triglycerides went up on the vegan diet, because the changes were not statistically significant.
Question the validity of TMAO heart risk data from vegan diet study
The finding that the vegan diet lowered TMAO was only significant after researchers removed data from three participants, which is a questionable practice.
Discover vegan diet's impact on spontaneous calorie reduction
The vegan group's health improvements might be due to spontaneously eating fewer calories and losing more weight, not necessarily the diet's composition.
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