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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · Jun 22

Eat mostly whole foods, and enjoy the other stuff in moderation.

@drmatthewnagra.bsky.social helps shift the perspective on plant-based meats.

Episode 915✌🏼🌱

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · Jun 12

An interesting thought experiment from @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social.

Would you choose Diet A or Diet B?

Episode 915✌🏼🌱

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Jun 9

Listen to my conversation with @richroll.bsky.social!

We cover a host of common diet myths around seed oils, plant protein, soy, and more.

Like, comment, share!

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Dr. Matthew Nagra Makes The Ultimate Case For A Plant-Based Diet: Busting Nutrition Myths Around Seed Oils, Soy, Protein, & More

Rich is joined by Dr. Matthew Nagra, naturopathic doctor and researcher, to debunk nutrition's biggest myths, from seed oils to carnivore diets.

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Apr 21

I co-authored a commentary on the recent keto study debacle, and it’s now live!

Read it there: osf.io/preprints/os...

#keto #lmhr #heartdisease

OSF

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Mar 24

If the methodology is sound, then nope

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Mar 24

To my knowledge, any fat source will do.

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Mar 24

Thanks!

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Mar 18

Would You Eat These CHEMICALS?!

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#maha

Would You Eat These CHEMICALS?!

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Vancouver Humane Society @vancouverhumane.bsky.social · Mar 17

The most comprehensive review of dietary patterns ever done found that the healthiest dietary patterns were all dominated by plants, with a focus on whole foods.

Learn more with @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social: plantuniversity.ca/blog-post/be...

#plantbased #vegan 🌱

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Mar 13

When you exclude cross-sectional studies (which previous reviews/meta-analyses included), meat-free diets are associated with LOWER risk of depression.

www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...

#vegan #vegetarian #meat #meatfree #mentalhealth #depression

Meat Consumption and Depression: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Several original studies have reported an inconsistent association between low meat consumption (e.g., vegetarian diets) and the risk of depression. The aim of this study was to quantify t...

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Mar 10

Butter is OUT! Seed Oils are IN!

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#butter #seedoils #oliveoil

Butter is OUT! Seed Oils are IN!

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Mar 7

While “HeAlThY uSeR biAs” is seldom a valid explanation, it’s even less so here since higher seed oil intake was accompanied by higher BMI, more smoking, alcohol, and less exercise, though all were adjusted for.

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Mar 7

Another W for seed oils.

“Substituting butter with plant-based oils may confer substantial benefits for preventing premature deaths.”

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#seedoils

Butter and Plant-Based Oils Intake and Mortality

This cohort study investigates associations of butter and plant-based oil intakes with risk of total and cause-specific mortality among US adults.

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Mar 6

Thanks for sharing!

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Peas & Potatoes Or Pills & Procedures? @peasorpills.bsky.social · Mar 6

New co-authored by @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social: Traditional Maasai Dietary Practices and Their Inapplicability to Modern Carnivore Diets: A Narrative Review #carnivorediet 1/3
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Traditional Maasai Dietary Practices and Their Inapplicability to Modern Carnivore Diets: A Narrative Review

The traditional dietary practices of the Maasai people frequently are cited to support meat-based diets in industrialized populations, owing to the historically low prevalence of cardiovascular diseas...

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Mar 5

Shawn Baker (carnivore) is Wrong… Again!
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Shawn Baker is Wrong… Again!

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Mar 1

The #MAHA Healthy Food Task Force is not doing well…

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MAHA Wants to Change the Food Pyramid!!! #maha

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Feb 16

It was great contributing to this new chapter on plant-based diets in the latest edition of the Handbook of Public Health Nutrition!

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Plant-Based Diets: Nutritional Considerations and Public Health Implications

Plant-based diets are increasingly recognized for their substantial health and environmental benefits. These diets confer advantages for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, including car...

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Feb 10

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics latest position statement on vegetarian diets for adults!

"Vegetarian and vegan dietary patterns may improve cardiometabolic disease and risk factors and align with current population and disease-specific recommendations."

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39923894/

Vegetarian Dietary Patterns for Adults: A Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - PubMed

It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that, in adults, appropriately planned vegetarian and vegan dietary patterns can be nutritionally adequate and can offer long-term health b...

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Feb 4

I wasn’t expecting this review to be published in such quick succession after our previous review, but I’ll take it! This time we discuss some issues with referencing the Maasai as evidence for the healthfulness of a carnivore-style diet. Let me know what you learn!

www.cureus.com/articles/336...

Traditional Maasai Dietary Practices and Their Inapplicability to Modern Carnivore Diets: A Narrative Review

The traditional dietary practices of the Maasai people frequently are cited to support meat-based diets in industrialized populations, owing to the historically low prevalence of cardiovascular diseas...

www.cureus.com

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Jan 31

I'm pleased to announce the publication of a new review I worked on discussing the roles of the non-essential nutrients: retinol, vitamin K2, carnitine, and creatine in plant-based diets, and whether their absence or near-absence really is cause for concern.

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Jan 22

Thanks for sharing our work!

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The Good Food Institute @gfi.org · Jan 22

A recent analysis of studies found that the potential cardiovascular benefit of replacing animal meat with plant-based meat outweighed the fact that the products were processed, said @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social, who led the review. Source: bit.ly/3WsXs0C

Animal vs Plant-Based Meat: A Hearty Debate

Plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) are highly processed food products that typically replace meat in the diet. In Canada, the growing demand for PBMAs coincides with public health recommendations t...

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Jan 16

Our work was featured in this new @nytimes.com piece!

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Fake Meat Is Processed. What Does That Mean for Its Health Benefits.

After being targeted by the meat industry, swept up in the culture wars and pummeled in sales, two plant based meat companies are reinventing themselves.

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Matthew Nagra, ND @drmatthewnagra.bsky.social · Jan 7

Let’s end the fear mongering around plant-based meats…

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Ultra-Processed Fake Meat VERSUS Real Meat!

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