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175: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

vegetarian diets are dangerous

When it comes to nutrition, we truly don’t know what we don’t know. This becomes acute on the question of vegan and vegetarianism diets. While we respect the many ethical and health reasons people attempt to avoid eating animals, it is very hard to be truly healthy on a plant-based diet. From the basic lack […]

139 – Ditch The Diet

Ditch the Diet

This week Dr. Jack and Mary tackle the diet fads that have been taking our money for decades. It’s not just that many diets are not effective (they’re not!) but it’s the lack of real food science, sometimes touted by real doctors, that is harming us as we attempt to lose weight. Who signs up […]

91: The Dangers of Vegan and Vegetarian Diets

Dangers of Vegan and Vegetarian Diets

The expert “literature” on diet in this country is all over the place. This week, Dr. Jack and Mary attempt to simplify things by deflating several myths of a vegan or vegetarian diet. Turns out all of the back and forth over the years on recommendations related to cholesterol, fat and nutrition have created schizophrenia […]