Episode #1389
Chris Kresser Debunks "The Gamechangers" Documentary
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Chris Kresser, an integrative physician focused on ancestral health and functional nutrition, evaluates claims made in The Game Changers. He and Joe Rogan discuss veganism, athletic performance, protein quality, cholesterol, heart disease, cancer, heme iron, TMAO, and the gut microbiome, while comparing plant-based, Paleo, carnivore, and omnivorous approaches and examining limitations in nutrition research.
What they talked about
- Debunking The Game Changers documentary claims
- Protein quality and amino acid profiles
- Vegan diet risks for athletes and children
- B12 deficiency in vegan and vegetarian diets
- Regenerative agriculture and carbon sequestration
- Red meat research and healthy user bias
- Ethical questions on plant agriculture animal deaths
- Historical evidence of human meat consumption
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