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Michael Greger is a vegan and plant-based diet ideologue. That's the summary.

• mfer 5y ago
  Greger does tell people to eat plant based. But, he does it by showing what the scientific research has to say. Is there someone who shows what the science has to say where the science says to eat differently? I've recently looked at some details from the US NIH, looked at some details out of the CDC, and spoken with someone on their type 2 diabetes program their doctor put them on (to get rid of it). The gist from each of these places is to eat unprocessed mostly plant based. The WHO even classifies some processed meats as carcinogens. Is someone showing the science of a healthy diet is in a different direction? I'm genuinely looking for a pointer.
  • Johanx64 5y ago
    >But, he does it by showing what the scientific research has to say He's a textbook of example of what every diet ideologue does. It's called cherry picking "research" that reaffirms his views - in a field which is barely scientific to begin with. He didn't arrive at a plant-based diet from "first principles", such as trying to derive it from estimated average requirements for all the various vitamins and minerals, (accounting for bioavailability from various sources). Because if you do that, you'd have fish, eggs and animal organs as top contenders in bioavailabilty and nutritional density (meaning you can hit most of your RDAs without eating metric ton of food) He is a not a scientist, he vegan ideologue first and foremost, he even sounds like a Christian preacher in his videos. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. I'm not interested in dietary advice from anyone who's already made up his mind and is ideologically opposed to animal products.