Welcome back to the Diet Dr.

Dr. Brett Scher.

Today I'm joined by Ty Beale.

Now, Ty got his PhD from UC Davis in geography with an emphasis on global nutrition,

and he's a research advisor at Gain, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, whereas

focus is on sustainable food systems,

dietary quality, and nutrient adequacy. And he's pretty active on Twitter at Ty R-B-L, T-Y-R-B-E-A-L.

And one of the things I really like about Ty is his focus is on nutrition adequacy, dietary

adequacy, because we hear so much about plants

are good, animals are bad, or animals are good, or plants are bad, or whatever the case may be,

right, these polarizing messages. Whereas Ty says, well, what does the evidence say about the nutrient

adequacy? And he doesn't just focus on the here, the U, where he's based or the industrialized countries,

but he's also focused on a global initiative to make sure that nutrient adequacy is the same for everybody,

or at least improving for everybody.

Because what might be a recommended diet in one place may not be nearly as good or even feasible in a completely

different world.

And that's, I think, a problem that we have.

Look, I mean, there's no secret that there's a big push for plant-based or plant-exclusive

diets here in the U.S. and in industrialized worlds.

And I think that's very problematic, not just here, but imagine what the message would be in areas where they don't have access to whole foods the same way that we do.

And even if when we have access, there's still going to be a significant risk of nutrient inadequacy.

So that's a big part of Ty's message that I really appreciate.

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