Are You What You Eat? Digging Into The Docuseries

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🗓️ 3 April 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode of the pod, Jess chats with Meghann Featherstun about the Netflix docuseries, "You Are What You Eat." The pair kick things off with a summary of the premise of the docuseries (which centers around the purported benefits of a vegan diet) and the study upon which it was based, the "Stanford Twin Study". They dig deeper into the specifics of the study design, study findings, strengths, and limitations. The two discuss certain clinical markers used in the study to piece together the impacts of a vegan diet (compared to an omnivorous diet). They more generally discuss ways to improve your health through nutrition and debunk some common myths and misconceptions. You do not want to miss this! Stanford Twins Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/38032644/ All our other sources from this episode are available at: https://www.unbiasedscipod.com/episodes/you-are-what-you-eat-netflix-docuseries (00:00) Intros (01:14) Introduction of Megan Featherston (04:33) Overview of the Stanford Twin Study (06:42) Vegan Diets and Heart Health (08:47) Microbiome and Gut Health (13:43) Conflicts of Interest (22:03) Vegan Foods and Health (23:56) Fish in the Diet (28:21) Microbiome Claims (30:05) Biological Clock and Aging (34:20) Considerations for Dietary Changes (36:12) Final Thoughts and Takeaways Interested in advertising with us? Please reach out to advertising@airwavemedia.com, with “Unbiased Science” in the subject line. PLEASE NOTE: The discussion and information provided in this podcast are for general educational, scientific, and informational purposes only and are not intended as, and should not be treated as, medical or other professional advice for any particular individual or individuals. Every person and medical issue is different, and diagnosis and treatment requires consideration of specific facts often unique to the individual. As such, the information contained in this podcast should not be used as a substitute for consultation with and/or treatment by a doctor or other medical professional. If you are experiencing any medical issue or have any medical concern, you should consult with a doctor or other medical professional. Further, due to the inherent limitations of a podcast such as this as well as ongoing scientific developments, we do not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information or analysis provided in this podcast, although, of course we always endeavor to provide comprehensive information and analysis. In no event may Unbiased Science or any of the participants in this podcast be held liable to the listener or anyone else for any decision allegedly made or action allegedly taken or not taken allegedly in reliance on the discussion or information in this podcast or for any damages allegedly resulting from such reliance. The information provided herein do not represent the views of our employers.

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:19.6	Welcome to Unbiased Science, where we bring scientific method to the madness.
0:25.3	I'm your host, Dr. Jessica Steyer, a public health scientist.
0:29.5	And today I am joined by the amazing Megan Featherston to talk about something that I have been asked about, I don't know, hundreds if not thousands
0:39.6	of times at this point. Specifically, we're going to talk about the docu series on Netflix
0:45.7	called You Are What You Eat. So we'll get into that shortly. But the overarching topic is going to be
0:53.2	vegan diets and whether they are better for us than an omnivorous diet.
0:59.6	We've talked separately about the carnivor diet and have talked about the harms of eating an exclusively carnivorous diet.
1:08.1	So if you want information on that, you can go check that out. But like I said,
1:12.3	today we're going to talk about this docu series. So before we get into things, I'd love to
1:18.0	introduce Megan. So Megan Featherston is a sports dietitian, wellness coach, runner, wife,
1:25.7	a mom of two kiddos and a full-blown nutrition geek and running
1:30.0	freak. Those are her words. Her passion is helping people find their own personal balance of
1:36.6	nutrition and fitness and their busy lives. And for the last 15 years, she's been working
1:41.9	with people to help them find their happy place with nutrition,
1:45.6	exercise, body composition, and life. So I'll link to her website in the show notes.
1:51.3	Her website is Featherstone Nutrition. And you can also follow her on Instagram at Featherstone
1:57.9	Nutrition. Again, you can find all of this in the show notes.
2:01.4	Megan, thank you so much for joining me today.
2:04.0	I'm glad to be here.
2:05.1	I can't wait to chat some more.
2:06.5	So just, I have to share, Megan, that we had to reschedule our, the last time that we had
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