Dairy Is Unhealthy? Convince Me | Dr. Neal Barnard Responds on Live Q&A
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🗓️ 24 February 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Neal Barnard responds to a viewer who is adamant that dairy is an essential part of the diet. They say, without it, it is impossible to achieve optimal health.
Dr. Barnard presents convincing facts that tell a different story when he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Live.
The dairy health expert also answers other questions sent in to The Doctors Mailbag.
- How does the quality of protein from plants compare to that from milk?
- Do vegans have weaker teeth and bones?
- Is skim milk healthier than whole milk?
- Does dairy cause congestion?
- Can dairy trigger asthma attacks?
- Are dairy-free milks unhealthy because of added sugar?
- And many others.
Plus, Chuck has the results of a new study that has doctors sounding the alarm about the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the number of people battling blood pressure.
This episode of The Exam Room™ Podcast is sponsored by The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, which supports organizations like the Physicians Committee that carry on Greg's passion and love for animals through rescue efforts, veganism, and wildlife conservation.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm just not convinced that dairy is all that unhealthy. |
| 0:04.7 | Convince me. |
| 0:05.7 | We all grew up with so much dairy marketing that dairy is a great food and have a three |
| 0:10.1 | serving today and da da da da da da. |
| 0:12.2 | When you look at what's in it and when you look at the health effects, it's really quite |
| 0:16.3 | surprising. |
| 0:17.3 | Let's start with what's in it. |
| 0:21.9 | Welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:25.6 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:28.9 | Thank you so very much for raising your health IQ with us in more than 130 countries around |
| 0:33.4 | the world and Healthy Cities coast to coast in the US. |
| 0:37.4 | Greenville, North Carolina, Nacadoches, Texas, and San Diego, California. |
| 0:43.1 | We appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place. |
| 0:47.3 | This is episode 16 of season 5, number 315 overall. |
| 0:54.7 | Dairy is unhealthy. |
| 0:59.1 | That is a challenge sent in by a viewer on today's show. |
| 1:02.5 | The man tasked with doing the convincing is health expert Dr. Neal Barnard. |
| 1:07.5 | He has been covering this extensively throughout his illustrious and lengthy career. |
| 1:13.8 | Now like most of us growing up and perhaps even still to this day, the person who wrote |
| 1:19.6 | in was told that dairy is an essential part of their diet. |
| 1:24.2 | It's necessary for strong teeth and strong bones. |
| 1:27.6 | You need it to be healthy, period. |
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