Fake Meat vs. Real Meat: Major Nutrition Comparison From 50 Years of Research | Dr. Matt Nagra
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🗓️ 30 July 2024
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Summary
This is a full nutritional comparison between fake and real meat. How do chicken, pork, and steak impact the risk of heart disease compared to plant-based meat alternatives?
Dr. Matthew Nagra is lead author of a study analyzing the health risks and benefits of plant-based meat alternatives. He utilized data from 1970-2023 to determine the long-term risks of consuming meat compared to nonmeat options. He joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll with the full analysis and results.
The complete nutritional profile of both options are discussed in this episode:
- Saturated fat
- Protein
- Sodium
- Cholesterol
- Fiber
- Carbohydrates
- Calories
- Monounsaturated fat
- Polyunsaturated fat
We also analyze the effects of replacing meat with meat alternatives:
- Total cholesterol
- LDL cholesterol
- Blood pressure
- Weight
- Waist circumference
- Apolipoprotein B-100
Additionally, Dr. Nagra compares the fat and protein sources in meat alternatives:
- Soy protein
- Pea protein
- Mycoprotein
- Vital wheat gluten
- Vegetable oils
- Olive oil
- Coconut oil
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| 0:00.0 | Today on the exam room. We looked back at the research on plant-based meat |
| 0:07.0 | alternatives over the past five decades and what we ultimately found and we can |
| 0:11.8 | certainly dive deeper into this as we go along, |
| 0:14.3 | but we found that plant-based meat alternatives tended to contain less saturated fat |
| 0:19.3 | and then less calories and more of the heart healthy polyuns |
| 0:23.0 | per serving. |
| 0:25.1 | So those are generally very good things |
| 0:27.5 | when it comes to cardiovascular health. |
| 0:29.3 | We want more fiber, we want less saturated fat |
| 0:31.5 | and cholesterol. And then where there were sort of mixed results |
| 0:34.8 | was with the protein content and the salt content. |
| 0:37.6 | Those were all over the map depending on which products you're looking at |
| 0:41.2 | and what you're comparing them to. exam room podcast, brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:53.5 | Hi, I'm the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll, |
| 0:56.3 | raising health IQs, coast to coast, |
| 0:58.2 | and around the world. |
| 1:00.1 | Hi to the exam room he's listening in Denver, Colorado, Waterbury, Connecticut and Calgary, Canada. |
| 1:07.0 | Wherever you are, we appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place. |
| 1:12.0 | This is episode 63 of season 7 at number 562 overall. And today we are doing a full |
| 1:20.4 | nutritional comparison between fake and real meat. |
| 1:25.0 | And we are going to learn how chicken and pork and steak impact your risk of heart disease |
| 1:30.0 | compared to these plant-based meat alternatives. |
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