Separating Science from Religion | Gary Fraser

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Simon Hill

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 26 December 2023

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Explore the intriguing intersection of diet, lifestyle, and longevity in episode #293, featuring renowned cardiologist and epidemiologist Dr. Gary Fraser. As a distinguished professor with a unique perspective from his long-standing involvement in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Dr. Fraser brings a wealth of knowledge on the impact of vegetarian diets and lifestyle choices on health outcomes. In our discussion, we delve into the fascinating findings from his extensive research, uncovering the nuanced ways our dietary habits influence our well-being and life expectancy. While Dr. Fraser sheds light on the complex world of nutritional science, we also touch upon the interplay of faith, health, and scientific objectivity, offering a thought-provoking blend of professional insights and personal beliefs. Tune in for an episode that promises to enlighten and challenge your understanding of the profound relationship between what we eat and how we live. We discuss: Intro (00:00) Discovering Gary Frazier's Scientific Career (02:04) What Influences a Scientist's Change of Mind? (08:17) How to Avoid Bias in Nutritional Data Analysis (15:07) Exploring the Seventh-Day Adventist Perspective on Nutrition and Lifestyle (20:46) Investigating Longevity in Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians within the Seventh-Day Adventist Community (25:13) Comparing Health and Longevity: Seventh-Day Adventists vs Average Americans (29:59) Analysing Body Weight Differences: Adventists vs Typical Americans (33:30) Muscle Mass and Bone Density: Insights from the Seventh-Day Adventist Population (39:38) The Impact of Protein Consumption and Physical Activity on Strength (44:16) Dietary Variations Among Seventh-Day Adventist Women and Men (48:14) Evaluating the Risks and Benefits of Dairy Food Consumption (51:35) The Impact of Long-Term Diets on Health (1:05:15) Omega 3 Supplementation vs Fatty Fish: What Does Research Indicate? (1:07:19) An Introduction to the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (1:09:00) Uncovering the Story of John Harvey Kellogg (1:12:56) Exploring the Link Between Plant-Based Diet Patterns and Reproductive Health (1:16:36) The Role of the Seventh-Day Adventist in the Battle Creek Sanitarium (1:20:58) Gary Frazier: A Scientist Embracing Seventh-Day Adventist Beliefs (1:24:58) Addressing Major Criticisms of Gary Frazier's Nutrition Research (1:30:24) Diet Comparisons: Adventist Vegetarians vs EPIC-Oxford and British Vegetarians (1:34:49) Assessing Diet Quality in Adventists: Vegans, Vegetarians, and Non-Vegetarians (1:39:31) The Role of DNA Methylation in Diet and Health (1:44:26) Identifying Main Mechanisms Behind Health Outcomes (1:47:03) Investigating Dietary Patterns in Adventists: A Study on Lupus Correlation (1:48:55) Delving into Additional Research on the Seventh-Day Adventist Diet (1:52:08) What Does Adventist Diet Research Reveal About Dairy? (1:54:53) Identifying the Most Significant Dietary Change for American Health and Longevity (2:00:53) Where is the Future Heading in Diet Studies for Ultimate Human Health? (2:05:10) Outro (2:10:59) Want to support the show? The best way to support the show is to use the products and services offered by our sponsors. To check them out, and enjoy great savings, visit theproof.com/friends. You can also show your support by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast app and/or sharing your favourite episodes with your friends and family. Simon Hill, MSc, BSc (Hons) Creator of theproof.com and host of The Proof with Simon Hill Author of The Proof is in the Plants Watch the episodes on YouTube or listen on Apple/Spotify Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Nourish your gut with my Plant-Based Ferments Guide Download my complimentary Two-Week Meal Plan and high protein Plant Performance recipe book

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0:00.0	One study where we looked at a panel of blood metabolites recently, we had about 900 different
0:05.4	panolites. The vegans as compared to our non-vergetarians, all of them adverts,
0:10.4	differed in 600 of those 900 to a significant extent.
0:15.0	So you could make the claim that the fluids that bathe the cells of vegans
0:21.0	have a different composition of the average that the Adventist men were living about seven years longer and the woman
0:35.2	about four and a half years longer. If we took an Adventist for instance who was
0:40.4	vegetarian ate moderate quantities of nuts, had never been a smoker, was careful about
0:47.6	their body weight, exercised vigorously three or four times a week. That's when you got to that 10 to 12
0:54.9	years more for that kind of a very highly observant advenices compared to the
1:01.7	non-advenison California.
1:04.0	In today's episode, I sit down with Professor Gary Fraser.
1:07.8	Gary is a cardiologist and leading nutrition scientist
1:10.8	with a three-plus decade interest in how nutrition affects the health of Seventh-day
1:15.2	Adventists, a particular denomination of Christianity.
1:19.6	If you've heard of the Blue Zones, then the Seventh- Adventists and the town Loma Linda, is likely familiar.
1:26.4	Gary and his colleagues are the ones formerly studying this population of long-lived people. In this episode, you'll hear from Gary on how omnivores,
1:35.6	pescetarians, vegetarians and vegans fare with regards to lifespan and
1:40.8	risk of particular chronic diseases.
1:44.0	We talk about the common criticisms thrown at the Adventist studies, whether the church influences
1:49.6	the research, how Gary separates religion and science, how vegetarian and vegan diets affect fertility,
1:57.0	soon to be published research on diet and cognition, and plenty more.
2:02.0	Enjoy. Finally, it's here, the essential prenatal supplement by a meal.
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