#103 Matty Lansdown - The Science of Why Eating Meat is Good For You, and Why Being Vegan Isn't What it's Cracked Up To Be

Performance Intelligence Podcast

Is Eating Meat Actually Good For You? 🤔
This episode we welcome back Matty Lansdown and tackle the controversial topic of meat vs. no meat, debunking myths from the 2024 Netflix documentary 'You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment.'

Matty's background spans working in a nutritional epigenetics lab with elite athletes, to researching molecular biology and diseases in hospitals. His mission is to help people gain control over their eating habits without feeling restricted or deprived. As an international speaker and host of the top-rated podcast ‘How to Not Get Sick and Die’ Matty breaks down the emotional aspects of eating and helps establish lasting habits. When not talking about all things nutrition and behaviour change, Matty enjoys barefoot walks in nature, skydiving, and relaxing with massages and float tanks.

In this episode Andrew and Matty discuss:

8:45 You Are What You Eat vegan documentary and Matty’s thoughts on it.

13:00 Why the Gamechangers documentary was even worse the you Are What You Eat and some of the reasons their studies were flawed.

18:00 Some of Matty’s background and his bias towards human health.

20:00 Some of the biases present in vegan documentaries and the nutrition world as a whole.

26:45 The underwhelming results from the vegan studies.

32:00 The concerning loss of muscle that came out of the studies and why the subjects weren’t exercising enough.

36:00 Is meat a fast food?

37:50 Humans have evolved to eat meat.

40:00 being careful to not become nutrient deficient when becoming a vegan.

45:30 Being a carnivore for life wont eventually kill you but being vegan will.

47:30 Why fake meat isn’t as good as it’s made out to be and the dangers of ultra processed foods.

52:30 Dismissing the misconception that eating meat causes cancer.

59:30 Why you need to be eating more protein than recommended and why you should be getting more vitamin D.

1:09:00 It’s never been easier to create a variety of tasty and healthy meals.

You can find Matty at his Website: https://mattylansdown.com/
Or at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matty-lansdown
Listen to Matty's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-to-not-get-sick-and-die/id1450212088

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