The Science Of Plant-Based Meat vs Grass-Fed Meat with Stephan van Vliet

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Vliet, who is a nutrition scientist with metabolomics expertise in
the Center for Human Nutrition Studies at Utah State University.
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and human health. He routinely collaborates with farmers,
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between agricultural production methods, the nutrient density of
food, and human health. His work has been published in the American
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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple
Subscriber version): Plant-based meat vs grass-fed meat (7:06 /
3:55) How the diet of livestock affects the flavor and
phytochemical composition of their meat and milk (22:14 / 16:23)
Why the overall composition of your diet matters (29:13 / 23:57)
Research looking at grass-fed vs grain-fed bison (33:23 /
27:34)  How humans can get unique plant compounds through
animal consumption (42:07 / 36:22) Why not all feed-lot feed is
equal (44:53 / 38:55)  Why cardiac risk from meat consumption
may vary depending on the type of meat (48:14 / 42:26)  The
metabolic health of pasture-raised bison vs feed-lot bison (49:09 /
43:12)  Assessing the health of lab-grown meat (57:38 /
53:20)  Honoring the wisdom of farmers and indigenous people
(1:06:21 / 1:00:30)  Please visit the Show Notes section for
this episode at drhyman.com.