Tag: protein

Webinar Replay: The Truth About Protein, and Other Secrets of Plant-Based Athletes, with Robert Cheeke & Matt Frazier

How do plant-based athletes eat for peak energy, performance, and recovery? And what can the rest of us learn from their experience?…

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Swapping Out Animal Protein for Plant Protein Reduces Frailty in Older Women by 42%

New research suggests that older women may be able to dramatically reduce their risk of age-related frailty by eating more plant-based protein…

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The No-B.S. Guide to Plant-Based Protein

It’s the question that vegans and whole-food, plant-based eaters hear all the time: “Where do you get your protein?” Given the abundance…

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7 Ways Animal Protein is Damaging Your Health

Today, of course, we know that most proteins from both plants and animals are “complete proteins” (meaning they contain all of the…

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Why Does Animal Protein Cause Weight Gain?

The following is an excerpt from Proteinaholic, which was released by HarperOne. You might be asking yourself how protein can be associated with weight…

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Obesity: It’s Not About the Carbs

The following is an excerpt from Proteinaholic, which was released by HarperOne. Can you believe people actually avoid fruit in an attempt to lose…

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Do Vegetarians and Vegans Eat Enough Protein?

Dr. Michael Greger answers the question that vegans and vegetarians hear all the time. In his video below, he breaks down how…

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Dr. Dean Ornish Weighs In on Hazards of the High-Protein Trend

The government’s nutrition panel has changed its longstanding advice on dietary cholesterol. A new version of its recommendations, which will be published in…

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Top 5 Misconceptions About Food: A Doctor’s Daily Experience

As a primary care doctor, I spend my days taking care of patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease,…

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Slaying the Protein Myth

I am plant-based. Essentially, this means I don’t eat anything with a face or a mother. Animals find this agreeable. I’m also…

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The Protein Juggernaut Has Deep Roots

This article was originally published in the T. Colin Campbell Foundation newsletter and is reprinted here with permission. Click here to sign up…

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The Myth of Complementary Protein

Recently, I was teaching a nutrition class and describing the adequacy of plant-based diets to meet human nutritional needs. A woman raised…

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