Is a plant-based diet good for your health and the environment? With Jayne Rees Buxton

In this episode, I talk with Jayne Rees Buxton about her book, the great plant-based con. We talk about: 

• Why Jayne wrote this book 
• How a plant-based diet might not be good for your health 
• Why a plant-based diet isn't the silver bullet to solve climate change 
• Who is behind the global push towards a plant-based diet 
• And more...  

 

• Find Jayne at Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayneReesBuxton 
• Find the book at: https://thegreatplantbasedcon.com  

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Episode timing: 

(00:00) Introduction 

(01:07) Why did Jayne write this book? 

(07:24) Should we stop eating meat to solve climate change? 

(24:26) Can you get all of your protein from plants?  

(30:03) Can you get all of your vitamins and minerals from plants?   

(36:42) Does eating saturated fat from meat cause cardiovascular disease? 

(44:59) Does eating meat cause cancer? 

(51:16) Who wants us to eat plant-based? 

(01:00:31) The role of religion in promoting a plant-based diet 

(01:05:54) Will we still be able to choose our diet in the future? 

(01:10:13) How should we eat? 

(01:17:34) Outro and disclaimer