One Twin Goes Vegan, One Does Not: Fascinating Results | Dr. Christopher Gardner | Exam Room Podcast

The premise: 22 sets of healthy twins are put to the test. One identical twin begins to eat an entirely plant-based diet while their sibling eats a meaty omnivorous diet. While 70% of the diets were identical, 30% of the omnivorous diet was comprised of meat and other animal foods. It would be that 30% that proved the difference maker in terms of the cardiometabolic health of the twins. In just eight weeks the changes were nothing short of astounding. On average, the twin eating the plant-based diet lost an additional four pounds, lowered their LDL ("bad") cholesterol by 15 points, and experienced a 20 percent improvement in fasting insulin compared to their meat eating sibling. Go inside the remarkable study that was the basis for the hit Netflix documentary You Are What You Eat. Nutrition scientist and Stanford professor Christopher Gardner, PhD, is one of the lead researchers of the study. He outlines the findings and takes you behind the scenes of the documentary when he joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room Podcast. Topics Discussed Telomeres lengthening with plant-base diet Genetics, biological clocks, and aging Cholesterol effects on twins Challenges of the study Responding to criticism And more This episode was recorded at the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine in Washington, D.C. 🔗 SHOW LINKS 🔗 Cardiometabolic Effects of Omnivorous vs Vegan Diets in Identical Twins Study: https://bit.ly/TwinStudyVegan You Are What You Eat Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81133260 Dr. Christopher Gardner Instagram:   / cgardnerphd   X: https://x.com/GardnerPhD Standford Nutrition Website: https://med.stanford.edu/nutrition.html 🎟️ EVENTS 🎟️ Charlottesville VegFest Where: Charlottesville, VA Date: September 15 Tickets: http://www.veganrootsfest.org Wellness Weekend Where: Davis, WV Date: September 27-28 Tickets: https://www.brendaworkmanspeaks.com/w... Power Foods Revolution Tour Where: New York City Date: October 5 Tickets: https://bit.ly/PowerFoodsNYC 🍍 BECOME AN EXAM ROOM VIP 🍍 Sign up: https://www.pcrm.org/examroomvip 🎧 FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE 🎧 The Exam Room Podcast Instagram:   / theexamroompodcast   Apple: https://apple.co/2JXBkpy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2pMLoY3 Chuck Carroll Instagram:   / chuckcarrollwlc   Facebook:   / chuckcarrollwlc   X:   / chuckcarrollwlc   Physicians Committee Instagram:   / physicianscommittee   Facebook:   / pcrm.org   X:   / pcrm   --- Episode Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:58 Overview of the Study 1:46 Overview of the Diets 11:06 What Were the Results of the Study? 19:01 What Do We Know About Vegans & Longevity? 20:05 Main Takeaways from the Study 20:47 Addressing the Netflix Documentary Criticism 24:24 Effectively Communicating Nutrition & Health Information 33:05 Conclusion --- About Us The Physicians Committee is dedicated to saving lives through plant-based diets and ethical and effective scientific research. We combine the clout and expertise of more than 17,000 physicians with the dedicated actions of more than 175,000 members across the United States and around the world.