Animal foods offer key nutrients and can fit a healthy diet.
Who is behind it
Voices including a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator, a nutritional sciences PhD and a GP with a Master of Public Health.
How strong the research is
Mostly expert experience so far, with published research still catching up.
In their words
“You probably want to eat a diet that is high in animal foods... liver and egg yolks provide important fatty acids like arachidonic acid.”
a nutritional sciences PhD
Plant compounds can antagonize harmful compounds formed in red meat digestion, reducing their formation by 70-80%.
It makes more sense to get 2 to 5 mg of riboflavin from food before supplementing.
a nutritional sciences PhDsponsoredEating some animal foods helps meet basic micronutrient and protein needs that may be deficient in strict vegetarian or vegan diets.
Baby’s digestive system is better equipped to supply enzymes for digestion of fats and proteins rather than carbohydrates
DHA is most bioavailable in animal foods, supporting eye and retinal health due to intense electrical signaling.
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