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It's not the Cow, it's the How! The health, environmental and ethical considerations around eating meat.
Episode 16
My guest today is Diana Rodgers, who is a “real food” nutritionist, author and sustainability advocate based in the USA. She runs a clinical nutrition practice, hosts the Sustainable Dish Podcast, and speaks internationally about human nutrition, sustainability, animal welfare and social justice. She’s helped to produce the award-winning short film, Soft Slaughter and is the producer and director of the film and co-author of the bookIn today’s episode we do a deep dive into the health, environmental and ethical considerations around eating meat. It’s an important listen whether you are a meat-eater or meat free.Sacred Cow.
You can find out more about Diana, the film and book at the Sacred Cow website
You can download the film and watch a trailer on iTunes and buy the book on amazon
Highlights from today’s podcast are:
Start: The process of making a documentary/film
7:08 What do good and bad types of nutritional research look like
13:46 Some consideration and concerns of meat-free diets, especially in kids
21:08 Diana’s view of the EAT Lancet study’s dietary recommendations
25:11 Why nutrient density is the key component of any diet
30:51 The environmental impact of different types of agriculture
34:46 The case for regenerative farming
39:47 Is meat-free a privileged, first-world position?
42:19 Diana’s recommendations for a healthy diet
48:52 The ethical argument – no meat or better meat?
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