[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.17,0:00:04.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you run down? Uninspired? Overweight?\NLoosing your hair? Not smelling too fresh? Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.99,0:00:10.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Malnourished? Overnourished? Too fat? Too\Nthin? Too old? Too slow? Has your head come Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.35,0:00:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off? Well worry no more! Because now, for\Na limited time, when you go vegan you’ll Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.96,0:00:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be better, faster, stronger, thinner, younger,\Nmore attractive than every before, and markedly Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.03,0:00:23.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less decapitated! But don’t just take my\Nword for it! Check out these studies! No time Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.33,0:00:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the fine print? They say go vegan! Veganism:\Nthe blanket solution for everything that’s Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.62,0:00:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every gone wrong in your life and the world\Never. Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.42,0:00:41.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi it’s Emily from Bite Size Vegan and welcome\Nto another vegan nugget. Recently I released Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.63,0:00:46.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my second interview with long-time vegan,\Nultra-athlete, and registered dietitian Matt Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.66,0:00:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ruscigno, wherein we discussed the problem\Nof exaggerated vegan health claims, as well Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.62,0:00:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Matt’s simplified approach to nutrition.\NIn that video, Matt said a couple of things Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.38,0:01:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that didn’t go over too well with many of\Nyou, some of which were interpreted as a license Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.39,0:01:03.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to eat animals and their byproducts. Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.24,0:01:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the video didn’t really give adequate\Ncontext to or time for Matt’s thoughts, Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.06,0:01:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is on me, we wanted to do a follow-up\Nvideo delving deeper into his arguments for Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.10,0:01:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accuracy when it comes to vegan health claims. Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.00,0:01:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we get into it, I wanted to address\Nsomething important. A good number of the Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.88,0:01:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comments on Matt’s last video were personal\Nattacks against him, some very scathing in Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.54,0:01:29.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nature. Now I am never in favor of censorship,\Nnor do I feel I have the right to tell anyone Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.63,0:01:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their opinion, but I would ask that even if\Nyou disagree with a guest of mine, which even Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.46,0:01:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do sometimes, to please phrase your disagreement\Nwithout personal attacks. Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.33,0:01:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The people I have on my channel are giving\Ntheir time freely to share their expertise Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.10,0:01:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and insights. You may not like or agree with\Nwhat they or I say, but I’d simply request Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.75,0:01:54.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,respectful discourse. This being YouTube,\NI’m aware that isn’t necessarily going Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.53,0:01:59.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to happen, but I wanted to at least put it\Nout there. As a consolation, perhaps, you Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.21,0:02:04.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are free to write whatever attacks against\Nmy character you desire. Enjoy. Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.77,0:02:09.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now let’s dive into the discussion\Nof the dangers of exaggerating vegan health claims. Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.46,0:02:13.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emily: Matt, I wanted to thank you\Nfor coming back on to the channel and taking time out Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.78,0:02:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your schedule to be here and to go into some more depth about some of these concepts. Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.76,0:02:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matt: Yeah, I’m happy to be here\Nand love chatting with you and love talking about this. Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.99,0:02:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emily: What to you is the danger of exaggerating\Nhealth claims when it comes to the goal of Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.46,0:02:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating more vegans in the world? Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.50,0:02:36.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matt: Sometimes it looks like vegans will\Nsay anything to convince people to be vegan Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.87,0:02:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that I think is problematic. Let's point to the evidence when Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.12,0:02:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people say “Well can I be healthy?” Yes\Nyou can. Here is the evidence that shows you Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.22,0:02:50.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can get the nutrients you need and you can\Neven reduce your risk for disease. Getting Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.57,0:02:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people to eat healthier is a multi-billion\Ndollar industry. We have all these Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.02,0:03:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supplement companies and Naturopaths that want to sell you Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.75,0:03:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all sorts of goofy mushrooms from South America\Nand essential oils that absorb through your Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.50,0:03:14.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,skin and make all sorts of health claims and\NI don't want veganism to be in that category. Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.71,0:03:20.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's get veganism out of that world of\Nmaking crazy health claims. I'm Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.01,0:03:24.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wearing two hats because I'm first\Nand foremost an ethical vegan, I have Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.19,0:03:29.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been vegan almost 20 years now and I have\Nalso been in the nutrition field for another Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.49,0:03:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,12 or so. The reason that I find this so interesting Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.27,0:03:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that science is very complicated\Nand there are a lot of factors to take into Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.14,0:03:50.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consideration when we are talking about diet\Nand health outcomes and we have lots of evidence Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.47,0:03:55.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that eating plant based has benefits and I do a lot of talks with non-vegans at Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.47,0:04:00.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,professional conferences and what not and\NI say look we are really lucky we have decades Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.53,0:04:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and decades of research, you know, longitudinal\Nstudies like the Adventists health study and Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.75,0:04:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then also some short term studies showing\Nwhat mechanisms of plants are beneficial: Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.55,0:04:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fiber, the antioxidants and the nutrient\Ndensity. We have all this evidence that points Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.41,0:04:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to eating more plants is beneficial. But a\Ndistinction is that doesn't equate to veganism Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.01,0:04:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're are not the same and that's the point\Nthat I try to make. Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.80,0:04:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emily: So even if these studies aren't speaking to strict veganism we also have Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.06,0:04:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a good number of studies even going\Nback quite some time looking at the negative Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.83,0:04:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,impact of animal products on health and with\Nthose, even if we have the studies that you Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.44,0:04:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are talking about these longer term studies\Naren't saying necessarily strict veganism Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.42,0:04:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with these other studies and of course we\Nhave now the world health organizations has Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.78,0:05:03.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come out with classifying processed meat as\Na carcinogen how can we look at those studies Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.67,0:05:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then at least from the health perspective\Nand not say that okay eating any animal products Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.16,0:05:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is bad and is unhealthy and thus veganism is the ideal from a health perspective Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.22,0:05:23.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matt: I think like the WHO report is really\Nhelpful in showing that animal products aren't Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.45,0:05:29.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,health foods. They may supply\Nsome nutrients that people need and that is Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.65,0:05:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,true and this is what the meat industry loves\Nto point to it's an important part of a healthy Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.96,0:05:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,diet, blah, blah, blah. What they leave\Nout is that you can easily get these nutrients Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.10,0:05:44.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from plant foods, but what the evidence\Npoints to is something like the WHO is that Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.46,0:05:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these products should be reduced. Let’s say you eliminate processed meat and Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.56,0:05:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,red meat, your average person who isn't a\Nvegan or thinking about veganism is going Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.52,0:06:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to say: ok then I will eat more chicken, turkey, eggs, I'll drink dairy. Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.83,0:06:07.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s how they interpret it, my point\Nis to vegans and advocates of veganism Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.17,0:06:13.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make sure we are not seeing this only through\Nour vegan lens. That there is an important Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.01,0:06:17.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,distinction because people want to continue\Ndoing what they are doing and that is eating Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.27,0:06:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,animal products they want to keep eating animal\Nproducts. How do we get them to not? Well, Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.86,0:06:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we point and focus on the ethical\Nargument and then when they ask questions Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.49,0:06:32.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about health we can say: well, we have all\Nthis evidence that says vegans are very healthy Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.72,0:06:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that veganism can even help reduce chronic\Ndiseases because we do have that evidence, Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.18,0:06:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does that make sense? So, that is where ethics\Ncomes in, you can't argue against the suffering Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.46,0:06:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that animals go through in order to produce\Nfood, you know, that is something that we Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.08,0:06:56.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can always point to and to me a much stronger\Nargument and that ethical veganism is different Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.93,0:07:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than plant based for health, they are different\Nthings and I think that a lot of people know Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.27,0:07:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this and understand it but sometimes in promotion\Nthe two get confused. I will give you an example, Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.30,0:07:14.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Dr. Esselstyn has done fantastic research\Nas well reducing heart disease and he has Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.61,0:07:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the papers to back it up, he has been doing\Nthis a long time but his plan doesn't include Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.83,0:07:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oil, he is very much against oil, olive oil,\Nany oil. So, as vegans do we point Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.24,0:07:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to this and say: Hey look go vegan and that\Nmeans no oil. Do we need to be that strict? Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.88,0:07:37.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, that is where it gets complicated. Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.81,0:07:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emily: One of the concerns that came up in\Nthe comments section of your previous video Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.24,0:07:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was you had mentioned something about how you have seen there is evidence Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.35,0:07:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of people that have been on paleo diet even\Nand reduced cholesterol. One of the concerns Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.76,0:07:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that came up was this could be number\None a momentary reduction, the cholesterol Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.60,0:08:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could go down but what are really the long\Nterm effects? Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.58,0:08:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cholesterol levels are one indicator of health or they are a biomarker Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.68,0:08:14.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are not necessarily talking about disease\Noutcome. Do we have any studies on the Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.51,0:08:20.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,long term impact of either paleo or eating animal products in general Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.29,0:08:27.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,versus the long term effects of veganism and a more holistic perspective on that? Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.03,0:08:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matt: Got it, So when I bring up paleo in\Nthese kind of talks my point is that when Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.43,0:08:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,paleo folks can also see research through\Ntheir own lens and they can point to peer Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.66,0:08:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reviewed studies that show look lower cholesterol\Nlevels, lower weight, all sorts of things Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.98,0:08:49.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are reduced and this is legitimate\Nresearch that is showing this but an important Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.53,0:08:55.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,difference is with vegetarianism and veganism\Nwe have decades of research paleo does not Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.54,0:09:05.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have that. Almost no other dietary\Npattern has the depth of research that vegetarianism Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.39,0:09:09.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has. You know, veganism on a lesser scale. We look at the first Adventist health Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.67,0:09:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,study which followed folks a few decades ago\Nand about half of those people were vegetarian Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.22,0:09:21.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's where the evidence points to: look\Nthese folks live longer, their life expectancy Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.85,0:09:26.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is being increased if they are vegetarian\Nand that is great evidence but only a Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.97,0:09:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very small percentage of them were vegan.\NNow we have the Adventist health study 2 Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.32,0:09:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which follows 100,000 people it's a humongous\Ncohort, maybe the biggest that has ever existed. Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.73,0:09:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now 10% of that group is vegan, which\Nis great, because we have shown an increase Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.16,0:09:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the number of vegans within Adventists\Nand I think they are ahead of the curve with Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.36,0:09:52.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plant based nutrition so it's great to see\Nthat there is an increase there and we will Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.91,0:09:58.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see that in the rest of the population and\Nso we can actually say: it's not just cholesterol Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.17,0:10:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,levels which are one risk factor but it's\Nall of these risk factors are adding up to Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.95,0:10:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,point to longevity. This all\Npoints to lower rates of these chronic diseases. Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.86,0:10:18.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another important consideration is\Nthe concept of risk. There are many risk factors Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.28,0:10:25.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what we can do by eating plants and good nutrition, is reducing those risk factors. Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.56,0:10:32.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That doesn't mean that you won't get that\Ndisease, it means you are much less likely Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.17,0:10:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to. Do some vegans get cancer? Yes. Do some\Nvegans get heart disease? Yes. Is the risk Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.24,0:10:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reduced for the population? Absolutely. But\Nthose are two different things, you know, Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.50,0:10:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can't make claims that are absolute and\Nthat's an important distinction because I Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.68,0:10:48.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see vegans doing that too often. Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.93,0:10:54.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emily: Personally I always say I can eat really\Nwell, I can do my fitness routine and things Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.72,0:10:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like that and I would not be surprised if\NI died early because of stress, Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.32,0:11:01.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even as a vegan. Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.15,0:11:07.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matt: Right and so let's take this idea of\Nstress and we can relate it to Dr. Ornish Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.05,0:11:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his groundbreaking research in preventing\Nand reversing heart disease. He really Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.84,0:11:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is ahead of the curve, amazing research, he\Nshowed that you can reverse a disease, which Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.61,0:11:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a crazy concept: you have it, you do some\Nthings, you don't have it anymore, that is Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.92,0:11:30.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,phenomenal, right? But, his research involved\Nmeditation and stress reducing techniques Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.85,0:11:36.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that affects our health, like you said,\Nand his diet also included low fat dairy and Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.21,0:11:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fish. That is not veganism, right? We use\Nthis to promote veganism but the diet he was Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.96,0:11:46.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using was not totally vegan. What does\Nthat mean, well it complicates things for us. Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.95,0:11:50.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reason I talk about this stuff\Nis because occasionally I will have someone Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.14,0:11:55.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at one of my talks say "Well, I hear all this\Nand I see all this evidence but you Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.16,0:12:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to be a raw food vegan that only eats\Nnon-GMO and organic. That is the only way Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.28,0:12:05.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to eat healthy. I'm like well...show me the\Nevidence. Well everyone knows this, haven't Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.01,0:12:10.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you seen the vibrations pyramid? I'm like\Nwhat are you talking about? You know, and Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.71,0:12:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are people who are advocating for veganism\Nand they are very very strictly defining it. Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.07,0:12:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that is problematic because what\Nif that is the only vegan, non-vegans know, Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.25,0:12:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this person talking about the vibration\Npyramid and you have to be raw vegan to be Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.73,0:12:33.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,healthy. Those things aren't true,\Nthat's not real and to me that's what problematic. Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.08,0:12:38.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fake meat, vegan meat, whatever you want to\Ncall it, you can say oh it's processed Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.34,0:12:44.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not part of a healthy diet, you need to\Neliminate processed foods. Well, the Adventists Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.37,0:12:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eat fake meat in a can. It's an important\Npart of their diet. You go to Loma Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.12,0:12:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Linda and the shelves are stocked with all\Nsorts of fake meat that is in a can and these Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.21,0:13:00.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the people where our strongest evidence\Ncomes from. Well, they are eating it so does Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.29,0:13:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that mean you have to eat it? Well, I wouldn't\Nmake that claim. But I would say that you Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.16,0:13:08.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can eat it, right? So let’s not get, we\Nget caught up in these details, you know, Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.32,0:13:12.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that eating some veggie sausage with your\Ndinner will kill you and you might as well Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.51,0:13:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be eating the real thing. I have heard vegans\Nsay that and it is not the case. Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.20,0:13:21.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the danger of this, getting too caught up in these health arguments. Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.29,0:13:25.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emily: Alright, well thank you so much again\Nfor your time I really appreciate you coming Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.41,0:13:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back on and kind of going into greater depth\Nwith this. Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.98,0:13:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Matt: Good, happy to. Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.72,0:13:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope this deeper look into this important\Ntopic was helpful in clarifying Matt’s position Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.02,0:13:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lending proper attention to the issues. Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.65,0:13:40.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Matt said, we have decades of research\Non our side on the health aspects of eating Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.69,0:13:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a plant-based diet, and we certainly have\Niron clad ethics to back up any doubts. Personally, Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.61,0:13:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if being vegan was the most unhealthy way\NI could eat, I’d still be vegan, because Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.12,0:13:56.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the impact on the planet and more importantly\Nthe animals, is undeniable. Fortunately, a Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.31,0:14:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whole foods plant-based diet just happens\Nto be ridiculously healthy as well. Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.77,0:14:04.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I’d love to hear what you think about\Nthe need for accuracy when it comes to the Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.31,0:14:08.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,health side of veganism. What are your thoughts\Non what Matt had to share? Let me know in Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.57,0:14:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the comments! Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.63,0:14:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you enjoyed this video, give it a big thumbs\Nup. If you’re new here, do hit that big Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.28,0:14:18.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,red subscribe button down there for more awesome\Nvegan content every Monday, Wednesday, and Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.87,0:14:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some Fridays and to not miss out the on the\Nrest of the Vegan Athlete series. If you want Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.97,0:14:26.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help support Bite Size Vegan, check out\Neither of the support links in the video description Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.76,0:14:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,below or click on the Nugget Army icon or\Nthe link in the sidebar. Now go live vegan, Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.12,0:14:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keep nutrition simple, and I’ll see you\Nsoon. Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.37,0:14:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish veganism fixed everything... Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.79,0:14:40.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My life would be awesome...