Vegan Nutrition: What Does the Science Say?

A presentation by Jack Norris, R.D..

Jack Norris, RD will be talking about the health benefits and concerns of a vegan diet. He will cover the findings of the large studies following thousands of vegetarians and vegans over time. He will also address nutrition concerns such as Vitamin B12, omega-3 fats, and soy, focusing on published studies.

Jack Norris co-founded Vegan Outreach in 1993 and is currently the President. Vegan Outreach produces the booklet Why Vegan? (among many others) and has distributed over 10 million copies to date. Jack runs Vegan Outreach${q}s Adopt A College program which has directly handed a Vegan Outreach brochure to over three million students since it started in the Fall of 2003. In 2005, Jack was elected to the Animal Rights Hall of Fame. Jack is a Registered Dietitian. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Life University (Marietta, GA) in 2000 and performed a Dietetic internship at Georgia State University in 2000-2001. Jack is the author of Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?, Staying Healthy On Plant-Based Diets, and other health articles found at VeganHealth.org and JackNorrisRd.com.

Filming and editing by Dr William Harris M.D. on December 12, 2009 at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu, Hawaii
Sponsored by: Vegetarian Society of Hawaii http://www.vsh.org

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Vegan
• Nutrition
• Vegetatian
• diet

[GsBBoyDan]

Canola oil is NOT good either, it's still higher in omega 6, and it's REALLY PROCESSED with solvants, and deoderants! Just watch how it's made.

AND why peanut oil!? That's NOT low omega 6. It's ratio is 1: 30 of 3:6

Coconut oil is the best and healthiest overall, especially for cooking.

[vshvideo]

@GsBBoyDan I agree vegetable oils should all be avoided for many reasons including the omega 3 to omega 6 ratios. Coconut oil also has a very high omega 6 to omega 3 ratio so I would avoid that too.

[GsBBoyDan]

@vshvideo From what I can find, coconut oil has almost no omega 6, only 2%. Plus it's the most stable at high temperatures.

[vshvideo]

@GsBBoyDan 1 tablespoon (14 grams) of coconut oil has about 243 mg of Omega 6 and 0 mg of Omega 3. While thats not a huge amount of Omega 6, Coconut oil (like almost all oils) is 100% fat most of which is saturated fat with pretty much no vitamins, minerals or fiber. There have been some studies of whether coconut oil is good for you. Go to nutritionfacts . org and search for "coconut oil" to find them.

[ZoldierrZzz]

@vshvideo

What do you recommend to use instead of vegetable oils?

[vshvideo]

@ZoldierrZzz It depends on how you are using the oil. For example when baking, you could substitute 1/2 the amount of a moist food like: applesauce, mashed bananas, prunes, or plain soy yogurt. For frying some people have found that using water instead of oil works well. There is a good article on cooking without oil in one of the old McDougall newsletters. Do a google search for: "mcdougall newsletter cooking without oil"

[SahrT1]

I like this guy he teaches from an unbiased standpoint

[shahafsagi]

lecture starts at 3:50

[monellasweeting]

@GsBBoyDan i have my blood result posted on my channel check em out its proof that the low fat vegan diet is key !!

[AFFIRMATIONS1]

thanks