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"The Dangerous Truth About Protein" - Janice Stanger, Ph.D.

vshvideo · 244.4K views · 2013-07-12 · 59:18

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Overview

A presentation by Janice Stanger arguing that protein is overhyped and that excess or the wrong kinds of protein are harmful. It promotes a whole-foods, plant-based diet.

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A few commenters cite it as a starting point for the claim that excess protein is harmful, though the claims are one-sided advocacy.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2019–2022

Topics

Nutrition & diet science
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proteinvegan dietnutritionhealth claims

What people said

thrwitaway · 2019-07 · Strong recommendation

You have no idea how much in the dark you are. Take an afternoon to watch: [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] You will wonder how you were blind for so long. Edit, also: [VIDEO]

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muttantt · 2022-06 · Recommendation

That you need to consume a lot of protein. Excess protein is a silent killer and cause of many diseases. Good place to start going down this rabbit hole: [VIDEO]

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justsomeone88 · 2019-10 · Recommendation

Keto/carnivore is incredibly dangerous to the human body in the long run (5+ years out). Excess protein (in fact, even in the amounts society recognizes as "normal") is bad for you. [VIDEO]

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