Episode 2414 – On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Nina Teicholz about the price of propaganda at Harvard, in the food industry, and more.
The Price of Propaganda
- Harvard is consistently putting out incorrect studies led by Walter Willet. (2:00)
- Nina has done an extensive deep dive on why this is happening.
- The big question is, why are Harvard and Walter Willet so anti-meat?
- She gives a great example of why correlation is not causation. (3:45)
- She elaborates on her deep dive into Walter Willet. (7:15)
- He keeps trying to assert that the science is settled on the topic of red meat to avoid debate. (14:30)
- Vinnie asks Nina a pointed question—What’s in it for Willet? (16:45)
- There are a lot of parallels between him and Ancel Keys.
- Nina gives more details about the research she has done for her book. (19:30)
- There are many conflicts of interest regarding funding; there is a price for propaganda.
- She has written about this topic several times and revealed such conflicts.
- Actual clinical trials do not support Willet’s claims.
- He always makes hypotheses but never completes clinical trials.
- There are so many data points that he ignores.
- There are many conflicts of interest regarding funding; there is a price for propaganda.
Follow the Money
- There are plenty of fake food companies that are expanding their business interests. (31:00)
- They are the ones creating the narrative that meat is bad for the planet so they can claim they are saving the planet.
- Coincidentally, the claim of cow burps affecting the climate didn’t arise until after the low-carb movement became popular. (34:45)
- The Barilla pasta company came up with a $40 million campaign to get meat off the plate, so you could replace it with pasta. (44:50)
- Ruminants are essential for soil sustainability and health, so why the attack on cows? (38:30)
- They chat a bit more about recent funding behind Harvard; it includes a donation of $350 million. (40:00)
- Even the Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper, called out the $350 million donation as disingenuous. (43:00)
- Nina ends on a positive note that there are plenty of people who conduct N=1 experiments who find their health improving when going low-carb and eating meat. (46:15)
- You can find Nina’s article at her Substack here: https://substack.com/@unsettledscience
- You can find her book Big Fat Surprise here.
- She can also be found on X/Twitter @bigfatsurprise.
- Vinnie shares an update to his website that you’ll want to check out: a VIP section! Go to https://vinnietortorich.com/VIP for more information.
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