Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2141 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Jayne Buxton to discuss her book The Great Plant-Based Con where they address veganism, dietary guidelines, bad information, the environment, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/the-great-plant-based-con-with-jayne-buxton-episode-2141 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods "THE GREAT PLANT-BASED CON" Vinnie welcomes Jayne and they discuss her approach to researching and writing her book. (3:59) The two exchange stories of various attacks on social media that they both receive. (15:15) Vinnie and Jayne also discuss how the vegan argument has changed over time from animal welfare into an environmental issue. (21:50) They chat about mixed messages and misinformation; as a result, Jayne says the misinformation leads to a "mirage of a solution." (37:20) Vinnie reviews some of the history that lead up to the current dietary guidelines and how politics was involved, as discussed in Fat: A Documentary. (44:45