A Plant-based Diet Changed My Life | Pat McAuley | TEDxBabsonCollege

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Pat McAuley describes the impact that food has on his life and why he is an advocate of the health and environmental benefits of plant-based living. Pat McAuley is a Boston-based serial entrepreneur, author, speaker, and startup consultant for ethical/plant-based companies. He has started and successfully run companies in the tech space and food and beverage industries and has extensive experience building brands from scratch. After a plant-based diet changed his life, Pat shifted his focus to building and supporting businesses in the plant-based space. He is now an outspoken advocate of the health and environmental benefits of plant-based living. Pat is the host of the popular Eat Green Make Green Podcast and is currently working on opening one of the nation’s first fully plant-based beer halls, Rewild. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Over three decades of research has looked into our food and its relationship with heart disease. Here are the top four things that we have learned (timestamps):

0:32 Omega 3 Fatty Acids and the heart

Omega 3s have been found to have benefits for heart health although there is some debate exactly how much benefit there is. Early studies indicated large benefits, but more recent studies have suggested much smaller benefits.

Fish derived Omega 3s such as EPA and DHA have been most extensively tested in clinical trials. Plants do have Omega 3 in the form of ALA, however this form has not been studied as extensively as fish derived Omega 3s.

2:30 Reduce Trans Fats

Research has shown that different fats have different effects on our body.

The aim of a heart friendly diet isn’t to remove all fat from the diet. A more balanced strategy towards dietary fats is to limit saturated fat and trans fats, while increasing Omega 3s and unsaturated fats from nuts, legumes and plants.

Trans fats have been shown to be associated with significantly higher rates of heart disease. As a response, there has been a global effort to reduce the amount of Trans fats in commercially manufactured food.

4:08 Increase Fiber

A higher level of dietary fiber has been linked with lower rates of heart disease. A simple trick is to incorporate more whole grains in your diet.

4:37 Increase Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are naturally low in fat, contain dietary fiber and have many important nutrients.

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FURTHER READING

Sources of Omega 3: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/images/uploads/main/Programs/Sources_of_omega_3.pdf
Health Fat Choices: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/healthy-eating/food-and-nutrition/fats-and-cholesterol/monounsaturated-and-polyunsaturated-omega-3-and-omega-6-fats
Saturated and Trans Fats: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/healthy-eating/food-and-nutrition/fats-and-cholesterol/saturated-and-trans-fat
Sources of Dietary Fibre: http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/national/resource/fibre

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