New viral “twin study”: scientists at Stanford now say that a vegan diet is better than an omnivore diet. Do you think that’s true? Let’s dig in. This 8-week clinical trial on twins compared a vegan diet with an omnivore diet… LDL cholesterol decreased in vegans… but LDL has now been shown not to be a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (necessary but not sufficient)… Triglyceride and HDL levels went in the wrong direction in the vegans, meaning triglycerides went up, and HDL went down, thus increasing their risk for heart disease… Waist circumference was tracked but not reported… hmm… I wonder why that is? Total calorie intake varied widely among participants, and in the omnivores, the meat intake was mostly just chicken. And here’s a kicker: only ONE participant chose to remain on the vegan diet after the study.  So… there you have it: a bit more to this “study” than ‘meats’ the eye (and btw I have nothing against a plant-based diet, but I do have something against biased or improperly reported studies).