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Stanford Nutrition Scientist since 1993. Human nutrition. Food systems. Stealth nutrition. Father of 4 boys. Husband of @DrMichelsonPhD

Palo Alto, CA

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Christopher Gardner

5 years

After 17 yrs teaching Human Nutrition I collaborated with @Stanford & @GetSmarter to create on-line Nutrition Science course 8 wk course, 8-10 hrs/wk Guidelines/Evidence/Carbs/Fats/Proteins/Calories/Vit’s/Min’s/Controversies/+ Plz share w/ wild abandon

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Christopher Gardner

9 months

Vegan vs Omnivore diet - in IDENTICAL TWINS Our study is out today! Huge shout out to entire study team! Especially co-first authors @TheGuyititian & @catepward OMG...twins are so much fun to work with! Stay tuned for Netflix docuseries! Jan2024

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Cardiometabolic Effects of Omnivorous vs Vegan Diets

This randomized clinical trial of identical twin pairs compares the cardiometabolic effects of a healthy vegan diet with a healthy omnivorous diet.

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Omnivore vs Vegan Diet Study Among Identical Twins Study was fun to design & run - thrilled it was published in @JAMANetworkOpen 👇 Certainly a new & unique experience to have the conduct & findings featured on Netflix! #3 since released on 1/1/24 🎥🤣

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Omnivore vs Vegan Diet Study - Identical Twins Cardiometabolic outcomes, 8 wks, 22 pairs of twins The countdown is moving...3, 2, 1 days until release 🎉🥳 Study published in @JAMANetworkOpen Trailer to @netflix documentary 👇

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8 months

Vegan vs Omnivore Diet Study in Identical Twins Manuscript ➡️Netflix docuseries 🤯 You may have seen the publication in @JAMANetworkopen Starting January 1st you can see the @Netflix version! Appearing... @timspector @marionnestle @NimaiDelgado

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2 years

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) Thrilled and honored to be selected for the 2025 DGAC. Looks like an incredible set of colleagues to work with for the next 2 years in preparing for updating the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

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4 years

1/9 Just completed trial Keto vs Mediterranean Just submitted Design & Adherence paper PRIOR to main results paper While waiting for reviews & decision… ~10 weekly mini-threads - #KetoMedStudy ⬆️design understanding & ⬆️twitter civility?🙏 Week #1 Main study question

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Christopher Gardner

1 year

Proud Father My oldest son, Colin, @CGardner_2 , graduated from the NYU program in Food Studies today. Ceremony was held in Radio City Music Hall. 🤩 So proud!! Newly minted Food Waste Warrior! Now with a master’s degree!

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2 years

Keto-Med Study – Main results Thrilled our paper was accepted by @AJCNutrition . Online version released today. Open Access – free for all Brief overview here 🧵 (Separate tweets will be sent out to address likely questions/comments, see end of 🧵)

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9 months

Vegan vs Omnivore - Twins study So excited our study of identical twins comparing vegan and omnivore diets is making a splash! Check out this super fun video by Lisa Kim of @StanfordMed to see which diet – and twin – fared better. #Nutrition #Research

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Twin Study: Omnivore vs. Vegan Diet | 90 Seconds w/ Lisa Kim

The omnivore diet versus the vegan diet: Which one is better for your cardiovascular health? Stanford researchers found the answer by changing the eating hab...

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Vegan vs Omnivore diet among Identical Twins Study published last month in @JAMANetworkOpen January 1st 2024 the study will be featured in @Netflix docuseries Trailer today 4 episode docu-series tomorrow 🎥 Happy New Year🎉

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Cardiometabolic Effects of Omnivorous vs Vegan Diets

This randomized clinical trial of identical twin pairs compares the cardiometabolic effects of a healthy vegan diet with a healthy omnivorous diet.

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Christopher Gardner

4 years

Plant-based vs Animal meat We published on-line today N=36, gen’ly hlthy adults 8 wks/phase – Xover ~2.5 servings/d – Plant & Animal meat products provided Better w/ Plant: TMAO, LDL-C, weight Better w/ Animal: nada No diff: IGF-1, HDLC, TG, gluc, ins

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Christopher Gardner

9 months

Ultraprocessed foods Interesting new publication from #EPIC group from @TheLancet Overall UPF again associated w/ adverse events Animal-based products & ASB+SSB most strongly Breads & cereals & plant-based alternatives trending toward protection

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Christopher Gardner

5 years

Series of 6 papers published today in Ann Int Med from “NutriRECS” group. They recommend people continue to consume unprocessed & processed red meat at current rates I disagree, in USA My perspective - in 17 tweets #ReduceRedMeat in USA

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2 years

Nutrition Myths Great work @SophieEganM putting this together! My contribution was STOP OBSESSING ABOUT PROTEIN. All plant foods have all 20 amino acids Honored to join luminaries like #SarahBleich , @Dmozaffarian , @KatMerrigan , #FrankHu & @marionnestle

10 Nutrition Myths Experts Wish Would Die (Published 2023)

We surveyed some of the country’s leading authorities to reveal the truth about fat, dairy, soy and more.

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8 months

Nutrition Research - Access your Inner Geek Tweetorial This is a great catch & observation by @stathitriadis who went into Supplemental materials to look at diet data. Points out calorie intake for vegans was lower than omnivores & asked why not matched? Nuanced 🧵 Read on...

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@GardnerPhD @TheGuyititian @catepward Why weren't calories matched? Vegan arm had ~200 less calories per day.

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Christopher Gardner

2 years

Amino acids Data from USDA on amino acids, across many food groups. All plant foods contain all 20 amino acids, including all 9 essential amino acids. The proportions are much more similar than most people had assumed. Science. Data. See our paper:

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2 years

I’m actually dead. It’s my little secret.

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Christopher Gardner

9 months

Twin research indicates a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health Thanx @emilymoskal_ @StanfordMed A Stanford Medicine-led trial of identical twins comparing vegan and omnivore diets found that a vegan diet improves overall cardiovascular health.

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1 year

Shift to more plant-based diet JAMA Network Viewpoint "Ultimately, the greatest benefit lies in incremental changes toward increasing unprocessed plant-based food consumption..." "Physicians can play an important role as advocates for such change."

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Personal and Planetary Health—The Connection With Dietary Choices

This Viewpoint offers strategies to help shift to plant-based diets to reduce climate change and promote individual health by encouraging patients, incorporating the environmental impact of food...

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Christopher Gardner

1 year

RichRoll podcast: We covered What we know & don’t know about diet, weight loss, obesity, diabetes, heart & metabolic health; Diet wars: plant-based vs carnivore vs Mediterranean & low-fat vs low carb Protein requirements & common misconceptions & more

Food Is Medicine: Christopher Gardner, PHD On Using Diet To Prevent Disease

Stanford professor & researcher Christopher Gardner, PhD shares the importance of personalized nutrition, evidence-based research, and using food as medicine.

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Christopher Gardner

2 years

Study completed, almost ready to submit: 12 runners, 12 resistance trainers. Ave ~5 yrs continuous recreational workouts 12 women, 12 men 3 diets, 4 wks each, X-over 2 servings/day of: -meat -plant-based meat -vegan (legumes/nuts/grains) Performance outcomes Coming soon!

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Nanci Guest PhD, RD, CSCS

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2 years

Are #plantbased diets superior when it comes to performance? Perhaps we are asking the wrong question - are they equivalent? Do they need to be better? If you can maintain optimal performance while reducing animal suffering, pollution & carbon emissions why wouldn't you?

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Christopher Gardner

3 years

1/10 Yaass!! Manuscript comes out in <2 weeks in CELL Title: Gut-Microbiota-Targeted Diets Modulate Human Immune Status We call it: Fe-Fi-Fo FErmented & FIber-rich FOods study Collaborative effort btwn @LabSonnenburg & @GardnerPhD nutrition group Here are a few design teasers…

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5 years

Not published yet? Design is low-fat vegan vs. nothing? So...something is better than nothing? Choice of comparator group is important This isn't a drug/pill study, it is a food study Comparator should be more useful than "nothing" vs. hi-fat vegan? Pescetarian? Mediterranean?

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Neal Barnard, MD

5 years

Our latest clinical trial found that people on a plant-based diet boosted their beneficial gut bacteria, improved insulin sensitivity, and lost weight!

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5 months

Plant protein Thanks @AubreyNPR for including me in this story. All needed protein and nutrients needed can come from a plant-based diet w/ a little planning. Lentils, chickpeas, other beans, whole-grains & nuts & seed can provide plenty of protein

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This diet swap can cut your carbon footprint and boost longevity

A new study finds swapping half of your typical red meat intake for plant protein, reduces your diet-related carbon footprint by 25% and may also your boost lifespan.

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Christopher Gardner

4 years

Very excited that our study came out today in @AJCNutrition Study With Appetizing Plantfood - Meat Eating Alternative Trial SWAP-MEAT

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Plant-based meat lowers some cardiovascular risk factors compared with red meat, study finds

A diet that includes an average of two servings of plant-based meat alternatives lowers some cardiovascular risk factors compared with a diet that instead includes the same amount of animal meat,...

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Christopher Gardner

1 year

Meeting a legend, in person #ASN2023 After many e-mails and a dual/dueling(?)/mostly-agreeing debate(?) on Simon Hill’s @theproof podcast, I finally got to meet the man, the legend, @mackinprof in person. #BucketList

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1 year

19th anniversary with my AMAZING wife, @DrMichelsonPhD Hmmmm….got a year to think of something for #20 . 🤔

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4 years

This should be fun. I get to rant about carb myths 😱 Disclosure: I eat foods that have carbs (sometimes LOTS of 'em). 🍆🥦🥕🥬🍅🫐🍓🥜

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Are carbs ok? Find out the latest science from @GardnerPhD from @StanfordMed 🧪 Register ➡️

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Celebrating Book Contract Friday nite my wife & I celebrated getting a book contract for "Chews Wisely" (or whatever publishers decide for title) Unapologetically delicious 5-course prix fixe whole food plant based dining extravaganza experience @ Little Saint, Healdsburg. Yum!

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7 months

📚 Our study published in @JAMANetworkOpen comparing omnivore vs vegan diets in identical twins hit top 1% of research published (in similar time frame) in @altmetric – the ultimate visibility score! 🚀 So proud of the impact our research is having on people & the planet. 🌍 🌱

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1 year

The Proof - In person! I’ve had the pleasure of joining study-design-obsessed Simon Hill on his podcast several times now - @theproof . This time we met in person. Not photoshopped.😱 I joined him at his LA studio. We covered everything about nutrition! Can’t wait for episode!

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Christopher Gardner

5 years

Just watched @DrDavidKatz vs @bigfatsurprise . 1st time for me listening to Nina T. Torn. Reminiscent of tobacco execs 50 yrs ago – is she knowingly presenting false facts? Seems she sincerely believes she is correct. Disturbing. So many inaccuracies. How? Why? 👏 @DrDavidKatz

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Christopher Gardner

3 months

Loved having the opportunity to respond to some of the comments and apparent confusion about the Twins vegan vs omnivore study vs. the Netflix docuseries. Simon, as always, you’re a master at getting to the proof of the truth! Thanx for elevating science communication. 👍👨‍🔬👩‍🔬🍓

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Simon Hill MSc, BSc (Hons)

3 months

Out tomorrow. My episode with @GardnerPhD @Stanford @StanfordMed

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Christopher Gardner

2 years

Vegans eat the least protein. That doesn't mean they don't eat enough protein. The RDA does not reflect individual requirement. Here is a brief RDA tweetorial. >50 years ago, individual protein requirements were assessed in rigorous studies. Requirements ranged...

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@GardnerPhD @theproof My interest is in vegan / animal-free diets. From what I can tell, vegans consume the least amount of protein and are at greater risk of consuming less than the RDA. Is this not a good reason to encourage more protein awareness among vegans?

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11 months

Protein Rant And yet another opportunity to share my protein rant.🤯 All plant foods have all 20 amino acids. Relatively easy to get all the protein you need from plants. Scrabble analogy! This time with Chuck Carroll on the Exam Room Podcast - 20 min

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Christopher Gardner

5 years

Pleased to team up w/ @timspector for BMJopinion Summarising the evidence of all the studies is not easy, but in our view we should all be eating less meat & more high fibre, nutrient-dense foods that include many vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts & seeds

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Bacon rashers, statistics, and controversy - The BMJ

Tim Spector and Christopher Gardner discuss the recent recommendations that there is no need to cut red meat “No Ifs or Butties—Bacon is safe to eat after all,” said the [...]More...

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Christopher Gardner

4 months

Addressing critics - Wow! The @netflix hit, “You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment,” features our research & caused the internet to go wild. @PlantChompers dives into our findings, shutting down critics in a fabulously entertaining and informative way.

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Unraveling the Controversy: Stanford Twin Study Explained

Reviewer: "This video adds SO MUCH valuable context & clarifications, it should be Episode 5 in the Netflix docuseries."PAPERS:Cardiometabolic Effects of Omn...

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4 years

Congrats @KCKlatt 🏆 ASN Awards Dennis Bier, MD Young Career Editor for The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD, Baylor College of Medicine

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8 months

Diet QUALITY matters Paper out today in @AJCNutrition Excellent secondary analysis of #DIETFITS by @ChefInMedicine @TheGuyititian & others "Results of this analysis support the combination of dietary adherence and HIGH-QUALITY diets for weight loss"

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Christopher Gardner

3 years

I truly think @DavidLudwigMD et al design & conduct elegant studies. @ACJNutrition perspective on carb-insulin model is provocative. Our #DIETFITS results don’t support CIM. Yet, broad agreement – ⬇️⬇️⬇️ added sugars & refined grains (>40% of US kcal)

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Low-Fat vs Low-Carbohydrate Diet on Weight Loss in Overweight Adults

This randomized clinical trial compares the effects of a healthy low-fat vs a healthy low-carbohydrate diet on 12-month weight change among adults aged 18 to 50 years with a body mass index of 28 to...

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American Society for Nutrition

3 years

Perspective published in @AJCNutrition argues the root causes of the #obesity epidemic are more related to what we eat rather than how much we eat. Read the summary and access the #openaccess article: @davidludwigmd

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1 year

Misleading article title Call it what it is "Dairy foods, such as milk, cheese, and yogurt, are underconsumed nutrient-dense foods that often fall in the cross-hairs of reductionist nutrition strategies..." Author disclosures All authors employed by the National Dairy Council

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Christopher Gardner

1 year

Popular Diet Patterns Scientific Statement @American_Heart 👍 DASH, Med, Veg 👎 Paleo & Keto for aligning w/ AHA Guidelines Honored to chair 🤩 writing group incl @maya_vadiveloo @kspetersen9 @chanders4 @dramitkhera @cindyluzy @joshuajosephmd

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Christopher Gardner

2 years

Nutrition Study Recruitment Need IDENTICAL TWINS in California Bay Area (San Fran/San Jose) Randomized trial - Vegan vs Omnivorous diet 4 wks food delivery 4 wks you are on your own for food. You get microbiome & blood results. 2-3 wks left to join 👇

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Christopher Gardner

9 months

If you want to cover this I’m sure it will all be clarified! 🤣 Please help the people on both polar ends of this understand that the answer is somewhere in the middle, and there is no one diet for everyone. Just one study, answering a narrow question asked in a specific way.

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vegan vs omnivore study in TWINS!! I´m sure this won't cause ANY bickering AT ALL on social media 🤣🤣 calling it right now: veganJoe146- "this proves everyone should be vegan" meatySam38- "this study is useless garbage"

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1 year

Rich Roll podcast - We also covered: Personalized nutrition & finding a sustainable diet for long-term success What makes a rigorous scientific study? What defines a healthy microbiome?

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Christopher Gardner

5 years

Study out today: "higher plant protein intake ASSOCIATED w/ lower mortality" B4 rushing out to buy plant protein (what aisle?), consider: Those eating more plant protein also ate: More-Veg, soy, fruit Less-Red & processed meat And so on Again Eat food

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1 year

Calories in/Calories out Great piece on this today from @TamarHaspel The real disagreement isn’t over whether this is true; it’s whether the effect is large enough to make a difference in weight loss.

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Perspective | Yes, calories in/calories out really is the key to weight loss

When it comes to weight loss, all calories are indeed equal, but the foods that they come in are decidedly not. How much does it matter?

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Christopher Gardner

4 years

I was pleased to have the opportunity to provide a “short course” on nutrition science to the SCCR group. In this case, “short course” meant “2-hour video with 275 slides. 😱 Not just any 275 slides...my finest 275! 🏆🥇 Didn’t realize they’d put it on YouTube! Cool 👍😎

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4 years

We recently invited @GardnerPhd to provide viewers with a foundational overview of the types of #studydesign that are used in #nutritionscience - ecological studies, case-control, cohort & randomized #clinicaltrials .

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5 years

Disagreements aside... Best veg*n better than worst omnivore Best omnivore better than worst veg*n Best veg*n & best omnivore have similarities ⬆️whole foods & veggies ⬇️added sugar & refined grain Would prefer to focus on agreements Much to be done there Safety glasses off

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3 years

Many excellent points made here by @deirdre_tobias et al. "...the infeasibility of conducting large long-term randomized trials for most dietary and lifestyle factors renders the current GRADE criteria inadequate for these exposures."

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Christopher Gardner

4 years

Thank you America 🇺🇸 Joe and Kamala!!

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6 months

~30 years later Dr @KurtRibisl & I started a postdoc fellowship together @ Stanford in 1993. Now he's Professor/Chair of Health Behavior @UNCpublichealth & returned 2/8 to give Grand Rounds As postdocs, we played ultimate frisbee weekly🥏Before his talk we hurled a bit of disc

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4 months

I always enjoy my conversations with Simon Hill of the @theproof . Can’t wait for this episode to drop in a few weeks!

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Simon Hill MSc, BSc (Hons)

4 months

Today I sat down with @GardnerPhD to discuss the Omnivore/Vegan twin experiment. We had a blast (as usual) 🔥🔥🧨🧨 We discussed the ins and outs of the trial and critiques from @BioLayne @PeterAttiaMD @bigfatsurprise Tro and Mark Hyman. Few new things I learned 💡: 1 -

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1 year

Harvesting home grown potatoes! Extraordinary spouse, @DrMichelsonPhD (not a Gardner, get it?) grew them in the backyard! Despite warnings from Dr. Willett, we'll be thoroughly enjoying these tonight.🤣 Potatoes? With what, instead of what?🤔 Topping possibilities endless!😋

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Christopher Gardner

3 years

Ultra-processed foods review Congrats to the dynamic duo of postdocs - Dr. Anthony Crimarco & @TheGuyititian (Dr. Matt Landry)! Here's an insightful (invited) review just published in Current Obesity Reports Open Access Share with wild abandon

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8 months

Diet QUALITY matters In #DIETFITS weight loss for Low-Fat vs Low-Carb was not different Both designed to be "healthy" Lentils vs lollipops are both Low-fat Fatty fish/avocados/nuts vs Keto cookies are all Low-Carb Don't forget healthy/quality part

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10 months

Unapologetic Deliciousness The trifecta of opportunity is available @nytimes @nytimeswell .... Great taste, human health, planetary health. The path....more plant-based recipes, from culinarians and cultures all around the world.

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8 months

Happy New Year!

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Christopher Gardner

3 years

Thx for calling out these numbers @reshmashahmd "Ninety-seven percent of Americans meet their daily protein requirements, but only 4% of Americans meet their daily fiber requirements. I’ve never treated a patient for protein deficiency."

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Christopher Gardner

2 years

All plant foods contain all 20 amino acids AND all 9 essential amino acids.

@respectfullivin

Respectful Living Ⓥ

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2 years

@GardnerPhD @ScepticalDoctor @theproof People have no clue how 'protein' works. Brown Rice has an Amino Acid profile that is mostly indistinguishable from Chicken. Proteins are just polymer chains made of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. ALL food contains AA.

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Christopher Gardner

2 years

Honored & Thrilled - New Role w/ AHA This month I start my 2 year stint as chair of Nutrition Committee @American_Heart (Lifestyle Council) Thanx @anne_thorndike for past 2 years of great leadership Welcome @maya_vadiveloo to vice chair role! & committee members... Go team!

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Christopher Gardner

4 years

Yes, time to be actively anti-racist. But a moment's pause... Our son Jackson passed his qualifying exam for a PhD in Biomedical sciences at UCSF. Congrats son!

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Christopher Gardner

5 years

Today's @NYTHealth Jane Brody recommends a diet that derives most of its protein from plants. OMG...how will people get enuf protein? 😱 #MythBuster . All plant foods have all 20 amino acids. We present data here. Free to download. You're welcome.

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Christopher Gardner

1 year

Ultra Processed Foods - #asn2023 Excellent talks by Drs. Jones, Mattes & O'Connor! Overall message was: UPF too confusing, too soon, more data needed I'm wondering "instead of what?" 5-a-day? ⬇️ sugar/salt/fat? ⬆️ nutrient dense? I'm interested in trying something different

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Christopher Gardner

3 years

Food & Inequality in America Just published: How the Other Half Eats Doctorate in Sociology & Postdoc in CVD Prevention (both @Stanford ) Dr. Priya-Fielding Singh (now Assis Prof at Univ. Utah - Dept Family & Consumer Studies) has published her groundbreaking dissertation work.

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#MCURC2023 Getting started with unapologetically delicious breakfast at day 2 of the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative’s 10th annual meeting @Stanford

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RCT’s vs. Obs Epi - Nutrition Here is an editorial I wrote about an Obs Epi analysis on diet & preventing weight gain. Yep, association not causation. But… Challenge: Design an RCT that addresses preventing 20-30 yr weight gain w/ diet. Betcha can’t

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Really looking forward to our @nutritionorg panel session tomorrow at Nutrition Live Online 2021 on the topic of Precision Nutrition with an all-star line-up: @KCKlatt @KevinH_PhD @deirdre_tobias Spoiler alert: Hype AND Hope

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More plants, less meat (in US, where fiber intake is so low, and meat intake is so high) Thanx @CarrieDennett Appreciate the practical approach to this, and agree. Should you change your eating habits based on a Netflix ‘documentary’? via @seattletimes

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Should you change your eating habits based on a Netflix ‘documentary’?

Our columnist shares how to be more responsive, rather than reactive, when deciding whether to change your eating habits after seeing "You Are What You Eat."

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Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 2nd in person meeting of DGAC this week. Committee members are a pleasure to work with - thoughtful, critical, informed group. HHS/USDA staff supporting the effort are an incredible resource! Wow! 2-year process is off to a great start!

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Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism #ASN2023 #Boston Excited to be tonight's speaker at the Energy & Macronutrient Metabolism Research Interest Section event. 7:30-8:30 pm Location: Constitution A Low-Fat, Low-Carb, Mediterranean, Ketogenic and more

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Plant-based Proteins for Sustainable Diets #ASN2023 Thrilled to be on the panel will be presenting today on Plant protein and sustainability. Joined by the eminent Drs. Privat, Boom and Bloem

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Awesome Father’s Day!! Had a great Dad’s day with 2 of our 4 boys. Tough to get all 4 in one place at the same time these days. Happy to get calls from the others. Still lovin’ fatherhood. ❤️

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5 years

Public: I'm so confused, low-fat? high fat? Low-Fat zealot: Lentils, not butter Low-Carb zealot: Avocados, not lollipops Howabout: Lentils AND Avos. Some butter & occasional lollipop OK. Amounts & context matters. Thanx @AubreyNPRFood for

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2 years

SWAP-MEAT Athlete study published! Congrats Aubrey Roberts, lead author 🤩 3 arms: 2X/day - meat/alt-meat/vegan 3-way X-over, 4wks/arm 2 groups: runners, resistance trainers No significant diffs in: Running for runners Lifting for resistance trainers

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Nutrition misinformation This is fascinating and engaging. Thank you @PlantChompers

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Took a close look at how nutrition misinformation spreads, using an example of what seemed like a very informed lecture from a very popular scientist. Checking references can be shocking. 😵‍💫

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5 years

Apologies for not responding sooner with specifics to @bigfatsurprise @ProfTimNoakes with specifics. Here are some......

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5 years

Proud to have been on 14-member panel that updated nutrition guidelines for @AmDiabetesAssn released today - Collectively reviewed 600+ studies published 2014-2018. Includes an overview of food patterns. No one diet prescribed - room for flexibility

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2 years

Meat 🧵 These 2 adjacent stories on NYT front page today Intentional? Bolsonaro ousted (under his watch policies promoted Brazilian rain forest destruction for increasing cattle production) Detailed full page story on 💰 ties of Dr Frank Mitloehner @GHGGuru to US meat industry

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10 months

Protein Much to unpack here Why not do this trial in HUMANS, not mice🤔 "To examine possibility that exercise can protect against detrimental effects of high-protein diet, researchers used progressive resistance-based strength training program in mice"

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Scientists Shed New Light on the Protein Diet Paradox

Researchers shed light on the paradox: while high-protein diets enhance athletic performance, they can contribute to health issues and shortened lifespan in non-athletes. Strength training with...

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There's a new Dr. Gardner in the family! Sooooo proud! Dr Jackson Gardner gave his exit seminar for doctoral degree yesterday at UCSF (Cancer Biology). Rocked it! Great turnout of mentors, colleagues, friends & family Now go get a job! 🤣 (He has one - Bain Consulting)

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7 months

Wellness Wednesday Podcast Join me for my #WellnessWednesday talk with the amaZING Sally Duplantier on Jan 10th. Learn whether organic foods are worth the cost, if eggs increase blood serum cholesterol, and if GMOs are the Frankenfoods we think they are!

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9 months

Diet Quality Matters Congrats to @ChefInMedicine for insightful secondary analysis of #DIETFITS "Results of this analysis support the combination of dietary adherence & HIGH-QUALITY diets for weight loss" There is more to Low-Carb & Low-Fat than "low"!

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3 years

2nd phase of this low-carb vs low-fat study is clever! Keep in mind, not eligible for phase 2 until >=10% weight loss. What diet reliably produced weight loss in n=164? Run-In diet 45% carb, 35% fat, 25% protein: HYPOCALORIC So...calories count?! 😱

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4 years

My better half, @ProfMichelson , Poli Sci phenom, was just appointed Dean of Arts and Sciences @menlocollege . There she goes again, smashing the patriarchy. #SoProud

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3 years

Rather than debating EBM vs CIM, priority is replacing >40% of US kcal from low-quality carbs w/ High quality carbs (beans/fruits/whole grains)–YES High quality unsaturated fats (nuts/seeds/avo’s/fatty fish)–YES Combo’s of both–YES More protein?–No need, all above have protein

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8 months

We’ll done again @PlantChompers

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Damn this is solid - a must watch! @PlantChompers Peter Attia's Longevity Book Outlive: The BEST or WORST longevity book? via @YouTube

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Greatly appreciate this! This means a great deal to me @DoctorTro as I try to avoid unnecessary disagreement when there is room for greater consensus & more civility Plenty of room for healthy disagreement and discussion Respectfully, Onward! Christopher

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In this tweet thread, Gardner explains why the discrepancies in sugar, processed carbs, refined grains and calories were noted in the Vegan Twin Study I appreciate his explanation and I apologize for my quick judgement on it. On this specific matter I was wrong.

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Outed (by myself) for my junk food teenage past Transition started with getting dumped by a vegetarian girlfriend. 💔 Journey to more aspirational and unapologetically delicious food choices chronicled by @American_Heart

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3 years

INTERESTING finding in our CELL paper Microbial diversity ⬆️ in Fermented food group, ➡️ consistent ⬇️ in >dozen inflammatory markers Similar for those in Fiber group w/ ⬆️ baseline diversity. But for those w/ ⬇️ baseline diversity ➡️ adverse(?) reaction

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NEJM - Time Restricted Eating Brief critique 🧵 Solid design, conduct & reporting for question asked. Wuzzit the right question? They ask "After imposing & achieving 25% calorie restriction, is it additionally useful to ADD TRE?" It was not. More...

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1 year

Great session at #ADA2023 What fun and what a great honor joining Nutrition Science superstars @KevinH_PhD and Barbara Rolls for our Saturday morning symposium:“Beyond Calories In, Calories Out” Great insights! Great science!

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Excellent systematic summary of effects of dietary protein on 1) lean mass, 2) physical function, 3) glucose homeostasis, 4) risk of T2DM STOP OBSESSING ABOUT PROTEIN People who just eat food (not obsessing) already meet or exceed optimal range

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Honored to be selected for the Lyman award. LOVE interacting with @Stanford alums! Engaged and critical audiences every time.

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4 years

3 recent obs epi studies conclude benefits assoc. w/ high plant protein. All plant foods have all 20 amino acids Translation - benefits assoc. w/ high plant FOODS Stop obsessing about protein 😱

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3 years

Whole Food Plant Based Thanksgiving So great to celebrate TG with family and friends. Thanx @nytfood for the Sidesgiving set of menus. Collectively we made 9 of the dishes (2 remotely, @CGardner2 in NY). Unapologetically delicious!

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4 years

#JUNETEENTH2020 & #BLM march this evening in Palo Alto. Protest date.

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Finally! SWAP-MEAT study we conducted w/ food industry $$ (Beyond Meat) had significant findings! But...our track record of studies w/ industry $$ has primarily been NULL findings (6 published studies) #NullFindingsImportant #NotAfraid2PublishNull 1/8

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@ScepticalDoctor Context please. The question would be more answerable if it included a comparator. Instead of what? Instead of same burger with a traditional fast food patty? Instead of a bucket of KFC? Instead of a black bean quinoa burger? Instead of veggie burrito? Instead of a beef burrito?

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Trivial but… Can we get some love for the study name/acronym? Study With Appetizing Plantfood – Meat Eating Alternative Trial SWAP-MEAT Published on-line today @AJCNutrition

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