165. Are plant-based diets appropriate for children and pregnancy? With Ex-Vegan Jon Venus

Paul Saladino MD podcast

Vlogging star Jon Venus was dubbed one of the 'world's hottest vegans' with his virtuous lifestyle earning him a staggering 83,000 Instagram fans and 225,000 YouTube subscribers who follow his every meal. He recently switched to a primarily animal based diet, causing an uproar in the vegan community.

Time Stamps:

00:07:54 Podcast begins

00:09:45 Who is Jon Venus?

00:15:18 Getting hate for switching diets

00:18:17 Steroids and hormones

00:21:15 Getting sunlight and Vitamin D at a high latitude

00:24:18 Transitioning from a vegan diet to eating meat

00:31:20 Observations and anecdotes about the vegan community at large

00:37:30 Nutritional deficiencies in vegetarian infants

00:41:00 Rationalization for supplementation on a vegan diet

00:46:30 Vegans secretly eating fish and meat

00:48:38 What did Jon Venus’ day of eating

00:50:30 Should children eat a vegan diet?

1:10:20 Thoughts on Choline

1:21:40 Healthy user bias

1:26:33 Where can people find Jon Venus?

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Connect with Jon:

Instagram: @jonvenus

Watch Jon Venus on YouTube