Flashback Friday: The Effect of Animal Protein on Stress Hormones, Testosterone, and Pregnancy

What happened to women who were randomized to eat more meat and dairy during pregnancy? What effect does animal protein consumption have on cortisol and testosterone levels in men?

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There was a lot to unpack in that video, which seemed more like five videos in one. Rather than break it up, since so much of it was tied together, as you could see, I produced this one, heftier video. You may want to watch it a second time to absorb it all.

For more on how a woman’s diet during pregnancy can affect her children, see Maternal Diet May Affect Stress Responses in Children (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/mate...) and Animal Protein, Pregnancy, and Childhood Obesity (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/anim....

Protein is such a misunderstood nutrient. For more information, check out:
• Do Vegetarians Get Enough Protein? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-v...)
• Putrefying Protein and “Toxifying” Enzymes (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/putr...)
• The Protein-Combining Myth (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-...)
• The Great Protein Fiasco (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-...)
• Animal Protein Compared to Cigarette Smoking (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/anim...)
• Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Animal Protein? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/vege...)
• Are BCAA (Branched Chain Amino Acids) Healthy? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-...)

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