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One Twin Went Vegan, The Other Ate Meat. This Is What Happened.
https://www.iflscience.com ^ | December 17, 2021 | Tom Hale

Posted on 12/17/2021 12:34:52 PM PST by Red Badger

Identical twins Hugo and Ross Turner have submitted themselves to become a pair of human guinea pigs and investigate whether a vegan diet is healthier than eating meat and dairy.

The Turner brothers are typically seen adventuring around the world, but the pair have recently been using their credentials as genetically identical twins for the benefit of science. As part of a recent study at the Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London, the twins followed two distinctly different diets for 12 weeks: Hugo ate strictly vegan food, while Ross continued to eat meat and dairy products.

"We wanted to use the model of identical twins, who are genetic clones, to test the effect of diet and exercise and how these individuals respond to different types of food," explains Professor Tim Spector, an epidemiologist at King’s who led the research, speaking in a video for BBC Reel.

VIDEO at link.............

The results were subtle, but significant. Compared to meat-eater Ross, vegan Hugo experienced a massive drop in cholesterol and a sharp increase in resistance to type 2 diabetes. Hugo said that he struggled with the vegan diet for the first few weeks, experiencing huge cravings for meat and cheese, but he eventually got used to it and claimed to feel more energetic.

Notably, the vegan diet was associated with a steadier blood sugar level and energy level, while the carnivorous diet resulted in harsher peaks and dips of energy. Interestingly, however, the vegan diet resulted in a severe reduction in gut bacteria diversity, while it remained stable during the meat and dairy diet. In theory, this means that vegan Hugo could potentially have been more susceptible to illnesses compared to Ross.

Larger-scale research has revealed some surprising insights into gut bacteria and how individuals respond to food. A 2019 study by the same team at King’s College London found that peoples’ responses to the same foods are unique, even between identical twins. Despite eating the same meals, some people have sharp increases in blood sugar and insulin, which are linked to weight gain and diabetes, while others have fat levels that linger in the bloodstream, raising the risk of developing heart disease.

The reason for this, the study argues, is likely down to the gut microbiome – the trillions of bacteria that inhabit the intestinal tract. Although genetics does play an important role in how we process food, the gut microbiome also has a profound effect by influencing how the food is broken down. Since the composition of the microbial colony varies from person to person, so do our responses to the same food.

"We find that, on average, most identical twins only share between 25 and 30 percent of their microbes with each other," explained Professor Spector. "We think this is why many of their metabolisms are different and why they react to food differently."


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: b12anemia; demagogicparty; diet; fakenews; health; mediawingofthednc; panicporn; partisanmediashills; rtisanmediashill; tomhale; vegan; veganism
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1 posted on 12/17/2021 12:34:52 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Still not going vegetarian


2 posted on 12/17/2021 12:35:59 PM PST by struggle
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To: Red Badger

Brought to you by Beyond Meat.


3 posted on 12/17/2021 12:36:43 PM PST by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: Red Badger

try the vegan diet for seven years without artificial supplementation with manufactured B12 and see what happens ...


4 posted on 12/17/2021 12:37:23 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Red Badger

Meat, poultry, dairy, legumes, grains, vegetables, and fruit. Have some of each, at least. The rest is up to you.


5 posted on 12/17/2021 12:37:59 PM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: struggle

There are things worse than dying.


6 posted on 12/17/2021 12:39:31 PM PST by WinMod70
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To: Red Badger

This is worthless.


7 posted on 12/17/2021 12:42:06 PM PST by Codeflier (Please stop calling these violent totalitarian collectivist Democrats, liberals. )
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To: Red Badger
There is no such thing as a vegetarian human being - no matter what some want to believe.

Such a human would have been born with their eyes on the sides of their head and without canine teeth.

You don't need binocular vision and canine teeth to hunt down and kill a vegetable.

8 posted on 12/17/2021 12:45:01 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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The human brain did no grow larger and gain intelligence until it ate meat. anyone ever ask this question? What di man need in order to survive winters before we had 24-7 availability to fresh vegetables though the winter, that they did not have? Go ahead, try to survive through a winter as a hunter gatherer without eating meat. Good... when the SHTF they will drop like flies because they are idiots.


9 posted on 12/17/2021 12:46:53 PM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Red Badger

Lie without bacon? No thanks.


10 posted on 12/17/2021 12:47:38 PM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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Compared to meat-eater Ross, vegan Hugo experienced a massive drop in cholesterol and a sharp increase in resistance to type 2 diabetes.

Alternatively, meat-eater Ross was able to easily kick Hugo's ass.
11 posted on 12/17/2021 12:47:46 PM PST by mmichaels1970
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12 posted on 12/17/2021 12:48:49 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Yep, that is the real biology of it. We are designed to be PREDATORS not prey...


13 posted on 12/17/2021 12:48:50 PM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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14 posted on 12/17/2021 12:49:17 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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15 posted on 12/17/2021 12:49:40 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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“ vegan Hugo could potentially have been more susceptible to illnesses compared to Ross”

Just in time for Covid 🤪


16 posted on 12/17/2021 12:50:12 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: Red Badger

Went Vegan years ago, best move I ever made.


17 posted on 12/17/2021 12:50:19 PM PST by seabeeson
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To: Red Badger

Dang. I didn’t know zucchini could fly.......LOL


18 posted on 12/17/2021 12:53:19 PM PST by Viking2002 (Whatever.)
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To: seabeeson

Your right and your choice. I respect that. I only ask that you return the favor.


19 posted on 12/17/2021 12:55:18 PM PST by Jacob Kell (So a pedophile, and wife beater, and a burglar all walk into a bar. And Kyle says: "Shots on me!")
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Nice (Post 12)

If I had better posting skills I'd post the 'Far Side' cartoon of the "Early Vegetarians Returning from the Kill" that depicted primates with shovels carrying a giant carrot through the jungle.

20 posted on 12/17/2021 12:55:28 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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