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Whole Foods Plant Based Health

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions:

  • Are Australian food crops genetically modified? (June 2024)
  • What are “good fats”? (December 2023)
  • Does a WFPB diet fit the Australian dietary guidelines? (January 2023)
  • Should we be concerned about salt?
  • What about alcohol?
  • Can nutrition and lifestyle improve your resistance to COVID-19?
  • Hair loss after starting a plant-based diet: Why?
  • Eggs and health – what does the research show? 
  • Are hemp seeds a good source of omega-3’s?
  • Why do we recommend a low-fat diet?
  • Do you recommend smoothies and juicing?
  • What’s wrong with saturated fat?
  • Are soy products healthy?
  • How Not to Lose Weight
  • (more content coming soon)

FAQs from other plant-based experts:

  • How Can I Lower My Triglycerides? – Thomas Campbell, MD
  • Gluten Fears & Facts: Is Wheat Truly Terrible? – Thomas Campbell, MD

FAQ collections on other plant-based websites:

  • Forks Over Knives: Nutrition Questions – by Matthew Lederman, MD and Alona Pulde, MD
  • Nutrition & Health FAQ: Answers To The Most Asked Questions – Jeff Novick
  • Jeff Novick’s Article Archive – includes many FAQs
  • Q&A with Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD
  • McDougall Discussion Board – ask a question or search the online discussion board

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Plant Based Doctor

Dr Malcolm Mackay (GP)
(Co-author of this website)
Consults in Melbourne & via telehealth (within Australia)
TelehealthNutrition and Lifestyle Medicine

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Webinars

IntroductoryWebinar Series
Introduction to whole food plant-based nutrition
Next 4-part series tbc

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Yarra Valley, Vic.

Special Topics

  • COVID-19
  • Children
  • Eating Out
  • Environmental Impact
  • FAQs
  • Plant Based Athletes
  • Protein needs
  • Social Disapproval
  • Vitamins and Minerals
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