Vegan Diet Risks Brain Health? Choline Paper Debunked

UK nutritionist Emma Derbyshire wrote a paper in the BMJ attacking plant-based diets on the grounds of choline which spurred a media frenzy. This video responds with research and highlights the astounding updates to the paper's conflicts of interest.
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[cynicalidealist]

They're trying to make choline the new B12, except this time it's a complete fail because plants already contain choline.

[salujathustra]

I'm from India, and my family is vegetarian since I can't even recall, and my grandfather, who is 73 and still kicking, didn't know where he was getting his choline from, what role fiber play or what is even a protein let alone its enormous importance, but upon my asking 'Why can't I eat chicken?', he said, 'Because they have life too, they don't just voluntarily throw themselves on the butcher's knife. They have passion for life as you I and have.' and his rural simplicity and intellectual poverty has a profundity that science could never probe into or send a mission to, because it was rooted in love, not stemming out from his egoistical desires to defend his diet or satiate his taste buds. To sum this all up pithily, icicles don't stab Ocean. If anything, they contribute to its momentum without disturbing its depth.

[Ryansarcade]

I was suspicious of this because she is worried about adequate choline intake in countries that consume more meat than most others the world over and more than in previous generations.

[sueg]

BMJ should be ashamed of its self. Very grateful for your video. Thanks.

[josefinarivia]

I got the BBC one recommended to me through Google and me and my brother had a good laugh about it. I'm studying nutrition and it's getting silly how they're trying really hard to make veganism seem dangerous.

[MictheVegan]

Hey guys! Sorry for the slight delay but visiting in the UK I realized how much of an issue this is so I wanted to make sure I had some good research for you. Too bad they are all sleeping right now. Can you believe that progression of conflicts of interest? What was going on behind the scenes at the BMJ?

[LevelUpWellness]

protein, calcium, iron, B12, zinc, cholesterol, fats, and now choline?!?! Whatever shall I do? My plant based diet that reversed my autoimmune disease is becoming more deficient by the day! 😂 In all seriousness, great vid Mic! 🙏🏼👍🏼

[ryantfinchum]

The latest argument against plant-based eating: choline tho

[tmusson]

The BBC radio stations was spouting this non sense on the first day of the UK camp out. Coincident much?

[jessica]

Lately I've been seeing a lot of articles on this in my suggestive Google news feed. The first one I read the headline to I was like, "Damn it!" 🤦
Always at it again with total BS! I'm glad you made this video, but it must get annoying having to debunk things like this.

[WOK-YT-handle]

Shocking and sad that these lies are so boldly presented. Shame on her.

[AreliMusiK]

First Choline, and now 'higher risk of strokes' in vegans/vegetarians - These BBC pseudoscientific articles are becoming more and more laughable!

[CalebGod]

Your statement about the IQ of vegetarians begs the question does a vegetarian diet cause a higher IQ or do people with a higher IQ choose a vegetarian diet? Sounds like a win-win to me.

[florianwueest]

Meh, a brain is overrated. I know a lot of carnitards who seem to be doing just fine without.

[anthonydude]

Shame on the BMJ for publishing this rubbish.

[byReZio]

Quinoa (1 cup cooked, 185g) = 43mg
Broccoli (1 cup cooked, 150g) = 60mg
Pinto Beans (1 cup cooked, 180g) = 63mg
Total choline content of the meal: 166mg

[Brynjar]

The biggest risk for our brains is to deal with stupid carnist arguments .

[AnaliliB]

I ate a lot of stake and eggs many years ago. I still had a little son with a neural tube defect which was incompatible with life. This and other sad experiences drove me to look into a plant based diet. I have freed myself from debilitating arthritis and constipation just to mention a few health benefits.
Long live plants! 🥕🥔🍆🥑🥒🌽🍠🍓🍊

[glamourgirl]

Oats, beans, brown rice I'm getting plenty of choline.

[jjbutterbeans]

I googled which plant foods have choline. I come across a list of things I litteraly eat every single day. Some things multiple times a day. Decided I didn't need to worry about it. 😐