Anthony Dissen, MPH, MA, RDN, CPH, (he/him) is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Public Health Educator focusing on lifestyle medicine, health humanities, narrative-based medicine, and community and public health education. Anthony is currently a professor in the School of Health Sciences at Stockton University in the USA and is currently completing a Doctorate in Education.
In this episode, we have a frank discussion regarding the communication of nutrition science within the plant-based community - both the good and the bad. Anthony also chats about how to determine the quality of health information you might stumble across in the online world.
In this episode we discuss:
• Anthony’s background and passion for health science communication
• Approaches of the western scientific method vs traditional knowledge systems
• Pressure to publish within the scientific community and what this means for the quality of research
• Determining the quality of health information accessible online, including his recent paper on the subject
• Considering scientific methodology and the hierarchy of evidence when evaluating nutrition science
• How poor interpretation of science works against the plant-based movement
• The never-ending oil debate and other controversial issues within the whole food plant-based community, such as nuts and seeds, protein, and the use of supplements
• The importance of engaging and positive communication styles
• And a whole lot more!
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