Dr. Matthew Nagra, ND

07/23/2025

The protein myth never dies…

All plants contain all the essential amino acids, full stop!

Reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30726996/

Full podcast episode: https://www.richroll.com/podcast/matthew-nagra-915/

06/20/2025

Have you caught my appearance on the podcast yet?!

If so, let me know what you thought in the comments!

If not, what are you waiting for? You can watch or listen to the full episode at the link below or by visiting the link in my bio.

https://www.richroll.com/podcast/matthew-nagra-915/

06/09/2025

I am beyond excited to share that my appearance on the Rich Roll Podcast went live this morning. You can watch or listen to the episode right NOW at the link below.

https://drmatthewnagra.com/the-rich-roll-podcast-915/

04/24/2025

After publishing a review of the research on plant-based meat alternatives and cardiovascular health (titled ANIMAL VS. PLANT-BASED MEAT: A HEART DEBATE), I was interviewed for this brand new short documentary, PLANTING CHANGE. In the film, Beyond Meat CEO, Ethan Brown, interviews numerous experts across the food science, environmental, and nutrition fields to set the record straight about plant-based meats and combat the misinformation that is propagated by competing industries.

WATCH IT NOW!

https://youtu.be/fEThKT1MPKM?
si=nnmp9u3q1t1bwcHK

Explore the powerful and urgent opportunity to heal both our bodies and the Earth by putting plant-based nutrition at the center of the plate.​​Told through ...

04/14/2025

I had the pleasure of discussing the latest science on the butter versus plant-based oil debate with Simon Hill. Links to the full episode are available here:

I joined Simon Hill, once again, to discuss the latest study on butter and plant-based oils, which was published in ... Read More

03/31/2025

Exciting news! I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be speaking at Vegan Camp Out 2025—the world’s largest vegan festival!

Join Danny Ishay and I as we debunk common myths and teach you how to respond to all the antivegan nonsense online.

This event brings together an amazing community of like-minded people, great food, inspiring talks, and plenty of fun!

Get your tickets at vegancampout.co.uk, and I’ll see you in the UK!

Vegan Camp Out is the world's largest vegan camping festival with talks, music, afterparties, activism, yoga, fitness, family activities and the UK's best vegan food.

02/16/2025

It was great contributing to this new chapter on plant-based diets in the latest edition of the Handbook of Public Health Nutrition!

Plant-based diets are increasingly recognized for their substantial health and environmental benefits. These diets confer advantages for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and various cancers....

02/10/2025

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics just published their latest position statement on vegetarian dietary patterns for adults!

"Vegetarian and vegan dietary patterns may improve cardiometabolic disease and risk factors and align with current population and disease-specific recommendations."

It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that, in adults, appropriately planned vegetarian and vegan dietary patterns can be nutritionally adequate and can offer long-term health benefits such as improving several health outcomes associated with cardiometabolic diseases. Vegetari...

02/09/2025

It was wonderful catching up with at the always amazing !

Who says vegan food has to be boring?

02/04/2025

I wasn’t expecting this review to be published in such quick succession after our previous review, but I’ll take it! This time we discuss some issues with referencing the Maasai as evidence for the healthfulness of a carnivore-style diet. There’s some really fascinating info about their unique genetic makeup, among other differences from industrialized populations. Let me know what you learned!

https://www.cureus.com/articles/336374-traditional-maasai-dietary-practices-and-their-inapplicability-to-modern-carnivore-diets-a-narrative-review

The traditional dietary practices of the Maasai people frequently are cited to support meat-based diets in industrialized populations, owing to the historically low prevalence of cardiovascular disease among this nomadic pastoralist group. However, such comparisons typically neglect the multifaceted...

01/31/2025

I'm pleased to announce the publication of a new review I worked on discussing the roles of the non-essential nutrients: retinol, vitamin K2, carnitine, and creatine in plant-based diets, and whether their absence or near-absence really is cause for concern as many in the carnivore sphere claim.

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/3/525

01/16/2025

I was interviewed for this new article about plant-based meats in the New York Times!

After being targeted by the meat industry, swept up in the culture wars and pummeled in sales, two plant based meat companies are reinventing themselves.