Two Genetically Identical Twins Separately Ate Vegan And Meat-Heavy Diets For 12 Weeks, Then Compared Their Results
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Einstein famously talked about a “twin paradox,” where one identical twin gets sent out into space in a high-speed rocket, and the other remains on Earth. In the experiment, due to spatial relativity, the Earth twin would age more. The question here is, what kind of identical twins would we use for such an experiment? The answer: the Turner Twins, Hugo and Ross, who do expeditions across all continents, climb mountains, do treks, and go on other kinds of adventures together.
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“For 12 weeks, from January to March, Hugo (left) only ate vegan diet, while Ross (right) only ate omnivorous, meat-heavy diet”
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Now, they have ventured to explore the world of diet. For 12 weeks, from January to March, Hugo ate only a vegan diet, while Ross ate an omnivorous, but meat-heavy diet. They had help from scientists at King’s College, who tracked their weight, cholesterol, and body fat levels, among other things. Their thinking was that since they’re genetically identical, comparing diets could be deemed more legitimate than in other cases. On top of that, they have done endurance training five to six times a week because they have to prepare for their future expeditions. The experiment has now ended—cue the drum roll, for we’re going to discuss the results.
Example of Ross’s meat-based meals
Example of Hugo’s vegan meals. They ate the same amount of calories
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Scientists have tracked their weight, cholesterol and body fat levels, among other things
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Hugo had started the experiment weighing 185 lbs with 13%, and ended up weighing 4 pounds less, and has trimmed his body fat down to 12%
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His blood cholesterol levels have dropped. After 12 weeks of a vegan diet, Hugo reported higher and more consistent levels of energy, probably because his blood sugar levels didn’t drop as often as they did before. On a vegan diet, Hugo’s mental focus was also much better due to the same reason. However, there were some negative side effects as well. For reasons unknown to him, he said he “just lost” his libido, though he notes that this side effect may not occur to everyone.
Hugo’s vegan diet gave him more energy and helped losing fat
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Ross started smaller with 175 lbs and 13% body fat, he had gained 10 pounds of muscle and 4 pounds of fat, increasing his body fat levels to 15%, and ending up weighing 189 lbs
Ross, who was always the slightly bigger guy between the two, ended up no different in this experiment. His blood cholesterol levels remained consistent during the 12 weeks.
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The twins have pondered over the results
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In the aftermath, they admitted that they would want to make the experiment longer if they attempt it again in the future to get more definitive results. They want another experiment to take at least 6 months to a year. Scientists also collected fecal samples before and after the experiment and found out some other interesting things. Turns out Hugo’s gut microbiome has gained more resilience towards chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes and obesity, which proves that vegan diets help reduce these risks by helping the microbiome. However, most surprisingly, both Hugo’s and Ross’s gut microbial diversity has suffered due to their diets. Although Ross’s, the omnivore’s, microbiome changed only slightly, it remained much more consistent than Hugo’s, the vegan’s.
“Surprisingly, both Hugo’s and Ross’s gut microbial diversity has suffered due to their diets”
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Hugo on the left, Ross on the right
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They both agreed to incorporate more vegan substitutes, especially snacks, into their diet, as they’ve noted that it gives certain benefits. They’ve also learned to plan and incorporate plant-based foods in their diet. Ross and Hugo refrained from making radical changes to their dietary lifestyle—in other words, they haven’t become vegans. Yet.
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Image credits: theturnertwiins
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They’ve summarised that diversity and flexibility in the diet is the key of a healthy diet
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"Incorporate more vegan foods into their diet" but not go vegan. You mean, 'eat more vegetables'? Which has been the number 1 tip for a healthy diet for as long as I can remember.
Yeah, it’s a weird statement to make.
So mom was right i guess.
Maybe they meant more vegan substitutes for meat based meals. Vegan dogs and the like.
Eat less meat but don't cut it out entirely.
lol I noticed that too! A balance in all things is key.
Not necessarily in all things.
Lol, Vegan mush more better why do you need meat in your diet, there’s nothing special about it, it gives you high in calories instead of vitamins and minerals
I think they meant that they would eat more vegan meals in general which is not the same as just eating more vegetables.
There are studies and there are studies. It's not unheard of that companies hire scientists to find what they want them to find, or prove what they want to be true. The study must be an independent - blind, or double-blind study; that's when the scientists are not even told what they are looking for.
I learned nothing new from this at all
I hope you at least learned that there's two identical twins that look like Matthew McConaughey
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I just love these "unbiased" reports. The test shows that there's nothing that proves that the vegan life style is better or healthier. But for some reason the last line has to be "They haven’t become vegans. Yet." Most likely none of them will and I even think that Hugo has one very good reason to avoid veganism all together.
Don't take this BoredPanda articles as a serious scientific consensus, instead look for proper research papers and studies on actual science websites. I myself am not vegan nor vegetarian, I love my Hot Dogs, but the science behind it is clear. Heavy meat eater have a 25% increased mortality rate. They also have a less physical and mental energy. The libido issue is very odd, because from the 100,000 of studies that have been done over the decades, almost subject have reported the opposite, to have an increased sex drive. But of course this doesn't apply to every single person. The main reason people become vegan or vegetarian is because of ethical, moral and environmental reasons. I myself tried a pure vegan diet multiple times, but caught myself eating hot dogs or burgers eventually. Overall I eat a lot less meat than I used to and I think that's the point, to slowly lower the meat consumption over time.
You answered your own dilema. The studies were made for HEAVY MEAT EATER. Normal meat amounts is healthy. Of course anything in excess is bad. Even water
the libido drop can be explained by the fact that the subjects were male. A lot of vegan, especially raw vegan weman have experienced that and loss of menstruation after a period. This can be explained by the way the metabolism is structured and the fact that vegetarian/vegan lifestyle usually means a lower caloric and protein intake. The increase in mortality rate in heavy meat eaters is usually associated with heart disease, this is due to the fact that meat contains fat. More meat...more fat...and that fat is usually saturated...so heart disease.
Maria, did you ever tried "Beyond Burger" or "Impossible Burger".... and hot dogs? Or Gardein brand? They are great. There are many more good products on the market today.
In the end, neither diet is really "better" to have the best diet, you would probably need to eat a balance of meat and vegetable, generally following the food triangle we all learnt as children. Right?
There's plenty to prove that vegan diet/lifestyle is better and healthier, WilvanderHeijden!! Take cholesterol - it's important in physiological processes, human body is making the just right amount of cholesterol for its own use, just like animal body is making just right amount of cholesterol for its use. When human eats animal flesh, eggs, milk (dairy) he gets too much cholesterol, - human body likes everything in the right amount. As you might know too much cholesterol clogs up arteries and is also implicated as a factor in arteriosclerosis. That alone is more than enough. Vegans do not suffer painful, chronic inflammations like arthritis, eczema, colitis; inflammatory reactions like bronchial infections, asthmatic bronchitis. The twins in the study are young, so it did could not indicate how huge difference vegan diet makes in the older folks' health. Vegans have stronger, denser bones, lean muscles, more energy, sharp mind (no Alzhemier's), no brain "fog".
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What’s biased about that? They’ve clearly expressed interest in it, but haven’t made any long term change.
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Weak as fuck, and triggered.
"Incorporate more vegan foods into their diet" but not go vegan. You mean, 'eat more vegetables'? Which has been the number 1 tip for a healthy diet for as long as I can remember.
Yeah, it’s a weird statement to make.
So mom was right i guess.
Maybe they meant more vegan substitutes for meat based meals. Vegan dogs and the like.
Eat less meat but don't cut it out entirely.
lol I noticed that too! A balance in all things is key.
Not necessarily in all things.
Lol, Vegan mush more better why do you need meat in your diet, there’s nothing special about it, it gives you high in calories instead of vitamins and minerals
I think they meant that they would eat more vegan meals in general which is not the same as just eating more vegetables.
There are studies and there are studies. It's not unheard of that companies hire scientists to find what they want them to find, or prove what they want to be true. The study must be an independent - blind, or double-blind study; that's when the scientists are not even told what they are looking for.
I learned nothing new from this at all
I hope you at least learned that there's two identical twins that look like Matthew McConaughey
Lmfao Titas
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
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I just love these "unbiased" reports. The test shows that there's nothing that proves that the vegan life style is better or healthier. But for some reason the last line has to be "They haven’t become vegans. Yet." Most likely none of them will and I even think that Hugo has one very good reason to avoid veganism all together.
Don't take this BoredPanda articles as a serious scientific consensus, instead look for proper research papers and studies on actual science websites. I myself am not vegan nor vegetarian, I love my Hot Dogs, but the science behind it is clear. Heavy meat eater have a 25% increased mortality rate. They also have a less physical and mental energy. The libido issue is very odd, because from the 100,000 of studies that have been done over the decades, almost subject have reported the opposite, to have an increased sex drive. But of course this doesn't apply to every single person. The main reason people become vegan or vegetarian is because of ethical, moral and environmental reasons. I myself tried a pure vegan diet multiple times, but caught myself eating hot dogs or burgers eventually. Overall I eat a lot less meat than I used to and I think that's the point, to slowly lower the meat consumption over time.
You answered your own dilema. The studies were made for HEAVY MEAT EATER. Normal meat amounts is healthy. Of course anything in excess is bad. Even water
the libido drop can be explained by the fact that the subjects were male. A lot of vegan, especially raw vegan weman have experienced that and loss of menstruation after a period. This can be explained by the way the metabolism is structured and the fact that vegetarian/vegan lifestyle usually means a lower caloric and protein intake. The increase in mortality rate in heavy meat eaters is usually associated with heart disease, this is due to the fact that meat contains fat. More meat...more fat...and that fat is usually saturated...so heart disease.
Maria, did you ever tried "Beyond Burger" or "Impossible Burger".... and hot dogs? Or Gardein brand? They are great. There are many more good products on the market today.
In the end, neither diet is really "better" to have the best diet, you would probably need to eat a balance of meat and vegetable, generally following the food triangle we all learnt as children. Right?
There's plenty to prove that vegan diet/lifestyle is better and healthier, WilvanderHeijden!! Take cholesterol - it's important in physiological processes, human body is making the just right amount of cholesterol for its own use, just like animal body is making just right amount of cholesterol for its use. When human eats animal flesh, eggs, milk (dairy) he gets too much cholesterol, - human body likes everything in the right amount. As you might know too much cholesterol clogs up arteries and is also implicated as a factor in arteriosclerosis. That alone is more than enough. Vegans do not suffer painful, chronic inflammations like arthritis, eczema, colitis; inflammatory reactions like bronchial infections, asthmatic bronchitis. The twins in the study are young, so it did could not indicate how huge difference vegan diet makes in the older folks' health. Vegans have stronger, denser bones, lean muscles, more energy, sharp mind (no Alzhemier's), no brain "fog".
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What’s biased about that? They’ve clearly expressed interest in it, but haven’t made any long term change.
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Weak as fuck, and triggered.