Synthesized whey protein
We're starting to see commercially available whey that has been produced by bacteria engineered to synthesize whey protein directly from nutritional substrate. It seems like we should expect this to have directly comparable effects given the identical molecular structure. Is there any reason to think this bacterially synthesized whey will have any different effects that whey from dairy?
Seed Oils
Sorry if you've covered this before (I'm new to the podcast), but what are your thoughts on the "seed oils as the One True Cause of all human suffering" thing, à la Cate Shanahan, Chris Knobbe, etc.? Seems like a lot of mechanistic speculation with little to no evidence around human outcomes, with some abuse of apparent correlation thrown in for good measure, but I'd love to hear your take. Thanks!
Animal Vs Plant (the norm subject)
Does the literature still show that an additional 30-40% of plant derived protein is required to equate a similar response from animal protein? Isolates and sources such as mucoprotein play a role? How does this increase play out when looking at the viability of plant protein in older populations that exhibit anabolic resistance? Is animal protein really still the gold standard? And required as a "high quality" source, especially when dealing with sarcopenic/ co-morbid individuals, who eat less/ move less etc?