Vesanto Melina returned to the program today. Vesanto is a registered dietitian, nutrition consultant, speaker, academic instructor, and authored and co-authored multiple bestselling books on diet and nutrition. The New Becoming Vegetarian is an update to the 1994 book Becoming Vegetarian. She co-wrote the original and the update with Brenda Davis, RD. She and Dr. Don talked about the growing popularity of plant-based diets, the health and ethical reasons that drive people to become vegetarian or vegan, the different types of vegetarians, and about transitioning.
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