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In a Nutshell: The Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Podcast

In a Nutshell: The Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Podcast

By: Clare Day and Daisy Lund
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Summary

This podcast is hosted by NHS GP's, Dr Clare Day and Dr Daisy Lund who will take you through all things health and plant based. They are both experienced clinicians with an interest in plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine, and a passion to share nutritional education with colleagues and the general public. But they don't do this alone. Episodes have interviews with experts within the field of plant-based nutrition, bringing the most up to date evidence-based information in an accessible way, all while sharing tips and recipes on plant-based eating to improve your health and wellbeing.Clare Day and Daisy Lund Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • Oat milk, friend or foe?
    May 6 2026

    Oat milk has enjoyed growing popularity in recent years. Despite a flurry of questions around its healthfulness, this is a plant milk generally accepted for its taste, and which is widely available. It's also often calcium fortified to the same level as dairy. Nevertheless, concerns remain regarding the swap from cow's milk. Perhaps you've even been persuaded to wear a continuous glucose monitor whilst drinking your latte?
    So, for those of you for whom no other plant milk will do, podcast hosts Daisy and Clare explore the good and bad of the nation's most popular plant milk.
    If you'd like to support our work and be part of a growing community of like-minded people working towards creating a healthier and more sustainable future please join the Plant-Based Health Professionals UK following the link below:
    https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/membership
    You don't have to be a health care professional to join, but by doing so you’re not only supporting our work, you'll be improving your own health; with membership starting from as little as £15 a year, join us now and be part of the change you want to see.

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    10 mins
  • Investing in heart health: cholesterol and the Portfolio diet, with Dr David Jenkins MD, PhD, DSc
    Apr 29 2026

    In this episode we are joined by Dr. David Jenkins, MD, PhD, DSc, a globally recognised leader in nutrition science, research and metabolic health.


    Dr Jenkins is best known for developing both the Portfolio diet and the Gycaemic Index. His work has shaped how we understand the relationship between carbohydrates and blood sugar, lipids and heart health, and continues to influence how clinicians and researchers approach nutrition science.


    In this episode we explore the cholesterol-lowering foods which make up the Portfolio diet, a dietary pattern that can have a powerful effect on lowering LDL cholesterol and reducing cardiovascular risk.


    We break down the science behind the diet, how it works in real life, and why it’s gaining attention as a practical dietary strategy for improving heart health.


    To read more :


    https://nutrisci.med.utoronto.ca/faculty/david-jenkins


    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523293338


    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40394599/


    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37877288/


    Portfolio Diet app:


    https://www.portfoliodiet.app/en


    Portfolio Diet infographic:


    https://practice365.co.uk/uploads/sites/601/2024/10/Portfolio-Infographic-EN-FINAL.pdf


    If you'd like to support our work and be part of a growing community of like-minded people working towards creating a healthier and more sustainable future please join the Plant-Based Health Professionals UK following the link below:



    https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/membership



    You don't have to be a health care professional to join, but by doing so you’re not only supporting our work, you'll be improving your own health; with membership starting from as little as £15 a year, join us now and be part of the change you want to see.



    And if you liked this episode please consider leaving us a rating or a review, it helps more people discover the podcast and supports our mission to share evidence-based nutrition.





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    54 mins
  • Calcium: beyond plant milk
    Apr 22 2026

    This week the hosts of In a Nutshell ask an important question. Can you get enough calcium on a plant-based diet without fortified foods? And even if you can, do you have to have a degree in nutrition to do the planning? Daisy and Clare provide a lively listen helping us to understand the role of calcium in the diet, and how to make sure you have a good intake as a plant-based eater without obsessing about which green vegetable comes with the mushroom pie.If you'd like to support our work and be part of a growing community of like-minded people working towards creating a healthier and more sustainable future please join the Plant-Based Health Professionals UK following the link below:https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/membership

    You don't have to be a health care professional to join, but by doing so you’re not only supporting our work, you'll be improving your own health; with membership starting from as little as £15 a year, join us now and be part of the change you want to see.


    References:

    https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/getting-calcium-on-a-plant-based-diet-everything-you-need-to-know

    Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for FamiliesReshma Shah (author), Brenda Davis (author), David L. Katz (foreword)

    Tong TYN, Appleby PN, Armstrong MEG, Fensom GK, Knuppel A, Papier K, Perez-Cornago A, Travis RC, Key TJ. Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-specific fractures: results from the prospective EPIC-Oxford study. BMC Med. 2020 Nov 23;18(1):353. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01815-3. PMID: 33222682; PMCID: PMC7682057.

    Dunneram, Y., Lee, J.Y., Watling, C.Z. et al. Vegetarian diets and cancer risk: pooled analysis of 1.8 million women and men in nine prospective studies on three continents. Br J Cancer 134, 1218–1229 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-025-03327-4

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    14 mins
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Such a brilliant podcast providing evidence based information and discussions. Plant Based Health Professionals is a brilliant organisation. I thoroughly recommend this to anyone interested in plant based eating and all the positives it can bring to our health, planet and the animals.

Science Based and informative

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