Game Changers Info

Question 1

Did the movie prove the claim that gladiators were predominantly vegetarian to be true or false

Answer 1

false

Question 2

What does stable carbon tell us in trace element studies

Answer 2

plant consumption

Question 3

What does nitrogen tell us in trace element studies

Answer 3

animal protein consumption

Question 4

What does strontium tell us in trace element studies

Answer 4

dietary plant-to-meat ratio

Question 5

Those who eat lots of plants will be high in __________ and those who eat a lot of meat will be low

Answer 5

strontium

Question 6

What ratio can be examined in bones to determine a dietary intake readout

Answer 6

Sr/Ca ratio

Question 7

Was a difference found between groups in relation to calcium and nitrogen intakes

Answer 7

no

Question 8

In the study from the notes, gladiators were found to have a higher Sr/Ca ratio than other groups, what did this prove

Answer 8

indicates the presence of a calcium product (NOT an increased plant intake)

Question 9

Why did gladiators consume higher-carb diets to gain body weight

Answer 9

fat cushion protects from injury in a fight

Question 10

Did the movie prove the assumption that you can get enough amino acids from plant-based proteins

Answer 10

yes!

Question 11

What percent of protein comes from animals in the americas

Answer 11

56%

Question 12

What percent of protein comes from plant sources in the americas

Answer 12

44%

Question 13

Across the world, what is the most commonly consumed source of plant protein

Answer 13

wheat

Question 14

Across the world, what is the most commonly consumed source of animal protein

Answer 14

milk

Question 15

What amino acid initiates muscle-protein synthesis

Answer 15

leucine

Question 16

What is the leucine trigger hypothesis

Answer 16

need to take in enough leucine within a substance to hit the “trigger” zone of muscle-protein synthesis

Question 17

What is the most studied plant based protein

Answer 17

soy

Question 18

Did the movie prove the assumption that animal proteins impair blood flow and increase inflammation, leading to reduced exercise performance and health

Answer 18

no, this assumption is false

Question 19

What was the conclusion of the study done by Bae on postprandial hypertiglycerdemia on endothelial function

Answer 19

endothelial function decreased following high fat, but not low fat meal

Question 20

Did the movie prove the claim that animal proteins enhance risk of all-cause mortality and cancer

Answer 20

no, this claim is false

Question 21

What is absolute risk

Answer 21

YOUR risk of developing the disease over a time period

Question 22

What is relative risk

Answer 22

used to compare the risk in two different GROUPS of people

Question 23

If the absolute risk of developing a disease is 4 in 100 in non-smokers, and the relative risk is increased by 50% in smokers, what is the absolute risk of smokers developing this disease

Answer 23

6 in 100
(the 50% relates to the 4, which is 2, added on top of the already existing absolute risk you get 6 in 100)

Question 24

Does the Ornish diet regress atherosclerosis

Answer 24

no, lifestyle changes were found to be the cause of increase/regression of the symptoms

Question 25

Did the movie prove that all humans need to supplement with vitamin B12

Answer 25

no, this claim is false

Question 26

What dietary group is likely to show deficiency in B12

Answer 26

vegan/vegetarians

Question 27

Since B12 is proven NOT necessary for all humans to supplement, what supplements ARE necessary for all humans

Answer 27

EPA and DHA

Question 28

Did the movie prove the assumption that becoming vegan will improve ones sports performance

Answer 28

no, this claim is false

Question 29

Based on the film, was the improved sports performance actually proven to be caused by the dietary change

Answer 29

no, would need to do a controlled study to determine if this is in fact true

Question 30

What bias emerges from the Game Changers film

Answer 30

• people involved in the film were making money off of ‘vegan’ products
• famous people were interviewed as passionate vegans
• documentary doesn’t provide both sides of the argument
• animal-based industry-funded research is bad, but plant-based funded research is seen as good