In this episode (part 1 of 2) we discuss all things plant-based with Dr Luke Wilson, MBChB, BA, MSc, a plant-powered GP located in Wellington, NZ. In his final year of medical school, Luke interned alongside the likes of Dr John McDougall MD, Dr Michael Klaper, M.D. and Dr Alan Goldhamer at the McDougal Health and Medical Centre and the True North Health Center.

Luke went on to become a co-lead researcher and creator of The BROAD Study, which resulted in the best weight loss ever recorded in a non-calorie restricted dietary intervention. Luke also keeps busy by presenting and lecturing around the world and serves on the Board of Directors and is the New Zealand Ambassadoc, for health promotion charity Doctors For Nutrition.

In this episode we cover:
• Luke’s journey to adopting a plant-based diet
• His Internship at the TrueNorth Health Center and time spent at the McDougal Health and Medical Centre
• The Broad Study; what this intervention entailed, why it was such a success and its translatability to New Zealand and Australian populations
• Nuts and seeds and their place in a WFPB diet
• Luke’s recent presentation at the inaugural South Pacific Society of Lifestyle Medicine Conference
• Luke’s involvement in Doctors For Nutrition
• His business Two Zesty Bananas

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