Episode 101: Debunking the Carnivore Diet with Jessica Scott-Reid – How Influencers are Selling Misinformation About Meat

Jessica Scott-Reid returns to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. She’s a freelance journalist who has been covering animal rights topics in Canadian media for the last decade. Her work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Vancouver Province, Winnipeg Free Press, and more. She is also the culture and disinformation correspondent for Sentient Media.

She joins the podcast to debunk claims around the carnivore diet, as well as other misinformation spread online by influencers concerning seed oil, lectins, and plant-based meat alternatives. She also highlights the funding behind health and wellness misinformation campaigns.

Jessica first appeared on the Plant-Based Podcast on Episode 23, back in December of 2021, where she discussed the work she’s done highlighting laws and policies that are detrimental to animals in Canada.

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