"The Dangerous Truth About Protein" - Janice Stanger, Ph.D.

Why HN readers recommended it

A few commenters cite it as a starting point for the claim that excess protein is harmful, though the claims are one-sided advocacy.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

vshvideo

Topic

protein and plant-based nutrition

Format

talk

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

4

Recommendation years in dataset

2019–2022

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• You have no idea how much in the dark you are. Take an afternoon to watch: [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] You will wonder how you were blind for so long. Edit, also: [VIDEO]

• Getting a cold is a great thing. Getting a fever is awesome too. The idea that people need to "treat" these events is ridiculous and only weakens one's body even more in the long run. Our bodies are very capable at healing themselves when not …

• Keto/carnivore is incredibly dangerous to the human body in the long run (5+ years out). Excess protein (in fact, even in the amounts society recognizes as "normal") is bad for you. [VIDEO]