In this week's nugget, we explore some of the knowns and unknowns when it comes to eating farmed animals who may carry bacteria known to cause disease in humans. The spotlight is on helicobacter pylori, campylobacter jejuni, and e.coli. You might think twice about what you store in the freezer or throw on a barbeque.

The Ingest podcast:

https://www.pcsg.org.uk/podcast/h-pylori/

Almagro-Martínez, C., Alenda-Botella, A. & Botella-Juan, L. Systematic review on the zoonotic potential of Helicobacter pylori. Discov Public Health 22, 432 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-00834-w

Quaglia NC, Dambrosio A. Helicobacter pylori: A foodborne pathogen? World J Gastroenterol. 2018 Aug 21;24(31):3472-3487. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i31.3472. PMID: 30131654; PMCID: PMC6102504.Aziz M, Park DE, Quinlivan V, Dimopoulos EA, Wang Y, Sung EH, Roberts ALS, Nyaboe A, Davis MF, Casey JA, Caballero JD, Nachman KE, Takhar HS, Aanensen DM, Parkhill J, Tartof SY, Liu CM, Price LB, .2025.Zoonotic Escherichia coli and urinary tract infections in Southern California. mBio16:e01428-25.https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01428-25

https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/news/report-into-the-sources-of-human-campylobacter-infection-published-0

Harmful impacts of microplastic pollution on poultry and biodegradation techniques using microorganisms for consumer health protection: A review

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124010344?via%3Dihub

This week we are thrilled to be speaking with Dr Michael Klaper, M.D.

Dr Klaper is an experienced physician, educator, and author who has spent decades advocating for a preventive approach to healthcare grounded in healthy, whole-food, plant-based diets.

Through the non-profit organisation Moving Medicine Forward, Dr Klaper’s current work centres on integrating nutrition and lifestyle education into medical training, empowering future doctors to use diet to prevent and reverse chronic diseases, aiming for a more holistic healthcare system.

If you’re interested in the future of medicine, climate and health, preventive healthcare, or medical education reform, this episode offers a powerful and thought-provoking perspective on how clinicians can help build a healthier, more sustainable world.

To find out more and connect with Dr Klaper:

https://www.movingmedforward.org/

The books recommended in this episode:

http://comfortablyunaware.com/

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58788258-food-is-climate

Meet Dr Klaper at VCO26:

https://www.vegancampout.co.uk/

Link to Karen Lee's book launch online meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PBkwD14YQdeGNwFyZ3Skyw?_x_zm_rtaid=FwMPrSGOTOahbsDIRb72jA.1768386534935.d80a54aa744af3c37e6b3c922ce0e42d&_x_zm_rhtaid=535#/registration

This week's bonus episode completes our two-parter on psoriasis, as we hear from PBHP member, Kate Dunbar, who prior to the adoption of a whole food plant-based diet was significantly affected by the disease. She has gone on to run marathons, and is the creative master behind many of PBHP's factsheets.Her story is an inspiration to anyone suffering from an autoimmune disease who may have been told diet and lifestyle don't matter. Her experience has even been written up as a case study.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34366737/

Kate is always very generous with sharing her time and passion regarding the healing powers of food. You can follow her on Instagram @kate.dunbar, find her on Facebook, or email her, kate-dunbar@hotmail.com