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#336 – AMA #68: Fasting, well-balanced diets, alcohol, exercise for busy people, wearables, emotional health, assessing cardiovascular health, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:15:00 +0000

“It's the calorie restriction that provides the greatest benefit. How you go about achieving it is really a function of your style.” —Peter Attia

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328 – AMA #66: Optimizing nutrition for health and longevity: myth of a “best” diet, complexities of nutrition science, and practical steps for building a sustainable diet

Peter Attia — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

“There is no discipline of science or engineering for which our magnitude of certainty is so high relative to such poor quality data.” —Peter Attia

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A rational look at a sensationalized sugar study

Peter Attia — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

A recent study has triggered alarm over the finding that restricting sugar in the first 1000 days of life protects against diabetes and hypertension in later life, but this conclusion hardly constitutes reliable advice

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Oldies-But-Goodies, December 2024 Edition

Peter Attia — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

A collection of past newsletters on topics including hearing loss prevention, a randomized trial on exercise and lifespan, using a cognitive bias to improve goal achievement, air pollution, and the impact of dietary protein on muscle protein synthesis

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#325 ‒ Peter’s key takeaways on bone health, calorie restriction and energy balance, dopamine and addiction, gene editing, and testosterone therapy safety with a prostate cancer diagnosis | Quarterly Podcast Summary #3

Peter Attia — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:45:29 +0000

“I suspect that that will be the challenge of the next decade or two. It'll be less about what is technically possible and more about what is ethically defensible.” —Peter Attia

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#324 ‒ Metabolism, energy balance, and aging: How diet, calorie restriction, and macronutrients influence longevity and metabolic health | Eric Ravussin, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:45:31 +0000

“I still believe that a nutritional approach to weight loss without physical activity or exercise prescribed is not a good strategy. We should implement both and try to have people enjoying the exercise.” —Eric Ravussin

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#322 – Bone health for life: building strong bones, preventing age-related loss, and reversing osteoporosis with evidence-based exercise | Belinda Beck, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:45:51 +0000

“Bone is a ‘use it or lose it’ tissue.” —Belinda Beck

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Beyond the headlines: evaluating exercise as an equivalent to medication for the treatment of depression and anxiety

Peter Attia — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:00:52 +0000

Popular media has circulated news of a study allegedly showing that exercise is preferable to medication as a treatment for anxiety and depression, but is this interpretation justified?

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#321 – Dopamine and addiction: navigating pleasure, pain, and the path to recovery | Anna Lembke, M.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:45:48 +0000

“When we do things intentionally that are physically or mentally challenging for us, our body senses injury and up regulates feel good neurotransmitters. . .so we get our dopamine indirectly by paying for it upfront.” —Anna Lembke

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Research Worth Sharing, October 2024 Edition

Peter Attia — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 16:00:29 +0000

Using biofeedback to reach weight loss goals, preventing falls with exercise, the impact of social support on stress eating, and an atlas of data on changes related to muscle aging

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#320 – AMA 64: New insights on GLP-1 agonists (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro) – efficacy, benefits, risks, and considerations in the rapidly evolving weight-loss drug landscape

Peter Attia — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 08:45:03 +0000

"If you're taking these drugs, really, really pay attention to your protein consumption and your resistance training. . .that's obviously going to be an important part of being on the right side of that body composition curve.” — Peter Attia

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Back on the merry-go-round of bad science regarding meat consumption

Peter Attia — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 11:00:01 +0000

A new observational study has reported positive associations between meat intake and type 2 diabetes risk, but let’s repeat: correlation is not causation.

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#314 ‒ Rethinking nutrition science: the evolving landscape of obesity treatment, GLP-1 agonists, protein, and the need for higher research standards | David Allison, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:45:11 +0000

“I think we really need a radically different public health paradigm.” —David Allison

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#313 – AMA #62: Protein’s impact on appetite and weight management, and uric acid’s link to disease and how to manage levels

Peter Attia — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:45:11 +0000

"The body responds in pretty significant ways to alterations in protein availability.” —Peter Attia

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Oldies-But-Goodies, August 2024 Edition

Peter Attia — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 11:00:52 +0000

A collection of past newsletters on topics including the influence of bias versus noise, problems with vitamin D literature, muscle mass and cognition, the effects of late-night snacking, and a case study in cardiovascular health

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#311 ‒ Longevity 101: a foundational guide to Peter’s frameworks for longevity, and understanding CVD, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, nutrition, exercise, sleep, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:45:32 +0000

“I would say three-quarters of the benefits you can get towards a longer life, come solely from pursuing better health.” —Peter Attia

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Does xylitol increase risk of cardiovascular disease?

Peter Attia — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:00:27 +0000

Same study, different day: A recent study linking the sweetener xylitol to increased risk of cardiovascular events should ring a bell – but not an alarm.

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#306 – AMA #60: preventing cognitive decline, nutrition myths, lowering blood glucose, apoB, and blood pressure, and more

Peter Attia — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:45:49 +0000

“Metabolic health, first and foremost, is the goal of nutrition.” —Peter Attia

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Do high protein diets increase cancer risk?

Peter Attia — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Is there any merit to the idea that consuming more protein increases one’s risk of developing or dying from cancer?

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Reducing heavy alcohol intake: a lifeline for cardiovascular health

Peter Attia — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:00:46 +0000

Can reducing heavy alcohol intake significantly lower cardiovascular risk, or is the damage already done?

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Oldies-But-Goodies, May 2024 Edition

Peter Attia — Sat, 25 May 2024 11:00:26 +0000

A collection of past newsletters on topics including continuous glucose monitors, fish oil, nutritional epidemiology, fostering meaningful friendships, and traffic safety

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Body composition: impact on disease risk and how to assess and improve it

Peter Attia — Wed, 08 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

A refresher on why you should care about body composition and a practical guide to determining and interpreting your measurements

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#300 – Special episode: Peter on exercise, fasting, nutrition, stem cells, geroprotective drugs, and more — promising interventions or just noise?

Peter Attia — Mon, 06 May 2024 08:45:12 +0000

“The probability that having a high VO2 max, high muscle mass, and high muscle strength are going to increase the length of your life and improve the quality of your life. . .is so high that to act in disregard of that is irresponsible.” —Peter Attia

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#299 ‒ Optimizing muscle protein synthesis: the crucial impact of protein quality and quantity, and the key role of resistance training | Luc van Loon, Ph.D.

Peter Attia — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:45:32 +0000

"It's the exercise that makes you respond way more to the same or less amount of protein that you ingest.” —Luc van Loon

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