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. The post Does xylitol increase risk of cardiovascular disease? appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more

“Metabolic health, first and foremost, is the goal of nutrition.” —Peter Attia The post #306 – AMA #60: preventing cognitive decline, nutrition myths, lowering blood glucose, apoB, and blood pressure, and more appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more

“Getting a high VO2 max and being very strong are very hard to do. They take a long time. Everybody can do them, but they can't be done quickly and easily, so therefore, they are the tip of the spear.” —Peter Attia The post #304 – NEW: Introducing quarterly podcast summaries – Peter shares his biggest takeaways on muscle protein synthesis, VO2 max, toe strength, gut health, and more appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more

A refresher on why you should care about body composition and a practical guide to determining and interpreting your measurements The post Body composition: impact on disease risk and how to assess and improve it appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more

“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 The post #300 – Special episode: Peter on exercise, fasting, nutrition, stem cells, geroprotective drugs, and more — promising interventions or just noise? appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more

"It's the exercise that makes you respond way more to the same or less amount of protein that you ingest.” —Luc van Loon The post #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. appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more

A recent report that high protein intake contributes to atherosclerosis has limited relevance to anyone but transgenic mice The post Silencing the alarm over a recent paper on dietary protein and atherosclerosis appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more

Why I don’t put any stock in a recent “study” The post Does time-restricted eating increase the risk of cardiovascular death? appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more

A recent study reports that leveraging genetics to inform diet choice is ineffective in promoting weight loss beyond the effects of calorie restriction alone The post “DNA diets” are still a long way off from offering an easier route to weight loss appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more

Maximizing muscle protein synthesis is more than a matter of daily protein intake. How we distribute protein throughout the day matters, as does protein quality. The post Optimizing protein quantity, distribution, and quality appeared first on Peter Attia ..read more