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This Harvard study shows that red meat is WORSE for your health than ultra-processed food. Chris interviews one of the authors, Dr. Fenglei Wang, to find out more.
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the most credible scientists and help them tell their stories.
PAPERS
Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging
nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03570-5
Life expectancy gains from dietary modifications: a comparative modeling study in 7 countries
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38692410
Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on the Consumption of Different Food Groups and the Risk of Overweight and Obesity
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40004990
Integration of epidemiological and blood biomarker analysis links haem iron intake to increased type 2 diabetes risk
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39138340
Association between changes in carbohydrate intake and long term weight changes: prospective cohort study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37758268
Successful aging
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9279031
BOOKS
Nutritional Epidemiology by Dr. Walter Willett
amazon.com/Nutritional-Epidemiology-Walter-Willett/dp/0195122976
HEALTHY FOOD CALCULATOR:
http://158.39.74.196:3838/Food4HealthyLife/
0:00 Why this study is SO important
11:19 Dr. Fenglei Wang’s background
13:50 Definition of healthy aging
15:16 The study's unique cohorts
15:50 Linking food to inflammation: the EDIP score
16:50 Type 2 diabetes is linked to inflammation
17:45 Empirical dietary index for hyperinsulinemia (EDIH) score
19:00 Associations between dietary patterns & aging
21:10 Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ's) - accurate?
23:24 Differences between the compared diets
26:25 Is 100% plant-based the healthiest diet?
28:26 Are seed oils healthy?
32:01 Are starchy vegetables healthy?
33:42 Is dairy healthy?
36:51 Why is red meat WORSE than ultra-processed food?
29:35 Is fish healthy?
41:30 The contamination of fish
44:00 Spearman correlations
49:29 Are pescatarian and low-carb diets healthy?
51:20 Chris' takeaways
This Harvard study shows that red meat is WORSE for your health than ultra-processed food. Chris interviews one of the authors, Dr. Fenglei Wang, to find out more.
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the most credible scientists and help them tell their stories.
PAPERS
Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging
nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03570-5
Life expectancy gains from dietary modifications: a comparative modeling study in 7 countries
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38692410
Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on the Consumption of Different Food Groups and the Risk of Overweight and Obesity
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40004990
Integration of epidemiological and blood biomarker analysis links haem iron intake to increased type 2 diabetes risk
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39138340
Association between changes in carbohydrate intake and long term weight changes: prospective cohort study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37758268
Successful aging
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9279031
BOOKS
Nutritional Epidemiology by Dr. Walter Willett
amazon.com/Nutritional-Epidemiology-Walter-Willett/dp/0195122976
HEALTHY FOOD CALCULATOR:
http://158.39.74.196:3838/Food4HealthyLife/
0:00 Why this study is SO important
11:19 Dr. Fenglei Wang’s background
13:50 Definition of healthy aging
15:16 The study's unique cohorts
15:50 Linking food to inflammation: the EDIP score
16:50 Type 2 diabetes is linked to inflammation
17:45 Empirical dietary index for hyperinsulinemia (EDIH) score
19:00 Associations between dietary patterns & aging
21:10 Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ's) - accurate?
23:24 Differences between the compared diets
26:25 Is 100% plant-based the healthiest diet?
28:26 Are seed oils healthy?
32:01 Are starchy vegetables healthy?
33:42 Is dairy healthy?
36:51 Why is red meat WORSE than ultra-processed food?
29:35 Is fish healthy?
41:30 The contamination of fish
44:00 Spearman correlations
49:29 Are pescatarian and low-carb diets healthy?
51:20 Chris' takeaways
