Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
Is your daily protein shake or meat-heavy diet actually aging you faster? A groundbreaking new paper lead by Dr. Maura Fanti, Postdoctoral Researcher at the USC School of Gerontology, may answer this question. Chris interviews her to find out.
VIDEOS:
America's Protein Obsession Is Making Us Fat I Dr. Christopher Gardner
youtu.be/3LDe3k6lyac
Why High Protein Diets Could Be Dangerous | Dr. Valter Longo
youtu.be/2_sMFBuY3y4?si=ZQ0UlEBGtxKuy9LT
Harvard says Red Meat is WORSE than Junk Food
youtu.be/LPXWCIFDkgM?si=18oUewJUuu36p9US
PAPERS:
Methionine-supplemented longevity diet increases growth hormone, GLP-1, and FGF21; reduces frailty; and promotes healthspan, by Maura Fanti
cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(26)00225-1
Dietary plant-to-animal protein ratio and risk of cardiovascular disease in 3 prospective cohorts, by Andrea Glenn
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916524007378?via%3Dihub
Dietary Protein Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women
academic.oup.com/aje/article-abstract/183/8/715/1739876
0:00 Diet obsessions
2:43 New landmark paper on protein
11:00 The problem with methionine
11:46 Plant vs. animal protein effect on heart disease
17:00 Keto diet effects
18:58 Mouse testing
21:05 Fasting mimicking diet (FMD) effects
25:20 Increased frailty from Western & Keto diets
28:35 Increased fat & lean mass from Western & Keto diets
29:37 Chris's takeaways
Is your daily protein shake or meat-heavy diet actually aging you faster? A groundbreaking new paper lead by Dr. Maura Fanti, Postdoctoral Researcher at the USC School of Gerontology, may answer this question. Chris interviews her to find out.
VIDEOS:
America's Protein Obsession Is Making Us Fat I Dr. Christopher Gardner
youtu.be/3LDe3k6lyac
Why High Protein Diets Could Be Dangerous | Dr. Valter Longo
youtu.be/2_sMFBuY3y4?si=ZQ0UlEBGtxKuy9LT
Harvard says Red Meat is WORSE than Junk Food
youtu.be/LPXWCIFDkgM?si=18oUewJUuu36p9US
PAPERS:
Methionine-supplemented longevity diet increases growth hormone, GLP-1, and FGF21; reduces frailty; and promotes healthspan, by Maura Fanti
cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(26)00225-1
Dietary plant-to-animal protein ratio and risk of cardiovascular disease in 3 prospective cohorts, by Andrea Glenn
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916524007378?via%3Dihub
Dietary Protein Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women
academic.oup.com/aje/article-abstract/183/8/715/1739876
0:00 Diet obsessions
2:43 New landmark paper on protein
11:00 The problem with methionine
11:46 Plant vs. animal protein effect on heart disease
17:00 Keto diet effects
18:58 Mouse testing
21:05 Fasting mimicking diet (FMD) effects
25:20 Increased frailty from Western & Keto diets
28:35 Increased fat & lean mass from Western & Keto diets
29:37 Chris's takeaways
