America's Protein Obsession Is Making Us Fat I Dr. Christopher Gardner

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Chris interviews Dr. Christopher Gardner of Stanford to dispel protein myths. Is our obsession with protein-packed products — like David Bars and Magic Spoon — actually good for us, or just making us fat? Viva Longevity's mission is to find the most credible scientists and help them tell their stories. Dr. Gardner's amino acid graph: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q3mnTB4BihJsxrA9Kv1Uw9U2X_aBVYAH/view VIDEOS The Protein Boom: How America Became Obsessed | The New York Times https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59uxFA5lyO0 Japan's School Lunches Are The Envy of the World https://youtu.be/WIsWhmMmHQs?si=o6f_-L3MGG9CuYDQ We Analyzed 114 Country Food Guides. 1 Diet Ruled Them All. https://youtu.be/l5MmpdWZ-94?si=Fi84FZcaookmWtub PAPERS Maximizing the intersection of human health and the health of the environment with regard to the amount and type of protein produced and consumed in the United States https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30726996/ A randomized crossover trial on the effect of plant-based compared with animal-based meat on trimethylamine-N-oxide and cardiovascular disease risk factors in generally healthy adults: Study With Appetizing Plantfood-Meat Eating Alternative Trial (SWAP-MEAT) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32780794/ Dietary protein intake in midlife in relation to healthy aging - results from the prospective Nurses' Health Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38309825/ Evaluation of dietary protein and amino acid requirements: a systematic review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40610129/ Scientific Report of the 2025 American Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/2025-advisory-committee-report 0:00 Factors causing the obesity crisis 4:20 Social media influencers are fueling the obesity crisis 10:20 Trust in science in the US has gone down 11:30 Christopher Gardner’s protein flip 15:20 Myth: plant foods are incomplete proteins 19:25 How almost 100% of Americans meet the protein RDA 23:40 Humans don’t store excess protein 25:39 SWAP-MEAT Study: plant vs. animal protein 26:50 Nurses’ Healthy Study: plant vs. animal protein 29:19 Debunking Peter Attia’s protein claim 32:09 It’s hard to get people to eat less than the RDA 33:59 Stu Phillips vs. Christopher Gardner: muscle building 37:05 Reviewing products with added protein 40:45 David Bar’s EPG ingredient: safe? 44:12 Peter Attia and Andrew Huberman are scammers 44:50 US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee - why more beans, peas, lentils 52:00 Debunking Nina Teicholz 53:48 Protein powders? 55:15 Paul Saladino’s collagen with trachea - a scam? 56:47 How countries successfully reduce obesity