Viva Longevity!

Why Hong Kong Lives the Longest While Eating the Most Meat

Viva Longevity!

Show Notes

Hong Kong has the highest meat consumption and longest life expectancy in the world. Checkmate dietary guidelines?

Meat is the most controversial topic in the overheated battle of nutrition and dietary guidelines in America. So which is it: good for us, bad, or no one knows?

Viva Longevity's mission is to find the best scientists in the world and help them tell their story.

Dr. Hashmi's viral talk about Treating and Preventing Chronic Kidney Disease: https://youtu.be/Q8cqS4CyCxc?si=zt48qhoQZWLmrljH

0:00 Hong Kong lives longest 1:40 Epidemiologists 3:00 Meat consumption numbers 5:17 The urban advantage 8:08 Diet 12:30 Influencers own America 17:14 Two competing books 23:17 How TED slid down the misinformation highway

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