Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

•  “By the time someone is 80 years old, they could have lost half the muscle mass that they had when they were young if they don’t do something about it” 
• You need to have a good metabolic function to avoid chronic disease
  • “That metabolic dysfunction that comes from being out of shape and eating the wrong kinds of food, this is what underlines virtually everything that people go to the doctor for” – PD Mangan
• Saturated fat doesn’t cause heart disease
  • “There have been several meta analysis…done in the last decade that has shown that intake of dietary saturated fat is not related to coronary heart disease” – PD Mangan
• “Chronic diseases…might be better termed the diseases of processed foods”– PD Mangan
  • “In the United States, approximately 60% of calories in the average diet comes from these ultra-processed foods” 
• Being a vegan isn’t working because you’re not eating meat, it’s working because you’re eating real food
  • “The reason for that is because they stopped eating processed garbage so when you talk about a whole-food plant-based diet, it’s not the plant-based, it’s the whole food that makes the difference” – PD Mangan
• Weight size is actually a better indicator of health than BMI
  • “Their waist size should be one-half or less of their height and that is a better measure of metabolic and chronic disease risk than body mass index” – PD Mangan
• “You’re supposed to load your muscles with tension and work your muscles with this tension until you get to momentary muscular failure in order to put the proper stress on your muscles that will make them stronger and make them grow” – PD Mangan

PD Mangan is a 65 year-old author and scientist focused on using pharmacology, biochemistry, and microbiology to better understand how diet and exercise can be used for anti-aging and longevity.

In this conversation, we discuss the importance of lean muscle mass, the science behind caloric restriction, why he is a proponent of high intensity resistance training, and the difference between lifespan and healthspan. 

You can read more of PD's work here: https://roguehealthandfitness.com/

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