[FRIAM] The case for vegetarianism

[Pieter Steenekamp]

Steve, Agreed. Michael Pollens' recommendations seem to be consistent with
David Sinclair's definition of the right type of food to eat for longevity.

Pieter

On Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 21:25, Steve Smith <sasmyth at swcp.com> wrote:

> "eat food, mostly plants, not too much" - Michael Pollan
>
>     https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20090323/7-rules-for-eating
>
>
> On 6/12/21 7:40 AM, Pieter Steenekamp wrote:
>
> I don't know the members of Friam personally, but I get the impression
> it's not exactly a youth club and maybe some might be interested in living
> healthier longer? (Compared to most others in our culture). I've been
> following the longevity work of David Sinclair and just maybe one of you
> might find it interesting?. I quote:
> "David A. Sinclair, Ph.D., A.O. is a Professor in the Department of
> Genetics and co-Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging
> Research at Harvard Medical School".
> https://sinclair.hms.harvard.edu/people/david-sinclair
> If you navigate the site you'll find a list of his publications.
>
> A short video clip from an interview with David where he discusses plant-
> vs meat-diets. His conclusion is that to live healthier longer (as opposed
> to merely living longer) one should (amongst many other things) not eat
> meat, especially not read meat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmRzeD4_41M
>
> Disclaimer: according to David, vegetarianism is not the most important
> factor in living healthier longer, it's probably relatively low on the
> list, so die-hard carnivores (like myself) can still eat moderate amounts
> of red meat and still live healthier longer.
>
> To conclude, a short presentation by David about his work on longevity in
> general: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V-IaeVCHlw
>
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