Daniel Lieberman is a Harvard professor of human evolutionary biology, paleoanthropologist, and author. What is the best diet for peak human health? From vegan and carnivore to Mediterranean and raw food, how do you know which approach is right for you? And are diet and exercise still the keys to good health—or does modern science offer another solution? Expect to learn why nutrition and diet feel much like a religion, which diet is healthier: Vegan or Carnivore, why the Blue Zone science might be one big scam, what the best and worst diets are for your health, why most diets stop working after a certain period, if GLP-1s are the artificial solution to a real problem and much more… - Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom Get up to $50 off the RP Hypertrophy App at https://rpstrength.com/modernwisdom Get 160+ lab tests for just $365 and save an extra $25 at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at ⁠⁠https://chatgpt.com - 0:00 How Diet Shapes the Way You Think About Food 2:12 Diet Through the Lens of Human Evolution 2:55 Do We Look For Meaning Through Diet? 5:56 Are Plant-Based Diets Actually Better? 11:30 Why the Carnivore Diet Is Taking Off 14:04 The Truth About Proteinmaxxing 19:50 Is There Really One “Best” Diet? 24:00 Can We Trust Epidemiological Studies? 31:46 Why the Mediterranean Diet Keeps Winning 34:36 The Blue Zones Myth Explained 42:18 Can You Lose Weight Without Cutting Carbs? 51:57 Why Dieting is Simpler Than You Think 54:00 Is Calorie Restriction Worth It? 01:02:35 What’s Special About Intermittent Fasting? 01:06:15 Breaking Down the Paleo Diet 01:11:13 The Truth About Antinutrients 01:12:45 Why the Raw Food Diet is So Hard 01:15:48 What Cooking Really Does to Digestion 01:19:38 Did Farming Make Humans Healthier? 01:24:58 What’s the Real Story With Gluten? 01:27:51 Why Are So Many People Overweight? 01:32:16 Why We Crave Balanced Flavours 01:38:41 Food Labels Don’t Tell the Whole Story 01:43:06 “Healthy” Foods That Could Be Making You Worse 01:51:40 Do Diets Stop Working Eventually? 01:54:08 The Biggest Concerns About GLP-1s 01:59:40 The Principles Behind Every Healthy Diet 02:07:35 Where to Find Daniel - Check out Daniel's New Book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737466/fed-up-by-daniel-e-lieberman/ Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spotify.modernwisdom.com or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.modernwisdom.com Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/