Ben Greenfield argues against a one-size-fits-all diet, emphasizing that individual genetics, blood work, activity levels, lifestyle, and goals determine the optimal diet. He recommends testing and self-quantification to tailor dietary choices and suggests that men with a family history of cardiovascular disease should begin screening around age 30.
As early as 30.
There is no reason for anyone to say there is one perfect diet for all of humankind. Thank you. And there is no reason for anyone to follow one perfect diet for all of humankind. Because the, you know, the rib eye and sauerkraut diet might completely screw over somebody with, let's say, like overmethylation issues, who is, you know, who needs a higher amount of glycogen and carbohydrate due to their physical activity, who might even have some kind of like an inflammatory response to saturated fats because they have like, I don't know, an APOE4E4 gene or something like that. So I think the best way to go is to test, to self quantify and to figure out based on your genetics and your blood work and your activity levels and lifestyle and goals, what diet is going to work best for you. If you have a family history of cardiovascular disease and you're a man. I would start as early as 30. Yeah. And again, I'm not a doctor, but that would be my recommendation.
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