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Hacking one’s health in the name of longevity can often lead to an unyielding assortment of trends, takes, and tips each one more unaligned with each other. Do a cold plunge. Sit in a sauna. Walk 10,000 steps a day. Bryan Johnson, leader of the Don’t Die regime, pops supplements like candy—but, of course, he’s not eating any candy.
When it comes to eating, and specifically how what we eat affects how long we live, the information out there regarding any links between diet and longevity can be equally conflicting. Some people will tell you to eat lots of meat. Others are on record saying that isn’t exactly the case. (“Meat is like radiation,” Walter…