To think there's a growing amount of people who think food can fix everything?

There is so much research on this whole topic. Diet is everything. Lowers cancer risk, lowers heart disease incidence, even lowers dementia /Alzheimer’s. Healthy diet as a bedrock for healthy living is a foundation for longevity. Clearly stress levels and emotional well-being play a part too, but managing your diet is the thing most in your control

I don’t follow Zoe but are they bringing any new information to the table? Don’t we all know that fresh fruit, vegetables and unprocessed foods are good and upf, fast food, smoking, drinking and sedentary lifestyle is bad? I know all that but still eat upf/fast food (and fruit, vegetables, nuts etc). The difficulty is getting people to do the best thing for a long life, the problem isn’t a lack of information.

I think that on a societal level there growing evidence that upf is bad for our health. So it stands to reason that eating more healthy natural proper foods would counteract that. But agree food isn’t medicine. More that it’s the appropriate fuel for our bodies to operate at optimal levels.

YANBU eating well is great but it’s not medicine and there seem to be more and more people who think it is. There’s a great book on this: www.amazon.co.uk/Food-Isnt-Medicine-Know-Facts/dp/1785043455

I know this is anecdata, but my very overweight grandmother outlived my slim grandmother by 30 years! And my aunt who was a yoga teacher died the earliest out of my parents, their siblings and spouses.

Obviously a healthy diet is a good thing. But IME living to an old age often has more to do with genes and luck.

More posts promoting the Zoe podcasts?

I had never heard of them until these posts appeared today

@StructuredChaos , note that Tim said ‘healthy years’ so he’s referring to health span not life span ie the number of years we live well and disease free. There are always going to be unlucky people who succumb to illness despite having eaten well and exercised and also those who frankly abuse themselves and live well to a grand old age. 🤷🏼‍♀️
The evidence supporting the impact of our diet and lifestyle on our chances of being ill or remaining well is so overwhelming now it’s pretty difficult to dismiss. It’s definitely not all about what we consume other factors are at play but I do strongly believe the more we try to incorporate the science that is currently understood the better we are likely to live for longer. You are correct however insofar as science evolves so more will be uncovered and some of what we think is true now may be debunked. Apart from keeping up with current scientific understanding I’m not sure what we can do about that really.

I eat low UPF and lots of pulses. I don't think I'm going to live to be 120, I don't know anyone who thinks it will add decades to their live, but it's about reducing the risk of certain illnesses that can shorten your life. Processed meats are a group 1 carcinogen, along with nicotine and asbestos following international scientific criteria not some fad.

People who eat this way are unlikely to be lazy couch potatoes, smoking 40 a day and drinking high levels of alcohol, so it's not just about food. They are likely to be exercising a lot, non smokers and limited alcohol.

It's also no different to people taking HRT not just for any current symptoms, but because it reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke and dementia.

Why wouldn't you make choices to reduce the risk of disabling and/or life shortening conditions?

Perhaps it will make more sense to you if you think of it as eating crap (high fat, high salt, low nutritional value foods, UPF etc) that can cause health issues can shorten your lifespan rather than eating well can lengthen it.

Both the same thing really, they just assume different starting points.