The speaker discusses the need to differentiate between statistical analysis and personal beliefs, with a focus on skepticism surrounding nutritional epidemiology. They highlight the successes of epidemiology in areas like cholera and smoking. Caution is urged when interpreting nutritional research findings.
We spend too much of our health care focus on lifespan and not enough on healthspan--the quality of our life as we get older. So argues Dr. Peter Attia, author of Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity. Attia speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about what kills us, what slows us down as we age, and the weapons we have to allow us to live better and longer.