Protein is the Most Important Thing for Longevity | Plant Protein vs Animal Protein

All About Protein & Longevity - Simon Hill

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Timestamps ⏱

0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Join Thrive Market Today to get 30% Off Your First Order AND a Free Gift Worth up to $60!
2:58 - Strength & Muscle Mass for Longevity - How Much Protein Do You Need?
8:20 - Does Protein Shorten Lifespan & Increase Cancer Risk?
18:23 - Protein Restriction vs Calorie Restriction for Longevity
24:45 - How Much Protein to Consume
25:50 - Protein Quality & Best Protein Sources
32:45 - Is Saturated Fat "Bad?"
35:31 - How to Get Protein From Plants Without Extra Carbs?
37:35 - You Can Eat Both Plant & Animal-Based Protein
38:45 - Meat vs Plant Protein
43:30 - Where to Find More of Simon's Content

[Jpls-dj]

Oooooh thank you for not putting out one sided content, you make genuinely thoughtful content!

[pete]

More of this, please. Rational discussion between two healthy people, speaking intelligently and respectfully. Thank you both.

[denisoconnell]

Great discussion. My wife and I have gone plant based, I was hesitant as I resistance train and was worried about protein intake. I now average about 1.8g per kg of protein and dont have much trouble getting it but about 45g a day is from a vegan protein shake so that helps. We've noticed our energy levels skyrocket and sleep improve so think even doing a small number of days a week is a great option for people.

[aeythonmusic]

Love this one! Been watching both these guys for awhile and I love the non fanatical info from both. Clear ideas on how to live more optimally. I’ve tried nearly everything from long term plant based to primarily carnivore and lots in between and then back to plants. I get my content from a lot of sources and unfortunately most of what’s out there is wildly fanatical which can be really misleading for people when it’s cherry picked and confirmation biased on delivery. Great to see both of you guys talking and presenting a clearer picture to help people.

[emilybarry]

BEST COLLAB EVER!!! You two are a few of my favs in the movement 🌱 🫐 🌰 💪 🦵 🙌 🙏

[RobertNaik]

Brilliant podcast. I’ve watched a few and this cleared a lot up. I’m not a vegetarian but I want to eat less meat. people in the blue zones don’t eat much meat. But the last year I’ve been eating a lot of it to hit protein target. Now I see there is another way probably more healthy way. Thank you.

[brooksreed]

As Simon Hill rests his hat on apob for reasons to not eat red meat and knowing your bloodwork to see how red meat effects that, you should likewise get bloodwork to see how a vegan diet/plant diet effects bio markers of gut inflammation/gluten oxalates. Genetics and lifestyle plays a big role on what foods you will thrive on based on physiological needs and food sensitivities.

[BeHealing]

This over 65 year olds weren’t only starting to eat more protein at age 60 either. That’s important to note.
I train like a professional athlete and I don’t recover properly if I don’t have at least 2 gram protein per kg weight. If my knee hurts and is inflamed I will drink another protein shake before bed to help my body recover on top of my usual protein consumption and it makes a big difference to how my knee is the next morning. It also seems to aid my sleep too. I can wake up in the night hungry and Greek yoghurt gets me back to sleep whereas other macros, carbs do not have the same effect

[davesskillet]

I do not limit what I eat with the exception of sweets donuts, white bread, candy soda, pies, cakes etc... all are off the table my meals weigh 10 oz and are protein heavy. exercise is important I ride a bike 7-14 miles on avg. I'm 70 and still at my former military weight. thanks for sharing watch these videos all the time.

[DissolvingEmotionalReactions]

Addressing minute 3:05 re guests comments on whether strength or muscle mass is more important moving into old age...

I'd argue that strength and muscle mass are correlated when accounting for longevity, that strength is fast twitch muscle, and fast twitch muscle is directly connected to muscle size. Sarcopenia represents a loss of fasttwitch muscle and subsequently muscle size.

[MsSweetlandofliberty]

The Blood Type diet, long out of fashion now, stated that types O and B should eat primarily red meat for protein, while A and AB types do better with plant proteins and light meats like chicken and fish. There are specific variations for each type, and rationale given as to why, but the bottom line is that my husband (O) and I (B) have found the general macronutrients, and specifically the protein piece, after years of practice, to be of value. My A and AB friends have found they did better with beans and light meats. Just some anecdotal information that might be helpful and possibly explain why some people thrive on plant protein and others don’t and need meat protein.

[kazmilo]

That was very interesting, thanks so much guys. Such a pleasure to listen to an educated chat and not an argument.

[fadetoexadam]

This is an awesome video. I would feel the image on this video would turn a lot of people of watching, thinking it’s just animal vs meat protein and they know all about it. In fact the video has sooo much more info and is highly rated.

[MoSTrixx]

Great video! Question for you though, have you ever done any videos on vanilla extract or vanilla in any form? I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on it because it’s definitely very sweet and I’ve heard some good things about it. As always keep up the good work 👍

[JP-ATexas]

I always enjoy listening to Simon … his recent YT talking about TRT and estrogen (and how it’s possibly the associated estrogen increase that is driving the T effects) was fascinating ..I’ve recently added fish back into my whole food plant based diet (for protein and matrimonial harmony), I noticed a 10% rise in apoB along with a 60% increase in my wife’s happiness quotient when choosing restaurants.

[StangspringDK]

Simon has a great point, that if you consume significantly higher than RDA, 0.8g/kg, and eat a varied plantbased diet (and you are aware of shortcomings on certain protein sources), that you are more likely to get sufficient amounts of EAA's. However, many vegans underconsume protein, based on a vegan dogma, that protein requirements are overestimated. That RDA is "you can have up to 0.8g/kg". That you are "allowed" up to 0.8g.

One cannot deny, that Simon looks WAY healthier than Mic The Vegan or Dr. Greger.

[JustFAIZing]

Interesting that Thomas very much did not want to discuss the saturated fat issue...very disappointing. Simon gave a very dumbed-down response to this topic but at least insisted on responding to it in a very nuanced way. I am very sure he would have been far more forceful in his opposition to saturated fat if he had been given the opportunity to do so. His own videos clearly shows where he stands on the topic. The evidence is clear.

[donewittit]

Shout out to Thomas having Simon on it's a great look

[marcoF]

is brown rice/pea protein powder having high levels of arsenic? even if it is organic farming?

[YamatoForever]

I went on Jardiance and it damaged my kidneys. And whenever I try to increase my protein my kidney function takes a hit. Be careful with protein if you have kidney disease.