2856: BIGGEST HEALTH LIES ! Stop Following This Advice , It's Been Wrong for 40 Years | Mind Pump 2856

In this episode the guys break down the five biggest health lies of the last 40 years — dietary cholesterol, fat and carbs making you fat, low sodium being best, avoiding the sun, and the myth that lifting weights isn't great for fat loss. They also get into a study showing church attendance predicts happiness better than income, a deep conversation on duty-free friendships and what makes relationships actually meaningful, Walmart ditching self-checkout due to rampant theft, and Vita Bella's free 10-minute consultation offer. Then they answer live caller questions submitted to mplivecaller.com, coaching listeners on air.

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0:00 - Intro, sponsors & t-shirt winners

2:25 - 5 biggest health lies of the last 40 years — #1: Dietary cholesterol is poison

10:24 - Health lie #2: Fat and carbs make you fat — the low-fat & Atkins era

16:40 - Health lie #3: Low sodium is best — why salt got a bad rap

27:34 - Health lie #4: Avoid the sun — all-cause mortality data is damning

32:10 - Health lie #5: Lifting weights isn't a great way to get lean

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36:54 - Study: Poor Americans who attend church are happier than wealthy non-churchgoers

38:54 - Duty-free friendships — what makes relationships actually meaningful

50:42 - Walmart ditching self-checkout — 16x higher theft than cashier lanes

56:49 - Vita Bella free 10-min consultation — chance to win free membership & labs

58:24 - Zoo MRI story & blood draw anxiety (78% of people hate it)

1:04:43 - Caller: Christian (California) — splitting MAPS programs over 6 days & training around a new baby

1:14:14 - Caller: Jessica (Alberta) — 40lb weight loss plateau, metabolic adaptation & reverse diet

1:29:02 - Caller: Regina (Maryland) — GLP-1 off-ramp strategy & transitioning from Orangetheory

1:41:24 - Caller: Jake (Wisconsin) — building for a body composition competition with his wife