#153 - AMA #21: Deep dive into olive oil, high-intensity exercise, book update, and more

The Peter Attia Drive

Peter Attia, MD

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Fitness

4.7 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter and Bob take a deep dive into olive oil. They explore the history of olive oil, discuss observational data that led to the hypothesis that olive oil is a healthier alternative to many other fats, and they explain the classification of olive oil types —including what to look for in a high-quality “extra virgin” olive oil. Peter and Bob round out the discussion with a “two-minute drill,” in which Peter answers questions from subscribers. They cover zone 5 training, an update on Peter’s book, lactate meters, standing desks, massage guns, electrolyte supplementation, and more.

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We discuss:

The early history of olive oil and the Mediterranean diet (2:15);
The three broad categories of fats: SFA, MUFA, and PUFA (6:25);
Exploring the hypothesis that olive oil is healthy (10:30);
Comparing olive oil to the makeup of other common oils (30:00);
Defining “extra virgin” olive oil, what to look for when purchasing, and Peter’s favorite brand (34:30);
Update on Peter’s book (47:15);
Zone 5 training: Peter's approach to zone 5 training, and other anaerobic training protocols (49:30);
Advantages of using a standing desk compared to sitting (55:30);
Lactate meters and strips (57:45);
Electrolyte supplementation during fasting and ketosis, and why uric acid may increase (59:30);
The usefulness of massage guns, foam rollers, and professional massage for muscle pain and tightness (1:01:30); and
More.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to a sneak peek, ask me anything, or AMA episode of the Drive Podcast.
0:16.5	I'm your host, Peter Atia.
0:18.3	At the end of this short episode, I'll explain how you can access the AMA episodes in full,
0:22.9	along with a ton of other membership benefits we've created.
0:25.9	Before you can learn more now by going to peteratia-md.com forward slash subscribe.
0:31.5	So without further delay, here's today's sneak peek of the Ask Me Anything episode.
0:39.8	Hey everyone, welcome to Ask Me Anything, episode 21.
0:44.3	I'm once again joined by the one and only Bob the Cap Kaplan.
0:49.1	In today's episode, we do a super deep dive into all things olive oil, which starts from
0:56.5	a very simple question.
0:57.6	I think the question was something to the effect of what's the best olive oil to buy, or
1:01.6	how do you know how to source good olive oil, and then gets into sort of a tour de force
1:06.8	explanation around what it means to be extra virgin, and basically we get into all types
1:12.7	of oils and the differences between things that are high in saturated fat versus things
1:18.4	that are not, and the polyunsaturated components and all these other things.
1:21.4	So if you've ever really had a question about vegetable oils, lard, tallow, certainly olive
1:27.8	oil, it's probably going to be answered here.
1:30.2	And we do of course really double down on the olive oil issues specifically.
1:33.9	So how do you know you're not getting robbed?
1:36.9	How do you check that you're buying the right stuff?
1:38.8	What should you be looking for on the label, and of course what should it taste like, smell
1:42.3	like, etc.
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