Dr. Peter Attia

So if you're overweight or obese, if you have type 2 diabetes, if you smoke, any combination of those things is... increasing your risk of multiple forms of cancer. They're not all the same, by the way. So the cancers that are predisposed or the ones that risk is going up dramatically for type 2 diabetes and obesity overlap with some of the lung cancer, but there's some different ones as well.

So if you're overweight or obese, if you have type 2 diabetes, if you smoke, any combination of those things is... increasing your risk of multiple forms of cancer. They're not all the same, by the way. So the cancers that are predisposed or the ones that risk is going up dramatically for type 2 diabetes and obesity overlap with some of the lung cancer, but there's some different ones as well.

Everything thereafter that, we are at a lower level of certainty. So I did a lengthy, lengthy deepest deep dive I've ever done, certainly top three deep dives I've ever done in my life into microplastics on a podcast a few weeks ago. And I can tell you that the evidence that microplastics, PFAS chemicals, PM2.5s are causing cancer, PM2.5s are sub-2.5 micron particles in the air that we inhale.

Everything thereafter that, we are at a lower level of certainty. So I did a lengthy, lengthy deepest deep dive I've ever done, certainly top three deep dives I've ever done in my life into microplastics on a podcast a few weeks ago. And I can tell you that the evidence that microplastics, PFAS chemicals, PM2.5s are causing cancer, PM2.5s are sub-2.5 micron particles in the air that we inhale.

Everything thereafter that, we are at a lower level of certainty. So I did a lengthy, lengthy deepest deep dive I've ever done, certainly top three deep dives I've ever done in my life into microplastics on a podcast a few weeks ago. And I can tell you that the evidence that microplastics, PFAS chemicals, PM2.5s are causing cancer, PM2.5s are sub-2.5 micron particles in the air that we inhale.

The evidence that they can cause cancer is... modest. It's not very strong, but it's also shouldn't be ignored, right? I wouldn't throw it out and say, ah, come on, it's all fine. The question is, what do you do with that information? Like, how hard should one work to avoid all of these things? Because it's impossible to avoid them, period.

The evidence that they can cause cancer is... modest. It's not very strong, but it's also shouldn't be ignored, right? I wouldn't throw it out and say, ah, come on, it's all fine. The question is, what do you do with that information? Like, how hard should one work to avoid all of these things? Because it's impossible to avoid them, period.

The evidence that they can cause cancer is... modest. It's not very strong, but it's also shouldn't be ignored, right? I wouldn't throw it out and say, ah, come on, it's all fine. The question is, what do you do with that information? Like, how hard should one work to avoid all of these things? Because it's impossible to avoid them, period.

We couldn't imagine a scenario whereby a person could completely be free of microplastics. Even if you said something as ridiculous as, I'm going to move to the Antarctic. Well, you wouldn't be able to because the protective clothing you would need to prevent you from dying in that environment would expose you to microplastics. So we're going to be exposed to microplastics no matter what.

We couldn't imagine a scenario whereby a person could completely be free of microplastics. Even if you said something as ridiculous as, I'm going to move to the Antarctic. Well, you wouldn't be able to because the protective clothing you would need to prevent you from dying in that environment would expose you to microplastics. So we're going to be exposed to microplastics no matter what.

We couldn't imagine a scenario whereby a person could completely be free of microplastics. Even if you said something as ridiculous as, I'm going to move to the Antarctic. Well, you wouldn't be able to because the protective clothing you would need to prevent you from dying in that environment would expose you to microplastics. So we're going to be exposed to microplastics no matter what.

Um, but there are a bunch of things you can do to like either inconvenience yourself in time, money, some other variable and reduce it a lot. So, you know, um, I actually made a video kind of recently about this, which is like, what's my 80-20 view of how to do this? And it's some obvious stuff. So one, don't store food in plastic containers.

Um, but there are a bunch of things you can do to like either inconvenience yourself in time, money, some other variable and reduce it a lot. So, you know, um, I actually made a video kind of recently about this, which is like, what's my 80-20 view of how to do this? And it's some obvious stuff. So one, don't store food in plastic containers.

Um, but there are a bunch of things you can do to like either inconvenience yourself in time, money, some other variable and reduce it a lot. So, you know, um, I actually made a video kind of recently about this, which is like, what's my 80-20 view of how to do this? And it's some obvious stuff. So one, don't store food in plastic containers.

So if the restaurant's trying to give you your food in plastic container, just don't take it home. At home, throw out your plastic storage containers, splurge on Amazon for the glass storage containers, and just use those. Don't heat up anything in plastic. So my kids, because they still throw cups, will still have a few plastic cups.

So if the restaurant's trying to give you your food in plastic container, just don't take it home. At home, throw out your plastic storage containers, splurge on Amazon for the glass storage containers, and just use those. Don't heat up anything in plastic. So my kids, because they still throw cups, will still have a few plastic cups.

So if the restaurant's trying to give you your food in plastic container, just don't take it home. At home, throw out your plastic storage containers, splurge on Amazon for the glass storage containers, and just use those. Don't heat up anything in plastic. So my kids, because they still throw cups, will still have a few plastic cups.

I'll put cold milk in there, but I would never put anything hot into there. And frankly, I can't wait till we're kind of done with plastic cups in general. One big splurge I did was I got rid of my drip coffee machine, which just had plastic all over it, and I swapped it out for a machine that is all glass and metal.

I'll put cold milk in there, but I would never put anything hot into there. And frankly, I can't wait till we're kind of done with plastic cups in general. One big splurge I did was I got rid of my drip coffee machine, which just had plastic all over it, and I swapped it out for a machine that is all glass and metal.

I'll put cold milk in there, but I would never put anything hot into there. And frankly, I can't wait till we're kind of done with plastic cups in general. One big splurge I did was I got rid of my drip coffee machine, which just had plastic all over it, and I swapped it out for a machine that is all glass and metal.