#364 – AMA #75: Diets: how to evaluate and implement any diet including keto, carnivore, vegan, Mediterranean, and more

What It Covers

Peter Attia presents a framework for evaluating any diet through five nonnegotiables and applies it to keto, carnivore, vegan, and Mediterranean approaches.

Key Questions Answered

• •Five Nonnegotiables Framework: Every sustainable diet must address energy balance, metabolic health, adequate protein intake, micronutrient sufficiency, and long-term adherence—missing even one undermines results.
• •Diet Evaluation Rubric: Define each diet's specific rules first, identify its metabolic strengths and ideal user profiles, then surface potential pitfalls like micronutrient gaps to make corrections.
• •Progress Tracking Metrics: Use DEXA scans for body composition, monitor fasting insulin and hemoglobin A1c labs, deploy continuous glucose monitors, and log symptoms to determine if chosen diet works.