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Huberman Lab #242 · May 12, 2025 · 2h 30m

How Different Diets Impact Your Health

Christopher Gardner

Stanford nutritional scientist Christopher Gardner on his landmark DIETFITS trial — the largest randomized diet study ever. Key finding: individual variation in diet response is massive. Some people thrive on low-carb, others on low-fat. There is no universally optimal diet.

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Highlights

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There is no universally optimal diet — individual variation dominates
Gardner: the DIETFITS trial gave 609 people either low-fat or low-carb diets for a year. Both groups lost the same average weight — but the individual variation was enormous. Some lost 60 lbs, others gained 20 lbs, on the SAME diet.
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The one thing all diets agree on: minimize ultra-processed food
Gardner: despite fierce disagreement between diet camps (vegan, keto, paleo, Mediterranean), every evidence-based diet recommends the same thing — eat whole foods, minimize ultra-processed food.
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Misc

✧Gardner's DIETFITS trial cost $8 million and took 5 years — it's the gold standard for diet research
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