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When people think of life-threatening medical conditions, end-stage kidney disease — requiring dialysis and a waiting list for an organ transplant — typically comes to mind as a grave prognosis. But new comparative risk data presented by Dr. Peter Attia, a guru in longevity medicine, reveal that being profoundly unfit carries a similar level of danger. Attia, speaking with neuroscientist and podcaster Dr. Andrew Huberman, laid out a series of hazard ratios for various conditions and behaviors, allowing a direct comparison: Condition / Risk FactorIncrease in All-Cause Mortality RiskEnd-stage kidney disease (on dialysis)175% (hazard ratio 2.75)Low strength (vs. high strength)250% (hazard ratio 3.5)Low muscle mass (vs. high muscle mass)200% (hazard ratio 3.0)Bottom 25% VO2 max (v...

Fitness enthusiasts and biohackers often obsess over supplements, red light therapy, and cold plunges. But according to Dr. Peter Attia, host of The Drive podcast and a world expert in longevity science, none of those interventions comes close to the power of a single metric: VO2 max. VO2 max measures the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during intense exercise. It is the maximum volume (V) of oxygen (O2) your body can consume, transport, and utilize per minute during intense exercise. It is a premier indicator of cardiovascular fitness, endurance capacity, and long-term health, often measured in milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute. In a recent conversation with Dr. Andrew Huberman of Stanford University, Attia revealed that cardiorespirator...

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Poor Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is as Deadly as End-Stage Kidney Disease, Data Show

VO2 Max Is the ‘Single Strongest’ Predictor of Longevity, Says Longevity Expert Dr. Peter Attia