# The Truth about Saturated Fat, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Total Mortality | Dr. Tom Brenna

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Podcast: [The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-gabrielle-lyon-show-5433868)
Published: 2026-04-07T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Only nine scientists were asked to advise on the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and Dr. Tom Brenna was one of them. In this conversation, he pulls back the curtain on how dietary guidelines are actually made, why the process has never been the same twice, and what it was like to watch a decades-old saturated fat recommendation get carried forward despite a lack of evidence supporting it at the level of total mortality. This is the dietary guidelines conversation the internet has been missing: straight from someone who was actually in the room. Want ad-free episodes? Subscribe to Forever Strong Insider: https://bit.ly/4u5VSRe 📱Connect with Dr. Tom Brenna Website: https://bit.ly/3O3cNUv Instagram: https://bit.ly/4s7UF9N LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4shYfyl References: https://nutrition.org/american-society-for-nutrition-calls-for-strong-science-in-national-nutrition-guidance/ https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(24)00527-6/fulltext 🙌Thank you to our sponsors: 😁Manukora - Save 31% plus $25 worth of free gifts. https://bit.ly/4sglER1 💪Timeline - Get 20% off your Mitopure order at https://bit.ly/3NkQAB5 ❤️Bon Charge - Save 15% at https://bit.ly/4cDyV1G with code DRLYON 📺Watch the “Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show” every Tuesday at 9AM EST: YouTube: https://bit.ly/4boCFC3 Spotify: https://bit.ly/4cWTbLG 📱Connect with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon: Instagram: https://bit.ly/4uk9adc TikTok: https://bit.ly/3OFK3kJ X: https://bit.ly/4l3YlaX Facebook: https://bit.ly/3MBrJso LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3N1nrdL Website: https://bit.ly/3NdV2kT Books: https://bit.ly/4r6ugZK Newsletter: https://bit.ly/402QCAj ⏰Timestamps: 00:00 ​Intro of Show 00:14 Dr. Tom Brenna’s Background 05:19 Working with IBM 08:46 Family Life 10:38 2015 vs. 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans 28:06 American Society for…

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