# Outlive by Peter Attia

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Outlive by Peter Attia and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its data-driven case on health and longevity, which readers say shifted them toward health over performance training. No caveat is shared by more than one critic.

## Why people recommend it

- Widely called excellent and worth reading (5 comments): "Outlive is an excellent book, and one of the excellent discussions in that book is that there is no safe level of certain kinds of cholesterol." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50284261)) "A worthwhile book to read on this topic is Outlive by Peter Attia (MD)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46776493)) "His book is well worth reading to understand his argument" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48586925))
- Data-driven, persuasive case on health (2 comments): "it was persuasive enough to get me to exercise for health (instead of performance at a specific event)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48565710)) "The book is overall excellent and extremely data driven." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50288160))
- Shifts focus to health over performance (2 comments): "it was persuasive enough to get me to exercise for health (instead of performance at a specific event)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48565710)) "helped me focus on what is really important in health and fitness and why" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46398483))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starting-strength.md): 6 recommend
- [In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan](https://hackerapproved.com/p/in-defense-of-food.md): 5 recommend
- [Where There Is No Doctor by David Werner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/where-there-is-no-doctor.md): 3 recommend
- [Body By Science by McGuff and Little](https://hackerapproved.com/p/body.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1785044540?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781785044540) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Outlive by Peter Attia", https://hackerapproved.com/p/outlive/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).