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Age-reversing CEO Bryan Johnson leaves Nikhil Kamath’s podcast midway due to air pollution

Says air quality at such levels should be considered a national emergency
Johnson said that the air pollution in India has been widely accepted, with people not wearing masks even at hazardous levels. Instagram/@bryanjohnson_
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Renowned entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, known for his age-reversal experiments, recently visited India to promote his book “Don’t Die”. During his stay, he was invited to a podcast hosted by Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath. However, Johnson was forced to leave the recording midway due to poor air quality, despite wearing an N95 mask and carrying an air purifier.

In a social media post upon his return to the US, Johnson shared the reason for leaving the podcast. He said that the recording room circulated outside air, which made his air purifier ineffective.

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He explained, “Inside, the AQI was 130 and PM2.5 was 75 µg/m³, which is equal to smoking 3.4 cigarettes for 24 hours of exposure. This was my third day in India and the air pollution had made my skin break out in a rash and my eyes and throat burn.”

Johnson said that the air pollution in India has been widely accepted, with people not wearing masks even at hazardous levels. He noted that despite the science of its health risks, people continued outdoor activities, including running, and even babies were exposed without precautions. “No one wore a mask, which can significantly decrease exposure. It was so confusing,” Johnson remarked.

He suggested that improving air quality in India would have a greater impact on public health than even curing all cancers. Johnson emphasised that air quality at such levels should be considered a national emergency.

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Upon returning to the US, he became aware of another public health crisis in the US—obesity. “When I returned to the US, my eyes were fresh to see what is normalised to me. I saw obesity everywhere. Over 40 per cent of Americans are obese, and because I was around it all the time, I had been mostly oblivious to it,” Johnson said. He further said that, in many ways, obesity presents a more severe long-term health crisis than air pollution.

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