Max Lugavere
American writer and filmmaker
Max Lugavere (born 1982 or 1983) is an American author and filmmaker who has written about diet and brain health. He promotes low-carbohydrate diets that contain high amounts of animal source foods and has claimed that veganism and vegetarianism may increase the risk of dementia. He has been described as an "anti-vegan activist" and is an opponent of seed oils. Lugavere's views about supplements to "supercharge" the brain are not supported by scientific evidence.
Career
Lugavere grew up in New York City and studied filmmaking at the University of Miami. From 2005 to 2011, he was a presenter on Current TV, an independent cable network. He co-hosted the show Max and Jason: Still Up with Jason Silva, where they featured a wide range of current events and stories ranging from illegal immigration to counterfeit IDs. Lugavere and Silva also co-hosted the Pangea Day international multimedia event in 2008.
In 2013, Lugavere created Tribeca Enterprises' first-ever original series, Acting Disruptive, debuting on AOL. Lugavere began researching connections between lifestyle and cognitive function after his mother began showing cognitive decline and testing showed he had genetic variants associated with increased risk of dementia.
Genius Foods
Lugavere's personal research culminated in his first book, Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life which debuted in March 2018.
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