a lot of advice'

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi,
“The people who said, ‘I don’t stress, I take it easy, I retire early,’ - those were the people who tended to die at a young age. That was really surprising and it goes against what a lot of advice that we hear.”
–The last sentence made me prick my ears: ‘what a lot of advice’ sounds unfamiliar (advice being uncountable). Also is ‘what a lot of’ a valid expression?
Thank you.

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It’s not valid.

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You can use ‘a lot of’ with countable as well as uncountable nouns:
a lot of money
a lot of water
a lot of information[YSaerTTEW443543]

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“That was really surprising and it goes against what we are being widely advised.” --Any chance?

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It is, but this is more likely:
That was really surprising and it goes against a lot of the advice that we are currently getting.