Q&A #12 with Dr. Rhonda Patrick (6/6/2020)

        00:01:48 - Cruciferous vegetables and hypothyroidism.
00:07:02 - Rats fed large quantities of broccoli sprouts did not have TSH, T3 or T4 affected. [1](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29080462)
00:09:30 - There is a U-shaped curve for alcohol consumption and blood sugar. [1](https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/32/11/2123)
00:13:14 - Vitamin K2 and its effects on heart disease and bone health. [1](https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminK-HealthProfessional/)
00:23:22 - Recommended vitamin C and zinc dosage for preventing the common cold.
00:27:03 - Comparing liposomal vitamin C to regular oral vitamin C.
00:32:15 - Background on blood cholesterol.
00:35:50 - FoundMyFitness interview with Dr. Ronald Krauss on cholesterol. [1](https://www.foundmyfitness.com/episodes/ronald-krauss)
00:36:09 - Of the types of LDL cholesterol, the small-dense LDL is the most predictive of a cardiovascular event.
00:42:13 - Fish oil supplementation has been shown to decrease apoB levels. [1](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3543286/), [2](https://www.nature.com/articles/1600522.pdf?origin=ppub), [3](https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.119.014963?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed)
00:46:29 - Genetics and diet also affect blood cholesterol.
00:49:40 - Diet, phenotype A, phenotype B, and cholesterol. [1](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7625363/)
00:59:23 - PQQ supplementation.
01:03:15 - New nicotinamide riboside study had no effects on insulin sensitivity, mitochondrial function, hepatic and intramyocellular lipid accumulation, cardiac energy status, cardiac ejection fraction, ambulatory blood pressure, plasma markers of inflammation, or energy metabolism. [1](https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa072/5823793), [2](https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa072/5823793)
01:07:21 - Omega-3 fatty acids and children.
01:08:47 - Several clinical trials have shown omega-3 consumption in children causes improved behavior and learning ability. [1](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150515134827.htm), [2](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29781086/), [3](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130913092414.htm)
01:11:44 - Eating fish high in omega-3 twice a week for six months reduced asthma symptoms and reduced bronchial inflammation in children. [1](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181104085114.htm)
01:12:34 - Omega-3 may prevent the onset of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders long after being consumed. [1](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-08-omega-block-psychosis-years.html), [2](https://medicalxpress.com/tags/young+people/), [3](https://medicalxpress.com/tags/control+group/)
01:18:10 - Blood type and COVID-19. [1](https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.11.20031096v1.full.pdf), [2](https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033068v2.full.pdf), [3](https://academic.oup.com/glycob/article/18/12/1085/1988773)