Related Episodes for Refined Sugar and Its Effects on Mortality, the Brain, Cancer, Hormones, & More

“The study she cites did not test a dessert, sugary drink, or habitual added-sugar intake: 74 men completed a standard 75-gram oral glucose tolerance test, after which mean testosterone fell about 25% and remained below baseline at two hours.”

“Activity timing can add another benefit. A meta-analysis of eight crossover trials found that exercise after eating reduced post-meal glucose excursions more than exercise before eating or inactivity, with earlier post-meal activity generally producing a larger effect.”

“Sugar substitutes are food products or additives that provide the sweet taste of sugar, without the calories. Evidence suggests that sugar substitutes have surprising effects on human metabolism and these effects vary person-to-person, based on the overall makeup of an individual's gut microbiome.”

“Advanced glycation end-products, or AGEs for short, are created when the sugars, amino acids, and fats in food encounter heat. AGEs also form in the body during normal glucose metabolism. However, if high levels of AGEs accumulate in the tissues and blood, they can become pathogenic.”

“Practical exposure reduction can include avoiding heat with unsuitable plastic, using glass or stainless steel for hot foods and drinks when convenient, replacing damaged containers, and choosing fragrance-free personal-care products when feasible.”

“The fasting-mimicking diet holds great promise as a complementary therapy for cancer because, when coupled with chemotherapy, the diet induces differential stress resistance – a phenomenon in which normal cells are protected from stress, but damaged cells are not.”

“In a small study of 10 men, twice-weekly sauna sessions for three months altered sperm production and function, with recovery documented during follow-up after sauna use stopped. Sperm outcomes and circulating testosterone are distinct measures of reproductive function.”

“Aiming for 2 to 4 ounces of sprouts per day is a reasonable and healthy goal. (Most grocery store clamshell packages of broccoli sprouts contain about 4 ounces.) In this clip, Dr. Jed Fahey discusses how much broccoli or broccoli sprouts one should eat for optimal health.”

“When a person does not get enough sleep, their pancreatic beta cells become less sensitive to glucose signaling, reducing the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas. This, in turn, impairs glucose uptake, resulting in hyperglycemia, a hallmark of diabetes.”

“Since the long-term consequences of metformin are unknown, a viable approach to depriving cancer cells of glucose, their preferred energy source, might be to limit dietary sugar intake. In this clip, Tim Ferriss and Dr. Rhonda Patrick discuss the anti-cancer properties of the diabetes drug metformin.”