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“A 2022 study found that obesity influenced the amount of omega-3 in plasma phospholipid form that is important for brain transport. Fifty people (half of whom carried the APOE4 gene) took 2.5 grams of combined docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) daily for six months.”

“Carotenoids are antioxidants that specialize in photoprotection. "High serum carotenoid levels are...associated with a lower risk of obesity, insulin resistance, inflammation, cognitive dysfunction, and premature death from any cause.".”

“FTA: > Babies receiving poor nutrition in the womb tend to be smaller at birth, which has been linked to the development of obesity and other health problems later in life. Researchers continue to discover other consequences related to undernutrition during pregnancy.”

“A landmark study published in 2019 by obesity researcher Kevin Hall and colleagues found that consuming a diet high in ultra-processed foods caused participants to consume more than 500 calories per day more than when they ate a diet comprising unprocessed, whole foods.”

“FTA:A chemical compound commonly found in coffee may help prevent some of the damaging effects of obesity. Scientists have found that chlorogenic acid, or CGA, significantly reduced insulin resistance and accumulation of fat in the livers of mice who were fed a high-fat diet.”

“Telomere length in early life can be predictive of lifespan. Higher maternal oxidative stress and inflammation status due to increased obesity might generate a higher inflammatory and oxidative stress causing metabolic alterations that may act as mechanisms in fetal programming influencing telomere biology during development in the uterus.”

“Study. 01:43:00 - High animal protein intake was only positively associated with cardiovascular mortality among individuals with at least one unhealthy lifestyle risk factor, such as obesity or sedentary lifestyle. Study.”

“After undergoing blood tests to check their fasting blood sugar and HbA1c (a measure of long-term blood sugar control) and taking an oral glucose challenge, the participants took either a placebo or powdered broccoli sprout extract (containing 150 μmol sulforaphane per dose) every day for 12 weeks.”

“From the article: > It has been shown that deleting the BDNF gene causes significant problems, among them, dramatically increased appetite (hyperphagia) and severe obesity. > The new study shows that deleting the BDNF gene also impairs thermogenesis -- the ability of cells to burn fat to produce heat.”

“Obesity is associated with a plethora of problems, but it is also associated with severe micronutrient deficiencies, including vitamin D. A paper I published in 2014 explains a mechanism by which vitamin D affects serotonin and makes a case for how this might be able to affect autism since normal fetal brain development requires serotonin.”