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Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.

“Randomized trials and a meta-analysis show that at least three grams of oat beta-glucan per day can lower LDL by about five to seven percent, with high-molecular-weight products producing the most consistent effects.”

“Acute activation of the immune system (from exercise or sauna use for example) can temporarily reduce inflammation and the depression that can come with it. The segments brought to you by this episode of The Aliquot feature professor of psychiatry Dr. Charles Raison.”

“Dr. Snyder's laboratory is researching how different types of fiber favor specific bacterial strains that influence health status. In this clip, Dr. Michael Snyder describes how the human microbiome plays a key role in health, immunity, and nutrition.”

“Family-controlled research provides another view. A Swedish cohort of 2.48 million children found small associations in conventional models, but the estimates moved to the null when siblings with different prenatal exposure were compared.”

“As a prominent researcher and long-term follower of the ketogenic diet, Dr. D'Agostino believes that while someone can survive without fruits and vegetables, this dietary pattern may not be optimal for health.”

“The carnivore community is in error. Despite the overwhelming evidence demonstrating the beneficial health effects of isothiocyanates, some anti-nutritional effects of isothiocyanates have been reported.”

“In this Aliquot, I walk through how that plays out in humans, where the strongest evidence shows up, and where it doesn't, with NAD researcher Dr. Charles Brenner—and why I'm taking it now after being skeptical.”

“Robust scientific evidence indicates that consuming a plant-rich diet that provides vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals is healthier than consuming an all-meat diet. In this clip, Dr. Jed Fahey rebuts popular claims that an all-meat diet is healthful.”

“The arrival of a new year is a great opportunity to make health-focused resolutions – promises to ourselves that we're going to live better, healthier, and (hopefully) longer. We all age at different rates, however, so our chronological age – the number of years we've lived – often differs from our biological age.”