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“In fact, some clinical studies demonstrate that people who have a healthy weight exhibit better glucose control, insulin, and the ability to accrue and maintain muscle mass with intermittent fasting, although not to the extent observed in overweight people.”

“Large observational studies suggest that people without harmful lifestyle factors have similar all-cause mortality risk, regardless of whether they eat animal- or plant-derived proteins. To promote healthy aging, Dr. Phillips strives to maintain his body weight and remain physically active.”

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

“In this brief episode, we learn how restoring our dietary and sleep pattern to one that more closely syncs with those imposed by nature, especially by avoiding eating within 2-3 hours before bed and onset of melatonin production, may improve our health and potentially prolong our healthspan.”

“But the effects of liquid sugar extend to longevity, as well. In fact, consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with dramatically accelerated telomere shortening – equivalent to as much as five years of a person's life.”

“Yet, despite this indication and the evidence that omega-3 is broadly and potentially powerfully cardioprotective, Dr. Bill Harris no longer believes triglyceride reduction is central to the benefits of high omega-3 intake.”

“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.”

“00:38:33 - The fasting-mimicking diet as a boon for the psychology of weight loss where, due to its cyclical nature, adherents can enjoy potential benefits like the reduction of harmful fat known as visceral fat while sparing subcutaneous fat and lean mass, without completely overhauling all other areas of their life the rest of the time.”

“In eight young men, seven days of 1,000 milligrams of NR per day changed selected muscle NAD metabolites but did not alter substrate use, mitochondrial respiration, or signaling involved in adaptation to one hour of endurance exercise.”