Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), now usually termed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), affects about one in four people worldwide and can progress to serious liver injury and even liver cancer. Because there are only limited pharmacologic options to prevent its progression, researchers are also looking closely at diet and supplements as possible tools. A new large study examined whether people who regularly take fish oil supplements face a lower risk of developing severe forms of this disease. Using data from the UK Biobank, investigators followed 488,... fatty liver omega-3

Diet plays a critical role in cardiovascular health, influencing disease risk and the biological processes underlying plaque formation in the arteries. However, emerging evidence suggests that not all plaque is equal, with some types more prone to rupture and trigger heart attacks. A recent study found that adults with the least healthy diets were nearly twice as likely to have high-risk plaque in their coronary arteries as those with the healthiest diets. Researchers analyzed data from more than 24,000 adults aged 50 to 64, none of whom had been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. They de... cardiovascular diet heart disease

Dr. Ben Bikman and Rhonda Patrick discuss the primary causes of insulin resistance and how to reverse it in as little as 90 days. ... insulin resistance insulin blood sugar diabetes saturated fat diet nutrition

Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session. ... rhonda brain cancer microbiome sleep omega-3 fasting circadian rhythm vaccine skin

Dr. Patrick's keynote: compromised intestinal barrier affects human health—cardiometabolic function, neurological health, behavior, and more. ... intestinal permeability alzheimer's gut heart disease inflammation depression blood-brain barrier lipopolysaccharide

[toc position='left'] Aging refers to the collective physiological, functional, and mental changes that accrue in a biological organism over time. The hallmarks of aging are observable biological patterns of dysfunction that occur with aging. Integral to the aging process is inflammaging, the chronic, low-grade inflammation that occurs with aging.[ref doi='10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06651.x'] The mechanisms that drive inflammaging and the pathological conditions that arise because of it are bidirectional and involve multiple physiological processes and pathways, many of which directly or indir... mitochondria aging omega-3 stem cells aerobic senescence

[toc position='left'] Background Zinc is an essential nutrient that participates in numerous biological processes and modulates the activity of more than 300 enzymes and 2,000 transcription factors.[ref doi='10.1136/bmj.326.7386.409'] First identified for its influence on growth and development, zinc is now understood to play critical roles in immune function, protein synthesis, wound healing, DNA synthesis, and cell division. History The importance of zinc in the human diet first became apparent in the early 1960s, after a patient with a rare syndrome presented to Dr. Ananda Prasad, a physic... nutrition interesting zinc

Dr. Elissa Epel discusses the mechanisms of healthy aging and the associations between stress, telomere length, addiction, eating, and metabolic health. ... telomeres nutrition diet epigenetics aging stress meditation

There may be something special about sources of omega-3 that are richer in the phosphatidylcholine form of DHA. ... omega-3 nutrition brain diet podcast dna damage

Dr. Rhonda Patrick makes her second appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. ... rhonda vitamin d nutrition brain diet obesity epigenetics aging sleep dna damage vitamin e sauna