Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Normal Cholesterol Levels. A study of almost 10,000 adults with obesity (BMI >30) who were evaluated for all LE8 factors and followed for over 7 years can give us some insight 1. Those with excess weight who are eating well, sleeping well and exercising on a regular basis are also likely to reduce their harmful visceral fat.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Limit your intake of saturated and trans fats, as they can raise cholesterol levels and increase the risk of heart disease. Calculate your body mass index (BMI) to determine whether you are within a healthy weight range for your height. They can assess your blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and other risk factors.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JANUARY 3, 2024

These pharmaceutical interventions have emerged as a viable option for individuals who have been struggling with weight management and offer an additional tool alongside other lifestyle modifications such as exercise. These weight loss drugs, however, are not meant to be a standalone solution.

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Physiologically Speaking

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Specifically, eating a meal containing 25 grams of protein or more activates the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) and inhibits autophagy in immune cells known as macrophages, which promote the buildup of plaque and cholesterol in arteries, a process known as atherosclerosis. Does this same mechanism exist in humans?

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Even in diabetics of normal weight (BMI<27), weight loss can reverse diabetes 2. Share For a 45-year-old male, 180cm tall, 95 kg in weight, exercising 4 to 5 times per week (Because you should be!). We do a horrible job at guessing the calorie content of food and the amount of calories burned during exercise. To lose 0.5

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 16, 2024

Falling into the class of obesity with a BMI of greater than 30 makes this more likely, but so also does having excess visceral fat deposition with significant metabolic consequences at a BMI less than 30. The distinction here is the metabolic consequences of excess fat causing a health risk rather than focusing on the BMI cutoff.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 29, 2023

Share JUPITER In 2008 a landmark paper was published showing that in people without cardiovascular disease and relatively normal LDL-cholesterol (<3.4 Because of the increased risk, I am also quicker to introduce non-statin-based cholesterol-lowering agents such as ezetimibe, bempedoic acid, PCSK9 inhibitors or inclisiran when available.

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Wellnest

JULY 19, 2023

The accumulation of cholesterol, foam cells, fibrous tissue, and calcium mainly causes the narrowing of coronary arteries. However, recent studies have observed that people below 40 are also experiencing heart attacks due to high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and social and mental stress.

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