Dr. Paddy Barrett
MARCH 23, 2024
It’s not that they don’t get cardiovascular disease, cancer or dementia; they just get it way later than everyone else. When broken down by disease category, cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, stroke, osteoarthritis, hypertension and stroke, the pattern is the same. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JANUARY 16, 2024
Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia account for 60% of all deaths in the US. For those in the ‘Ideal’ category, they were 51% less likely to have either dementia or depression. And less diabetes means less of a driver of the three main leading causes of death - cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Even in diabetics of normal weight (BMI<27), weight loss can reverse diabetes 2. The world we live in means you are massively incentivised to eat in a way that makes you gain excess weight that will likely result in metabolic dysfunction and an increased risk of not only heart disease but many cancers and also dementia.
Physiologically Speaking
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Of course, these benefits can also extend to individuals with a BMI in the normal range. For adults with overweight and obesity, resistance exercise increases lean body mass and reduces body fat percentage and fat mass — improving overall body composition. It’s never too late to start — but the earlier you start the better.
Physiologically Speaking
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Of course, these benefits can also extend to individuals with a BMI in the normal range. For adults with overweight and obesity, resistance exercise increases lean body mass and reduces body fat percentage and fat mass — improving overall body composition. It’s never too late to start — but the earlier you start the better.
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