Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 24, 2025

Last week, I wrote about a new study comparing low-carb and high-carb diets for endurance performance. 1 If you want the tl;dr, here it is: After 6 weeks on either a low- or high-carb diet, athletes experienced similar performance outcomes during a time-to-exhaustion test , a result that vindicates low-carb diets once and for all.

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 12, 2024

In a new study on 144 older men, having a higher cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2 max) and muscle strength, lower levels of body fat, eating a diet higher in carbohydrates and antioxidants, and having a morning chronotype were associated with a slower rate of DNA-based biological aging. A recent study provides us with some novel insight.

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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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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 26, 2024

It’s also likely that most people aren’t getting all of the nutrients they need from their diet even if they think they are. However, there’s not great evidence that multivitamins benefit specific health outcomes. There’s also little potential for harm or toxicity if you keep to the recommended dose.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 22, 2023

link] Of course, diet is an important component of metabolic health, but exercise also plays an indispensable role. Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 22, 2023

link] Of course, diet is an important component of metabolic health, but exercise also plays an indispensable role. Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

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. The study found that the higher/better a person’s LE8 score was, the less likely each of these three outcomes was to occur. Not smoking. Adequate Sleep. Normal Blood Pressure.

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