Cancer Cardiovascular Disease Chronic Disease 
Dr. Paddy Barrett
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
There are various stages of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which is more recently known as MAFLD - Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease. These stages can range from mild fatty liver infiltration to serious scarring and fibrosis terminating in liver cirrhosis and potentially liver cancer. Lancet Rheumatol.
Journal of the American Heart Association
DECEMBER 24, 2024
BackgroundCardiovascular health (CVH) assessment may have important benefits for adults with chronic diseases to prevent incident cardiovascular disease and additional chronic conditions. points lower in those with versus without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (51.0 versus 65.0,P<0.0001).
Dr. Paddy Barrett
MARCH 23, 2024
They get the diseases of ageing about 20 to 25 years later than everyone else. It’s not that they don’t get cardiovascular disease, cancer or dementia; they just get it way later than everyone else. Most adults, healthy centenarians included, will die from one of three things: Cardiovascular Disease.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
APRIL 12, 2024
Similar patterns have been observed for cardiovascular disease and also cancer. Less major diseases earlier in life. Therefore, even if living longer is not a priority, delaying the onset of a major chronic disease should be. Taking 12,000-a-day steps led to a 65% reduction 5. The relationship is clear.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 23, 2024
While I have covered many of these fitness measures individually in previous posts, I wanted to summarise these metrics and how they relate to living longer and preventing major diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia. NOTHING else in healthcare can offer these levels of life extension. N Engl J Med.
Physiologically Speaking
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
While an energy deficit can negatively impact hormone and reproductive function, a surplus of energy can cause an overabundance of growth-promoting hormones which predispose to certain types of diseases and cancers. We are well aware of the risk of overweight and obesity caused by a caloric surplus and a lack of physical activity.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
APRIL 26, 2024
Insulin resistance and diabetes may not ‘ cause ’ coronary artery disease, but they are huge accelerants. In fact, when considering the contribution of risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and its early manifestations, such as metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance, are some of the biggest drivers of risk.
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