Alipio’s Science Sources

Compdude · January 6, 2020, 6:55pm

None of the existing categories seem to fit so I thought I’d just stick all of this stuff here.

I work hard at making sure all the stuff I take positions on are science based. But, what exactly does that mean? For myself, its making sure that the research isn’t biased due to being funded by a large pharmaceutical company or “junk food” company. Additionally, I look to research scientists that appear to be well respected by their peers.

This first entry is a podcast by Dr. Peter Attia. I first came across him through watching an interview with him on the Joe Rogen Experience podcast, followed up by one of his TedTalk presentations and several other YouTube interviews. One of the things I noted is while many of the YouTube “health” proponents are sponsored or are pushing their own programs, Dr Attia relies on his clientele based in NYC and San Diego and offering tiered membership pricing on his website to access to his exclusive content. Anyway, that’s my bar for those whose content I want to get behind.

Dr Peter Attia:

Compdude · January 7, 2020, 12:19pm

A lot of confusion regarding what exactly is autophagy and how long does it take to activate in the human body. Here Dr Rhonda Patrick interviews one of the leading experts on Autophagy, Dr. Guido Kroemere who is on the staff of the University of Paris Descartes.
It’s a long video, so if you go into the description there is a timeline breakdown to help you access the specific information you are looking for:

Compdude · January 7, 2020, 4:24am

One of several research scientists I follow is Dr Benjamin Bikman who teaches at BYU. I found this interesting because when I was a CPT this was a concern of my older clients.

Compdude · January 10, 2020, 11:33am

In Alzheimer Research, Glucose Metabolism Moves to Center Stage

Compdude · January 10, 2020, 11:50am

Lose fat in your tongue to improve sleep apnea

@Yasemin The science for why you got rid of you sleep apnea.

Yasemin · January 10, 2020, 2:30pm

Interesting!!! Didn’t realize my tongue was fat, I assumed it was fat around my neck. But I know the tongue kind of sits back there and causes problems while sleeping!

Thanks for sharing!

Compdude · January 11, 2020, 1:45am

National Institutes of Health Biggest Loser contestants study.

@Anna

FYI: The one person who kept the weight off had gastric surgery.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after "The Biggest Loser" competition.

E Fothergill, J Guo, L Howard, JC Kerns, ND Knuth, R Brychta, KY Chen, MC Skarulis, M Walter, PJ Walter and KD Hall, Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2016 08

To measure long-term changes in resting metabolic rate (RMR) and body composition in participants of "The Biggest Loser" competition.Body composition was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, and RMR was determined by indirect calorimetry at baseline, at the end of the 30-week competition and 6 years later. Metabolic adaptation was defined as the residual RMR after adjusting for changes in body composition and age.Of the 16 "Biggest Loser" competitors originally investigated, 14 participated in this follow-up study. Weight loss at the end of the competition was (mean ± SD) 58.3 ± 24.9 kg (P < 0.0001), and RMR decreased by 610 ± 483 kcal/day (P = 0.0004). After 6 years, 41.0 ± 31.3 kg of the lost weight was regained (P = 0.0002), while RMR was 704 ± 427 kcal/day below baseline (P < 0.0001) and metabolic adaptation was -499 ± 207 kcal/day (P < 0.0001). Weight regain was not significantly correlated with metabolic adaptation at the competition's end (r = -0.1, P = 0.75), but those subjects maintaining greater weight loss at 6 years also experienced greater concurrent metabolic slowing (r = 0.59, P = 0.025).Metabolic adaptation persists over time and is likely a proportional, but incomplete, response to contemporaneous efforts to reduce body weight.

Anna · January 11, 2020, 8:48am

It almost makes me angry that they’re still using the same methods!
So misleading to people suffering with with obesity to try and keep such an unsustainable lifestyle, without understanding the hidden causes of it!
But they make a lot of money on misery at least…

Compdude · January 11, 2020, 12:44pm

Well here’s something that’s going to send you through the roof.

The Biggest Loser is coming back later this month on the 28th on the USA Network channel. I told Yas and she couldn’t believe it.

Anna · January 11, 2020, 12:51pm

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Compdude · January 25, 2020, 9:01pm

Here’s an interesting article that someone from the FB group posted:

Compdude · January 28, 2020, 6:49am

An archaeologist debunks the Paleo Diet