Ben discusses News Flashes, Book Reviews, and Answers Audience Questions.

AI and heart health: AI Evaluation of Stenosis on Coronary CTA ...6:56
If you're concerned about heart health, a blood measurement called "plasma viscosity" is a good one to ask your physician about (in addition to a complete lipid panel, inflammatory markers, and glucose, IMO): Study link ...23:12
A simple strategy such as one baby aspirin a day is likely good for your heart, but also appears to be a “calorie restriction mimetic“, that can simulate the autophagy benefits of fasting. Anybody currently on the aspirin bandwagon? Any concerning side effects that you have experienced? Study link ...26:56
Easy hack for high triglycerides - 1-4g daily dose of ginger: Effect of Ginger... ...31:06
The hidden benefits of dick pills. Study link ...40:27
Statins aren't all bad, but more people are on them than likely need to be: Could This Widely Used Calculator Be Needlessly Driving People to Take Statins?...47:00
Sure, EXCESS fructose can make you fat, but not if you're NOT in caloric excess: Important Food Sources of Fructose-Containing Sugars and Adiposity (e.g. if you're burning 2000 calories per day you could drink 2000 calories of soda a day and not get fat provided you weren't eating or drinking anything else)...51:12
Sound advice here..."Eat like a pig" to lose weight: Eat like a Pig to Combat Obesity (cliff notes: don't overeat and optimize nutrient density)...56:13
If you're eating a low-carb diet, you sure as heck better be careful that it is very clean, rich in phytonutrients, and certainly not a dirty keto approach: Study link ...72:44

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