Listener Q&A: Homocysteine, MUFA, Healhty BMI, and more! (Preview)

Sigma Nutrition Radio

Danny Lennon

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 26 December 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Full List of Questions:

[01:50] How should one interpret the systematic reviews done by Hooper et al that report no association between modification or reduction of saturated fat intake with cardiovascular mortality, total mortality, non-fatal MI?
[22.10] Given most people don't meet them, are public health targets for fruit and vegetables too high?
[29.10] What is the role of homocysteine in heart disese? Is it causal?
[40:45] Monounsaturated Fat: Good, Bad or Indifferent?
[50:13] Is there evidence to suggest an upper limit for BMI, where even individuals with a 'healthy' body composition would be at elevated risk?
[59:32] Where does the current research stand on the impact of diet on brain health?
[01:08:48] Based on recent findings, do we have to throw out previous research on diet's impact on the gut microbiome?

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Sigma Nutrition Radio. As you are currently listening on the public feed of the
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0:57.6	And I think it's really going to enhance how much you learn and retain from these podcast episodes.
1:03.0	So without further ado, please enjoy this preview of today's episode. Hello and welcome to another episode. My name is Danny Lenin and with me is Dr.
1:25.7	Alan Flanagan. We are here to answer the questions that you guys have sent in. We have a great batch of questions that we're hopefully going to be able to work through over the course of this episode. So thank you for everyone who submitted a question and then also in particular to those of you who sent in a question which we have selected answer today,
1:44.3	hopefully it covers some interesting ground.
1:46.7	But before we get into it, Alan, how are you doing today?
1:48.5	Very well.
1:49.1	I think some Merry Christmas is due both to you and to listeners.
1:53.4	I hope everyone's got a full belly Christmas leftover sandwiches in the mix.
1:57.4	We can only hope it's merry, but at the very least, it is Christmas.
2:01.5	So we know it is Christmas time and whether yours has been a good one or not, don't worry.
2:06.8	You've got a new year ahead and fingers crossed, 24 might be a good one, or of course,
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