Metabolic Health - what it is and why it is so important

Saving Lives In Slow Motion

In this episode I look at metabolic health which is one of the most important aspects of our long term health. I look at the mechanisms and measures of metabolic health and what we can do to improve ours.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/continuous-glucose-monitoring-cgm

Hba1c: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about-diabetes/looking-after-diabetes/hba1c#

American metabolic health stats: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/met.2018.0105

High fructose corn syrup; https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/why-high-fructose-corn-syrup-is-bad

Fibre in your diet: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/why-is-fiber-good-for-you

Exercise and metabolic health: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1365761/full

Metabolic health and Alzheimer's risk: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10001958/

Non-communicable diseases: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/noncommunicable-diseases

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