Prof.Grant Schofield
@grantsnz
Grant Schofield | Professor of Public Health | Chief Science Officer at PREKURE | Bestselling Author (4x) | Former Public Health Advisor | Leading the Movement
Breaking: Fat Is In, Sugar Is Out This is no small matter—what's happening to the dietary guidelines in the US right now via the FDA. I've spent much of my career arguing exactly what they are now saying. The FDA will change the saturated fat guidelines. These were based on…
The new Dietary Guidelines will drop the caps on saturated fat!! That's what FDA Commissioner @DrMakaryFDA implied yesterday 👏👏👏👏 (My head is spinning--he's citing research directly from my book!) youtube.com/watch?v=qym5dA… "Since Ancel Keys in the 1960s decided to demonize…
Working out over the weekend, going for a walk? Listen to a podcast. The latest version of the Prevention is Cure podcast! Latest episode - we discuss the science and practice of fasting and intermittent fasting. Available on Apple and Spotify and Youtube Here's the Spotify…
If there is even 1/10 the effect here in humans percentage wise this is a huge thing. Massive increases in longevity
Psilocybin showing longevity benefits in mice. What are the most likely mechanisms? nature.com/articles/s4151…
Have you seen the most successful job advert in history? It doesn't mention work life balance, great culture or a hybrid work environment. Looking to recruit for his expedition to Antarctica, adventurer Ernest Shackleton put the following ad in the local newspaper: It reads…
Food addiction is real. Binge eating can be haunting A new paper suggests that consuming more satiating proteins & fats can be a solution. (With support and virtual care) The researchers saw: ✅ 40.7% drop in food addiction symptoms ✅ 34.7% drop in binge eating ✅ No drugs. No…
Paul Taylor and I discuss the latest results from the Eli-Lily myostatin inhibitor trial for weight loss with muscle gain. You probably haven't of these drugs yet, but you will. When you lose fat and gain muscle without diet or exercise....well that's a whole new world....…
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What would happen if we eliminated the bottom 90% of academics? @Musa_alGharbi explains youtube.com/watch?v=UdVTWG…
Our fantastic interview with @grantsnz is available here - also listen on Spotify @PSGRNZ 💥#health #ultraprocessed #UPF #MentalWellness #mentalillness #nutrition #resilience youtube.com/watch?v=DgGeSk…
How much junk food do we eat? A fair bit. New worldwide data NZ not on here but we are almost certain to be the same as the Aussies and close to Canada. Not quite the UK or USA, but we are likely coming after them! Look at China back on 5%. Not exactly sure about their data…
This may explain the 'medicalization' of everything - weight, longevity, cholesterol, diabetes type 2, fatty liver - always more and more drugs, as opposed to say, fasting, which is free. It's big business.
Always great having @grantsnz on the podcast! open.spotify.com/episode/4MwdWP… @PREKUREOfficial
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A secret to fixing your health? Have a mission. When you're just tired of feeling bad, settling is easy and symptoms become your new normal. But when it's preventing your success in something much bigger? You don't tolerate it. You fix it.
🚨 LETS TALK GLP1 and safety 🚨 Let’s be clear. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are both strongly associated with cancer, far more than anything we’ve seen so far from short-term GLP-1 use. The greater risk is often not treating the root problem. If someone can reverse their…
Translation = @xai Grok is way better than expected, our release as it stands is nowhere close. We hope we can catch up but not sure how just yet
we planned to launch our open-weight model next week. we are delaying it; we need time to run additional safety tests and review high-risk areas. we are not yet sure how long it will take us. while we trust the community will build great things with this model, once weights are…
If you want purpose and meaning and therefore a good life, you are going to have to hold yourself radically accountable fir your behaviour Herein is the major problem fur most?
I've been saying for my whole career that the clearest benefit of exercise is it makes you indulin sensitive, which St a time the majority of the opp is insulin resistant us a really great thing
Did you know that just taking a 30-minute walk after dinner can have a huge impact on regulating your blood sugar and reducing your risk of disease, and that helps your body become more insulin-sensitive, which means less body fat, less inflammation, and less belly fat?
Metabolic therapy for brain cancer is a thing, led by @drmclphillips
Great article by Simon, one of the participants in our glioblastoma metabolic therapy trial (@btsupportnz): braintumoursupport.org.nz/simon-heddles-…
Hot water immersion is an effective way to mimic moderate intensity aerobic exercise and improve blood pressure, similar to what has been shown with traditional sauna. In a new study, people who engaged in hot water immersion (105°F for 45 mins): • improved blood pressure by…