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How does APOE status impact the relationship between obesity and dementia risk?
Obesity has been reported by some to increase risk of dementia, while other studies have reported that obesity is protective against dementia. Might the effects of APOE genotype help to explain the discrepancy?
#255 ‒ Latest therapeutics in CVD, APOE’s role in Alzheimer’s disease and CVD, familial hypercholesterolemia, and more | John Kastelein, M.D., Ph.D.
“One of the things that is so dangerous about this disorder is that the plaque that you get in FH is a soft plaque.” —John Kastelein
#251 – AMA #46: Optimizing brain health: Alzheimer’s disease risk factors, APOE, prevention strategies, and more
“The bottom line here is the earlier you were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the higher your risk of dementia.” —Peter Attia
Heart Disease: Labs & Diagnostic Tests
This video clip is from episode #203 — AMA #34: What causes heart disease? — originally released on April 18,…
Alzheimer’s disease — what labs can tell you about your risk
This clip is from AMA #14: What lab tests can (and cannot) inform us about our overall objective of longevity,…
#203 – AMA #34: What Causes Heart Disease?
“Not everybody dies from atherosclerosis, but… everybody dies with it.” — Peter Attia
#202 – Peter on nutrition, disease prevention, sleep, and more — looking back on the last 100 episodes
“I really think that in 10 years we’re going to basically be using designer-based immunotherapies to eradicate most solid organ metastatic cancers.” —Peter Attia
Low LDL cholesterol and neural development
Why LDL-lowering treatments don’t pit head against heart
Does low cholesterol cause cognitive impairment? Part II
Safety of lipid-lowering therapy
#164 – Amanda Smith, M.D.: Diagnosing, preventing, and treating Alzheimer’s disease, and what we can all learn from patients with dementia
“At the end of the day, it really has to do with how people see themselves, how people interact with the world, what kind of relationships they have, how able they are to let go of things that they’ve lost and how able they are to focus on the positive.” —Amanda Smith