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Why do we care about body fat at all? Not the amount, and not just where it sits. We debut the garage analogy: storage capacity set before birth, overflow into the liver, pancreas, and heart, and flux, the difference between fat that's moving and fat that's parked. The prelude to the next episode.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Why we care about body fat: the garage
00:03:04 Flux: which fat is actually dangerous
Resources:
Barbell Medicine coaching and templates: barbellmedicine.com
Plus podcast subscription: barbellmedicine.com/shop/subscriptions/plus-podcast-subscription
Barbell Medicine Premium: barbellmedicine.com/shop/subscriptions/barbell-medicine-premium
Signal (book pre-order): barbellmedicine.com/shop/learning/signal
Our Protein Content:
barbellmedicine.com/blog/protein-and-weight-loss
barbellmedicine.com/blog/protein-on-ozempic
barbellmedicine.com/blog/barbell-medicine-protein-recommendations
Studies
Levine et al. Cell Metabolism 2014. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2014.02.006
Naghshi et al. BMJ 2020. doi:10.1136/bmj.m2412
Devries et al. J Nutr 2018. doi:10.1093/jn/nxy197
Antonio et al. J Nutr Metab 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/9104792
Knight et al. Ann Intern Med 2003. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-6-200303180-00009
Klahr et al. (MDRD). NEJM 1994. doi:10.1056/NEJM199403313301301
Hahn, Hodson & Fouque. Cochrane 2020. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001892.pub5
Obeid, Hiremath & Topf. Kidney360 2022. doi:10.34067/KID.0001002022
Lew et al. J Am Soc Nephrol 2017. doi:10.1681/ASN.2016030248
Castaneda et al. Ann Intern Med 2001. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-11-200112040-00008
Bauer et al. (PROT-AGE). JAMDA 2013. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2013.05.021
Fenton et al. Nutrition Journal 2011. doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-41
Shams-White et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2017. doi:10.3945/ajcn.116.145110
Witard et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2013. doi:10.3945/ajcn.112.055517
Macnaughton et al. Physiol Rep 2016. doi:10.14814/phy2.12893
Trommelen et al. Cell Reports Medicine 2023. doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101324
Wycherley et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2012. doi:10.3945/ajcn.112.044321
Moore et al. JAMA Intern Med 2016. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1548
Larsson et al. Cancer Med 2020. doi:10.1002/cam4.3345
Brenner, Meyer & Hostetter. NEJM 1982. doi:10.1056/NEJM198209093071104
Chan et al. PLoS One 2011. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020456
Berryman et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2018. doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqy088
Morton et al. Br J Sports Med 2018. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2017-097608
Why do we care about body fat at all? Not the amount, and not just where it sits. We debut the garage analogy: storage capacity set before birth, overflow into the liver, pancreas, and heart, and flux, the difference between fat that's moving and fat that's parked. The prelude to the next episode.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Why we care about body fat: the garage
00:03:04 Flux: which fat is actually dangerous
Resources:
Barbell Medicine coaching and templates: barbellmedicine.com
Plus podcast subscription: barbellmedicine.com/shop/subscriptions/plus-podcast-subscription
Barbell Medicine Premium: barbellmedicine.com/shop/subscriptions/barbell-medicine-premium
Signal (book pre-order): barbellmedicine.com/shop/learning/signal
Our Protein Content:
barbellmedicine.com/blog/protein-and-weight-loss
barbellmedicine.com/blog/protein-on-ozempic
barbellmedicine.com/blog/barbell-medicine-protein-recommendations
Studies
Levine et al. Cell Metabolism 2014. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2014.02.006
Naghshi et al. BMJ 2020. doi:10.1136/bmj.m2412
Devries et al. J Nutr 2018. doi:10.1093/jn/nxy197
Antonio et al. J Nutr Metab 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/9104792
Knight et al. Ann Intern Med 2003. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-138-6-200303180-00009
Klahr et al. (MDRD). NEJM 1994. doi:10.1056/NEJM199403313301301
Hahn, Hodson & Fouque. Cochrane 2020. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001892.pub5
Obeid, Hiremath & Topf. Kidney360 2022. doi:10.34067/KID.0001002022
Lew et al. J Am Soc Nephrol 2017. doi:10.1681/ASN.2016030248
Castaneda et al. Ann Intern Med 2001. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-11-200112040-00008
Bauer et al. (PROT-AGE). JAMDA 2013. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2013.05.021
Fenton et al. Nutrition Journal 2011. doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-41
Shams-White et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2017. doi:10.3945/ajcn.116.145110
Witard et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2013. doi:10.3945/ajcn.112.055517
Macnaughton et al. Physiol Rep 2016. doi:10.14814/phy2.12893
Trommelen et al. Cell Reports Medicine 2023. doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101324
Wycherley et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2012. doi:10.3945/ajcn.112.044321
Moore et al. JAMA Intern Med 2016. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.1548
Larsson et al. Cancer Med 2020. doi:10.1002/cam4.3345
Brenner, Meyer & Hostetter. NEJM 1982. doi:10.1056/NEJM198209093071104
Chan et al. PLoS One 2011. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020456
Berryman et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2018. doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqy088
Morton et al. Br J Sports Med 2018. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2017-097608
