Tag: PUFA
PUFA, not sugar, causes eye damage associated with diabetes/aging
An amazing pair of new studies that coincidentally (synchronicity!) came out at the same time, but without…
Century-long metabolic decline, not less exercise and/or more eating, causing the obesity epidemic
I did a few posts years ago on the alarming findings that the youngest generations are among…
Aspirin / eugenol can remove lipofuscin from cells
One of the visible hallmarks of aging is the accumulation of so-called “age pigment” or “aging spots”,…
Blocking PUFA metabolism may treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The disease ALS needs no introduction. It is perhaps the most dreaded disease in current/former athletes as…
PUFA metabolite (prostaglandin) promotes lipolysis / fibrosis, causes obesity / diabetes
Just in case there are still doubts out there about just how detrimental PUFA is to our…
Iron drives heart failure by fattening the heart; iron chelators may prevent/cure
Recommending high intake of iron is one of the most common dietary recommendations of registered dieticians, as…
Diabetes, Alzheimer’s, cancer are bioenergetic diseases; PUFA may be the cause
The bad news for PUFA (in this case linoleic acid) just keep piling on. At this point,…
PUFA damages mitochondria, blocks mitophagy, leads to heart damage
I can’t get access to the full study text, so the comments I have here are based…
Pregnenolone/aspirin can block cellular estrogen uptake, PUFA promotes it
I have posted in the past about the “obscure” estrogen estrone sulfate (E1S) and its role as…
Aspirin may treat pancreatitis…and other fibrotic conditions
While most of medicine’s attention is focused on acute pancreatitis (AP) since AP is often deadly, rates…