A recent rise is sodium-loaded electrolyte supplements
There has been a recent rise in electrolyte supplements on the market and many of them containing a lot of sodium. One popular one is LMNT which I am seeing a rise of popularity in a few sports, one being CrossFit. My concern is around people who are doing a one hour CrossFit class a day and taking this supplement daily with has a gram of sodium in. Often times, I am sure this will be on top of an already high-salt diet in many cases. Looking on their website they have an article pushing back on the FDA's recommendation against limiting sodium where they (Rob Wolf) has attacked the recommendation and stated it is wrong. Even to the point that Salt intake isn't an issue for blood pressure or heart health. The article is here: https://science.drinklmnt.com/electrolytes/the-fdas-misguidance-on-sodium/?variant=16358367199266&_gl=1*3gd4ge*_gcl_au*MTg4MzM3MDUzMS4xNzIyNTI2OTgy*_ga*MTcwNDQzMzExMS4xNzIyNTI2OTgy*_ga_BKZV7MVXM7*MTcyNDIzMDI5MC4yLjEuMTcyNDIzMDQxMi41My4wLjA. I'm hoping you can apply some nuance here and pick apart his argument. Thanks, Lewys
Metabolically healthy - BMI out of range
All my blood work indicates I am metabolically healthy (lipids, A1C, thyroid, liver) and my doctor says I am well nourished. My BMI is under 17.5%. The Veterans Administration nutritionist said if I eat 1400-1600 calories. (I am currently eating 1700) I will slowly add weight and plateau at 45 kg. My weight is not increasing but I worry if I add calories from the wrong sources my lipids and liver will have issues. Adding good fats caused my lipids to be poor and adding carbs raised my triglycerides which the endocrinologist said caused liver fibrosis. My lipids and liver are great now so how does someone determine the balance between metabolic health and healthy BMI? Lisa
Managing familial hypercholesterolemia
Hi, I am a 26-year-old man, and hypercholesterolemia runs in my family. Despite weightlifting and cardio training paired with a mostly whole-food-plant-predominant diet my ldl and total cholesterol levels are always at the top of the accepted "healthy" range. What approaches or supplements could I consider to lower those levels in a better/optimal value?
Is resistance Training helpful in the Menopause?
I have always thought that any resistance and/or strength training was good for both health and managing potential side effects of menopause such as decreased bone density etc., but a strength trainer has recently told me that unless you are consistently increasing the weights you use, then simply using weights is not enough to make a difference- is this true and how can you make this form of exercise accessible to all if this is true and this would require a gym and specialist training?
#BoPo
I am following a lot of accounts that promote body diversity as I am doing research into body image. The health information is conflicting with many of the professionals in this space notably around the impact of being in a Larger and it's impact on overall health and mortality and also (and I know you've recently covered this) the detrimental impact of dieting on health markers. Where do you stand with this movement - is body size important If behaviours are 'healthy'