Tom Dayspring

Aug 17, 2024 | peterattiamd.com | Kathryn Birkenbach |Tom Dayspring |Peter Attia

Recently, the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics released its preliminary report on mortality data from 2023. Once again, heart disease reigned supreme as the leading cause of death in the United States1 – a sorry distinction it has held firmly for the last two decades.

Nov 11, 2023 | peterattiamd.com | Kathryn Birkenbach |Tom Dayspring |Kellyann Niotis |Peter Attia

As I’ve discussed in a recent “Ask Me Anything” episode on metabolic health, obesity (and the metabolic dysfunction that often accompanies it) is a risk factor for many of mankind’s deadliest diseases. But the relationship isn’t always straightforward – such as in the case of cognitive decline. While obesity has been reported by some to increase risk of dementia, other studies have reported just the opposite – that obesity is protective against dementia.