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Levels helps you see how food affects your health.

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Why do some people gain weight while others don’t?

For A Whole New Level, Gary Taubes explains why “calories in, calories out” describes weight change — but tells us nothing about its cause.

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If the body compensates for exercise, does energy balance still matter?

For A Whole New Level, Dr. Herman Pontzer explains why calories in vs. calories out still holds — and how adaptation fits inside that framework.

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Is red meat bad for heart health?

Dr. Kevin Maki says one of the most important questions in nutrition science is: “Compared to what?”

Comparing beef to poultry, carbohydrates, and plant proteins can lead to very different conclusions.

#hearthealth #cholesterol #nutrition

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Keto athletes ran 6x800m sprints and a max-effort mile — at 85%+ VO2 max — and performed identically to carb-fueled athletes.

Some burned 1.8g of fat per minute. A scientific record.

Every textbook said this was impossible. The data disagreed.

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Can industry-funded research be trusted?

Dr. Kevin Maki argues that funding source alone isn’t enough to judge a study.

The better question is whether the methods, analysis, and conclusions hold up to scrutiny.

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The goal isn’t just keeping weight off.

Dr. Robert Kushner argues that long-term success often requires building a new identity around movement, health, and purpose.

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Before the debates over seed oils, ApoB, and advanced lipid testing, researchers identified four major cardiovascular risk factors:
- Cholesterol
- Blood pressure
- Smoking
- Diabetes

Dr. Kevin Maki explains how the evidence evolved from correlation to causation.

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“It’s not your fault” can be an incredibly powerful thing for a patient to hear.

Dr. Robert Kushner explains why the obesity disease model is complicated, but often ultimately helpful.

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#metabolichealth #obesity #GLP1 #healthspan

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Why doesn’t exercise burn as many calories as we think?

For A Whole New Level, Dr. Herman Pontzer explains why total energy burn adapts over time.

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#metabolichealth #metabolism #CGM #levelshealth #healthtips #healthy #healthylife

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People with obesity already produce GLP-1.

The theory is that, for some individuals, the signal isn’t reaching the brain strongly enough to regulate appetite.

GLP-1 drugs amplify that signal.

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#GLP1 #obesity #weightloss #nutrition

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For decades, obesity treatment focused on behavior.

Dr. Robert Kushner says the missing piece was biology.

GLP-1s may be the first tools capable of helping patients “fight biology with biology.”

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#fyp #metabolichealth #GLP1 #obesity

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Will AI replace doctors?

For A Whole New Level, Dr. Ami Bhatt explains why that misses the real opportunity.

AI should not be making clinical decisions independently.

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We call diabetes a blood sugar problem.

But that might not be the real issue.

This conversation breaks it down differently:

It’s about how your body handles energy—not just how much sugar is in your blood.

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Imagine that your muscle is like a brick wall. Dr. Stuart Phillips explains the constant state of "turnover" and how your daily habits influence the strength of that wall. @mackinprof

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Did you know that tighter blood sugar control can lead to better epigenetic markers for your baby? Dr. Ann Shippy explains how to use a CGM as a tool for experiments, not restriction.

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One of the most important heart disease risk factors is something many people have never heard of.

It’s called lipoprotein(a) — or Lp(a).

In this episode of A Whole New Level, Dr. Ronald Krauss explains:

- Up to one-third of the population may carry elevated levels
- It’s largely genetically determined
- And it significantly increases the risk for heart disease and stroke

Want to learn more? Check the comments.

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Most people don’t need more data.
They need direction.

Levels Programs focus your effort around a single metabolic goal — like heart health — and tie your daily habits directly to measurable biomarkers.

In our most recent cohorts:
• 80% improved ApoB in 4 weeks
• Median LDL dropped 15 mg/dL (no medication)
• ApoB/LDL reductions of 25–40% in 6–8 weeks

Consistency compounds.

Explore Programs in the Levels app.

#MetabolicHealth #HeartHealth #ApoB #LDL