Emily Cooper M.D.

The Metabolic Storm: the science of your metabolism and why it's making you fat. Diabesity Institute, Seattle Performance Medicine, Cooper Center for Metabolism

[Emily Cooper M.D. @SPMedicine]

@BevTchangMD @ClemmensenC Are we sure it’s independent of AgRP action and thus MC4R activity? Doesn’t the NMDA receptor play a role in AgRP promotion? Can you describe the mechanism that’s independent? Thanks!

[Emily Cooper M.D. @SPMedicine]

I’m signing out for now, after 13 years on twitter. You can always reach me through LinkedIn or my website. Thank you.

[Emily Cooper M.D. @SPMedicine]

@DrNadolsky @BlytheandDogs For decades doctors have justified the calorie in and out model by dismissing these observations as patients under reporting food intake and over reporting exercise.What we should really be discussing is the science of metabolism, neuroendocrine factors and biological adaptation.

[Emily Cooper M.D. @SPMedicine]

@BlytheandDogs @DrNadolsky GLP-1 and GIP are powerful biological food security signals that interact significantly both centrally (brain and nervous system), and peripherally throughout the body. So, of course, as you suspect, it’s more complex than calories in and out.

[Emily Cooper M.D. @SPMedicine]

@DrNadolsky That’s an extremely simplified view of a very complex metabolic picture.

[Emily Cooper M.D. @SPMedicine]

@DrNadolsky If only that actually worked for the majority of people with high body weight. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the big answer was that simple and totally in one’s control.

[Emily Cooper M.D. @SPMedicine]

@POTUS Ridiculous and dangerous message. There is no scientific support for annual-only covid vaccine protection with current variants and current vaccines. Shocking and disappointing. Either political positioning or incompetence.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

@POTUS Unfortunately, there are no data to support this assertion. Likely attainable by second generation vaccines, but that requires priority and resources to be dedicated, which isn't happening.
#SARSCoV2 is unlike flu w/r to distinct seasonality, adding to the challenge.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Avoiding #LongCovid
https://t.co/VIVNew8bGW
My interview with @maggiemfox @Medscape, video w/ transcript

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Inflammation and dysfunction of the lining of blood vessels—the endothelium—is the basis for many of the cardiovascular complications of Covid. A new, solid review here https://t.co/1GiS8XXzT7

[Emily Cooper M.D. @SPMedicine]

@Poppendieck You’ve got to be kidding. Doesn’t convey competence or build confidence. Even my private clinic runs consistently under 650 CO2 even at busiest times of day and everyone is still masked.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

How did Japan, with ~40% more of its population age 65+ than the United States, have the lowest Covid death rate of any major country in the world? https://t.co/z68bDAyl3a

[Amaka Eneanya, MD, MPH @AmakaEMD]

It was truly nostalgic to present at @BrighamWomens Internal Medicine Grand Rounds last week. I wish I could say this “controversy” of using race in #eGFR equations is a thing of the past. #Bullying of those pushing for change continues to occur on all levels. This MUST stop🗣

[Daniel J Drucker @DanielJDrucker]

Disappointing #weightloss results for liraglutide over 52 weeks in Children and Adolescents with Prader-Willi Syndrome and #Obesity Waiting for Semaglutide and Tirzepatide https://t.co/1RzUDtgYhM

[Emily Cooper M.D. @SPMedicine]

@BevTchangMD @DrKarlNadolsky @DrNadolsky @MichaelAlbertMD Energy deficits as a strategy don’t work. You will learn that fact as you gain more experience. Biological adaptation will outsmart any diet eventually.

[Emily Cooper M.D. @SPMedicine]

@RossettiAllen @meganranney @CDCgov What’s the point of removing masks indoors in close settings with minimal ventilation? I don’t get it. It’s not to protect patients, so who is it for?

[Ellen Kendall @ekkendall_]

Really cool to see @EricTopol highlight our study published today in @JAMANetworkOpen!

[Emily Cooper M.D. @SPMedicine]

@PaulDavidsonPhD @pattynece @LAndromalos @ASMBS @NeilFlochMD @eatfitrun @PsychoDietitian @ObesityAction These stats are really old. I wonder if there are any updated ones - probably has not changed much.

[Kashif Pirzada, MD @KashPrime]

I'm not sure how anyone can push the idea that Covid is equivalent to Flu. Risk is much higher across every age group, and especially higher as you get older.