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Luigi Fontana, M.D., Ph.D. – Metabolic Effects of Plant-based Diets in Humans

Sunday: 8:00 – 9:00 AM – Luigi Fontana, M.D., Ph.D. – Metabolic Effects of Plant-based Diets in Humans.

This is the audio-only portion (Podcast) of the September 2009 McDougall Advanced Study Weekend. MP3 Format for playback on your PC or Media Player.

Dr. Fontana is the Director of the Division of Nutrition and Aging, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy, and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO. He has published many scientific articles on vegan diets. His current research interests lie in nutrition, aging and longevity in humans and focuses primarily on the potential role of diet and exercise in retarding the aging process. In particular, he is investigating the long-term effects of severe calorie restriction, protein restriction, phytochemical-rich plant-based diets and endurance exercise on outcomes such as cardiovascular risk factors and function, inflammation, glucose tolerance, bone metabolism, neuroendocrine and immune function, and cancer. He is also interested in the endocrine role of abdominal fat storage as a mediator of insulin resistance and accelerated aging, DHEA replacement therapy and aging, chronic kidney disease, obesity, intensive cardiac rehabilitation, and prevention of type-2 diabetes.

Size: 26MB MP3

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