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Mike Lustgarten Posted June 18 Author Report Share Posted June 18 Telomere Length Test #6: Correlations With Diet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ron Put Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 Interesting, Mike. How much cacao nibs are you consuming? I actually switched to 10-20g of raw powder, since it has far less fats than nibs. Have you considered that it may be the fats that are negatively impacting telomere length? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InquilineKea Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 (edited) He hasn't found a difference between saturated and unsaturated fats yet. Esp MUFAs/olive oil... Also how about total omega-6 intake?? The RATIO is not all that matters I guess I'm glad I don't like cacao that much. I can't overeat cacao the same way I overeat nuts. Also, cacao sometimes makes my chest feel "weird" Edited September 17 by InquilineKea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Put Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 On 9/14/2023 at 3:59 PM, InquilineKea said: He hasn't found a difference between saturated and unsaturated fats yet. Esp MUFAs/olive oil... The saturated fats in cacao nibs contain a large proportion (about a third) of stearic acid, which doesn't appear to raise cholesterol. But there is also enough palmitic acid to cause me to switch to cacao powder, which contains considerably less fat. If palmitic acid is responsible to a significant extent for the shortening of telomeres, Mike might want to experiment with powder instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lustgarten Posted September 18 Author Report Share Posted September 18 Or cut down on the quantity, which I've done for the next test... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Put Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 3 hours ago, Mike Lustgarten said: Or cut down on the quantity, which I've done for the next test... Thanks, it makes sense, but if the effect is indeed reduced, it still won't allow us to identify if it was likely the fat content or something else in cacao (my bet is on the fat). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lustgarten Posted September 19 Author Report Share Posted September 19 Definitely, thanks Ron. Rather than identifying the culprit, I'm happy to reduce cacao intake, assuming correlation = causation. I'd rather eat less of the whole food than eat the processed version (cacao powder). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lustgarten Posted October 29 Author Report Share Posted October 29 Telomere Test #8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewab Posted October 29 Report Share Posted October 29 It's really quite interesting that there are basically no correlations with specific foods and telomere length in your data (outside of parmesan cheese). It's good to see that lower caloric intake is associated with longer telomeres. Are there any other ideas you have that may related to telomere length? As a side note, you mention making home made chocolate out of cocoa and dates. It would be amazing if you took photos or did a video of your daily food intake to see what the consumption visually looks like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lustgarten Posted October 29 Author Report Share Posted October 29 Thanks drewab. Aside from macros, micros, and foods, CR may be the biggest factor, we'll see how the story plays out... I show daily diet data, including pics, on Patreon (not trying to plug, I promise!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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