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Higher levels of cholesterol, body fat are more likely in people who stay up late

“Higher levels of cholesterol and body fat are more likely in folks who stay up late, new research finds.” In the “study of 287 women in New Zealand,” investigators “found that ‘early birds’ and ‘night owls’ ate about the same amount of food each day, but it was the timing of their eating that mattered.” The research was published in Frontiers in Nutrition.

This study is concerning. The glucosamine supplement might accelerate dementia.
We are so often reminded that anything we put in our bodies, including “natural” supplements, all have potential risks of harm

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10052856/?fbclid=IwZnRzaATEtV5wZG9mA2ZkaWQWUKk6wvtWHLvkR8bY2LX1OxUOqhabBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6-eTt5A5qpCSJePJTi8OBh02faJi6Lg9Ap6oGo3Q3OUGBYZ-k6l95-Yfv1dw_aem_X2aSwtmBpSrrUQAbKrBjxQ

Association of regular glucosamine use with incident dementia: evidence from a longitudinal cohort and Mendelian randomization study Emerging data suggests the neuroprotective and anti-neuroinflammatory effects of glucosamine. We aimed to examine the association between regular glucosamine use and risk of incident dementia, including dementia subtypes. We conducted large-scale ...