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Chris Thompson Mark Hyman, MD
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Peter Attia Cindy Geyer Cliff Weitzman Stacy Sims

DEXA scans

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Assessing muscle mass before starting GLP-1 medications to identify sarcopenia risk

"In people that I'm concerned about that, it's good to get a DEXA scan beforehand, right? Make sure you have adequate muscle mass. And if you don't, you really have to think twice about if you want to do the GLP-1."

Chris Thompson

Best Tools for Gut Health & Weight Loss | Dr. Chris Thompson ▶ 39:08
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Monthly monitoring of muscle mass and body composition in patients on GLP-1 medications

"I've got patients on low-dose GLP-1s and I've said, 'Look, you have to be in the gym, you have to do DEXA scans every month, you have to eat this protein.' And they do it and it's quite amazing — the weight will go down, but they'll actually increase their ..."

Mark Hyman, MD

What We Got Wrong About GLP-1s (And What's Actually Right) ▶ 34:14

Measuring muscle mass, appendicular lean mass index (ALMI), and fat-free mass index (FFMI) to track body composition

"If people are doing DEXAs to measure their muscle mass, what metrics are they looking at on a DEXA and what percentile do you like to see them at? We look at appendicular lean mass index and fat-free mass index."

Peter Attia

Building strength and muscle mass: optimize training & nutrition for longevity (AMA #71 rebroadcast) ▶ 1:10:16
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Waist-to-Height Ratio

Technique

1 creator

At-home screening for visceral fat and cardiometabolic risk without needing medical equipment

"I really recommend that people check their waist to height ratio. Very simple to do at home — a tape measure is a very cheap medical device. Measure at the belly button, and you don't want your number to be greater than 0.5. It's an indicator of the amount ..."

Jeremy London

A Cardiovascular Surgeon Had a Heart Attack Here's What His Own Tests Missed ▶ 48:02

Withings Scale

Product

1 creator

Tracking body weight and composition over long periods, especially during extended fasting

"I do like the Withings scale because the smart scale links to the phone. Yeah, it will get you composition as well if you hold the handle. And I've had one since 2013. So I've got all this data on my body weight and composition which is awesome."

David Sinclair

“Age Reversal Is Coming.” Everything You Need To Know - Dr David Sinclair ▶ 26:58
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Tracking body weight and composition during extended fasting to ensure no unwanted lean mass loss

"I do like the Withings scale because I've had one since 2013, so I've got all this data on my body weight and composition, which is awesome. And I'm trying to maintain that at the optimal level over these last 13 years."

David Sinclair

“After 3 Days… I Start To Feel Amazing” - Dr David Sinclair ▶ 4:11
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