Ep. 401 Understanding Fatty Liver: Causes and Risk Factors with Kristin Kirkpatrick, RD

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

I am honored to have Kristin Kirkpatrick joining me today. She is a registered dietitian, bestselling author, presenter, and dietitian with the Department of Wellness and Preventative Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. The fatty liver epidemic now affects one in four people globally. In our discussion today, we explore who is most at risk, the essential functions of the liver, and how factors like COVID, stress, overeating, and alcohol contribute to the problem. We dive into the role of visceral fat, and Kristin shares her go-to labs and tests for assessing metabolic health. We break down why SECO is outdated, why sugar is particularly harmful to the body, and the effects of andropause, menopause, and other hormonal changes. We also tackle the toxic diet culture, under-eating, alcohol, poor sleep, exercise, carb restriction, beneficial supplements, and how nutrigenomics can guide us in navigating bio-individuality. I know you will love this eye-opening conversation with Kristin Kirkpatrick. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Why fatty liver is a silent epidemic The connection between fatty liver, type 2 diabetes, and insulin resistance How the COVID-19 infection impacts the liver How non-alcoholic fatty liver gets diagnosed What are the primary functions of the liver? How ultra-processed foods contribute to sugar intake and impact metabolic health Why we must nourish the body with nutrient-dense foods instead of focusing on calorie restriction How does aging affect metabolic health? Why it is essential to maintain muscle mass during menopause The role of exercise in maintaining metabolic health How nutrigenomics helps in understanding genetic influences Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Connect with Kristin Kirkpatrick On her website On social media: @fuelwellwithkrissy

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast. I'm your host, Nurse Practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.0	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:14.0	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the
0:19.2	health and wellness industry each week and impact over a million lives.
0:23.4	Today at the honor of connecting with Kristen Kirkpatrick. She's a registered dietician
0:33.8	at best-selling author, presenter, and a dietician with the Department of Wellness
0:38.0	and Preventative Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. Today we spoke at length
0:41.9	about the fatty liver epidemic, the prevalence of fatty
0:46.8	liver that impacts 40% of the population one in four worldwide. Those who are at
0:52.4	greatest risk, the impact of COVID, stress overeating, and alcohol,
0:57.4	the major functions of the liver, which we refer to affectionately as the gatekeeper of
1:01.9	homeostasis, the impact of visceral
1:04.4	fat, and key labs and testing that Kristen likes to look at to evaluate for
1:09.8	metabolic health, why CCO is outdated, why sugar is so highly toxic to the body, the impact of
1:16.6	Andropause, menopause, and hormone shifts, the role of a toxic diet culture that
1:21.2	contributes to this as well as under eating alcohol and
1:24.1	poor sleep the role of exercise
1:27.0	carb restriction key supplements that can be beneficial and the role of
1:30.8	neutral genomics as it pertains to navigating bio-individuality.
1:35.9	I know you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did recording it.
1:41.8	Kristen, such a pleasure to have you on the podcast. I've been really looking forward to
1:46.1	diving into this huge issue that many people are not even aware of. Why is fatty liver this silent epidemic that most patients are unaware of?
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