Why Aging Is Not a Fat Problem — A Muscle-Centric Approach to Longevity

New Frontiers in Functional Medicine by Dr. Kara Fitzgerald - Functional Med & Longevity

Jan 20, 202600:56:23Health

What if obesity and metabolic dysfunction start in the muscle, not the fat tissue we usually measure? In this episode of New Frontiers in Functional Medicine, Dr. Kara Fitzgerald and Dr. Gabrielle Lyon unpack this emergi...

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