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Episode 102: Adam Konopka talks about metformin’s effects on healthspan and lifespan
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Episode 102: Adam Konopka talks about metformin’s effects on healthspan and lifespan

Episode 102: Adam Konopka talks about metformin’s effects on healthspan and lifespan

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Jan 28, 2020
Top Moments
One of the best predictors of mortality is cardiorespiratory fitness.
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To Extend Your Healthspan, Exercise to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Aging is the greatest risk factor for nearly every chronic disease and morbidity that people face.
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Adam is Studying the Effectiveness of Rapamycin & Metformin in Delaying Osteoarthritis
Metformin mitigates the exercise-induced improvements in insulin sensitivity and cardiorespiratory fitness through its inhibition of skeletal muscle mitochondrial adaptations.
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Adam Expands on His Finding: Metformin Blunts the Beneficial Effects of Exercise
No matter what, exercise is important ... Exercise is a valuable and effective strategy to improve our health.
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Metformin Blunts Exercise's Beneficial Effect on Insulin Sensitivity
Intros & Ads

STEM-Talk Intro
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Dawn & Ken Intro
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Dawn Introduces Dr. Adam Konopka
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Ken Reads This Episode's Winning STEM-Talk Review
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Ken Introduces Dr. Adam Konopka
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STEM-Talk Intro
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Dawn Introduces Her Co-Host, Ken Ford, and Dr. Adam Konopka
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Why Adam Decided to Establish His Lab at the University of Illinois
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How Adam Became Interested in Competitive Swimming
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Adam's Interest in Competitive Swimming Led Him to Major in Exercise Science
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Adam Minored in Entrepreneurship Because He Wanted to Start His Own Business
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Adam's First Research Experience Was Focused on the Health Benefits of Exercise
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Adam Once Studied Muscle Mass Loss in Astronauts
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Elevated Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Production May Reduce Insulin Sensitivity
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Exercise Reduces Mitochondrial Defects Associated with Obesity and Insulin Resistance
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Adam's Research Aims to Translate Cell Culture Findings to Improve Human Health
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Metformin Doesn't Inhibit Glucagon-Stimulated Glucose Production
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While at CSU, Adam Studied the Joint Effect of Metformin and Exercise on Metabolic Health
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Adam is Studying the Effectiveness of Rapamycin & Metformin in Delaying Osteoarthritis
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Adam is Studying How Rapamycin Inhibits mTOR in Muscle
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Adam Has Been Studying the Interaction of Exercise & Metformin Since His Post-Doc
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Adam Expands on His Finding: Metformin Blunts the Beneficial Effects of Exercise
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Metformin Blunts Exercise's Beneficial Effect on Insulin Sensitivity
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The More Metabolically Unhealthy, the Greater Potential Benefits from Exercise & Metformin
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Adam Plans to Study Metformin's Effects on a Range of Metabolically Healthy Individuals
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STEM-Talk Interlude
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Is it Possible to Pulse Metformin Intake to Limit its Adverse Effects on Exercise?
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The Higher Your Type 2 Diabetes Risk, the Less Metformin Inhibits Exercise's Beneficial Effects
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Metformin Inhibits Exercise-Induced Improvements in Mitochondrial Respiration
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The TAME Trial Isn't Designed to Determine Whether Metformin Extends Healthspan
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Ken Wishes the TAME Trial Utilzied Rapamycin Instead of Metformin
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Adam Believes a Metformin Trial in Healthy Individuals is Warranted
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Metformin May Only Extend Healthspan in Individuals at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
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How Would Adam Design a Healthspan-Extending Intervention Trial?
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If Adam Were to Study Metformin's Effect on Healthspan, How Would He Adjust for Diet & Lifestyle Variables?
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Will Pharmacological Methods Prove More Effective at Extending Healthspan & Lifespan Than Exercise?
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PPAR-D Agonists Are a Class of Drugs That Mimic Exercise's Pharmacological Effects
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To Extend Your Healthspan, Exercise to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness
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Adam's Exercise Routine Includes Lots of Endurance Running & Biking
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How Endurance Training Changed Adam's Fast-Twitch/Slow-Twitch Muscle Profile
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Even with a Young Child, Adam & His Wife Exercise in Their Spare Time
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Adam, Ken, & Dawn Outro
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Dawn & Ken Outro
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Rate & Review STEM-Talk
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