With the internet providing access to so many health experts and talking heads, we often get asked ‘who can be trusted, to watch or follow online, even to enjoy?’ The answer is not always obvious, as those in the media spotlight have their own area of expertise, biases, even their own unique style of presentation.
Whether you are part of our Singapore or global community, in this series of posts we present some of the key online health leaders whose media channels we enjoy.
Meet Professor Luigi Fontana; longevity scientist and lifestyle medicine advocate.
A small disclaimer, we do not necessarily endorse or agree everything that our featured personalities nor their guests might say, but we do enjoy the general direction that they take. Please talk to your doctor, or medical practitioner most familiar with your medical history, before implementing any changes in diet, exercise or lifestyle, especially if you are under treatment.
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Professor Luigi Fontana MD, PhD, FRACP / Longevity-NOW-FL
Professor Luigi Fontana is globally acclaimed as a leading physician scientist in the realm of nutrition and healthy aging. His groundbreaking research on dietary restriction has reshaped the landscape of nutrition science, offering promising avenues for combating age-related chronic diseases. Through his extensive studies, Fontana shines a light on the intricate mechanisms underlying disease-free longevity and biomarkers for health and biological age assessment.
By employing advanced physiological and molecular techniques, Fontana investigates the effects of various interventions (including calorie restriction and plant-based diets) on key health parameters such as cardiovascular function, inflammation and cancer biology. His overarching goal is to pioneer a mechanism-based approach to disease prevention and treatment.
See Dr. Fontana in interview...
And his YouTube channel here...
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Related Studies and Papers
Cagigas ML, Twigg SM, Fontana L. Ten tips for promoting cardiometabolic health and slowing cardiovascular aging. Eur Heart J. 2024 Apr 1;45(13):1094-1097. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad853. PMID: 38206047.
Tedesco CC, Bonfiglio C, Notarnicola M, Rendina M, Castellaneta A, Di Leo A, Giannelli G, Fontana L. High Extra Virgin Olive Oil Consumption Is Linked to a Lower Prevalence of NAFLD with a Prominent Effect in Obese Subjects: Results from the MICOL Study. Nutrients. 2023 Nov 4;15(21):4673. doi: 10.3390/nu15214673. PMID: 37960329; PMCID: PMC10647576.
Wang T, Kroeger CM, Cassidy S, Mitra S, Ribeiro RV, Jose S, Masedunskas A, Senior AM, Fontana L. Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Cardiometabolic Risk in People With or at High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jul 3;6(7):e2325658. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.25658. PMID: 37490288; PMCID: PMC10369207.
Demaria M, Bertozzi B, Veronese N, Spelta F, Cava E, Tosti V, Piccio L, Early DS, Fontana L. Long-term intensive endurance exercise training is associated to reduced markers of cellular senescence in the colon mucosa of older adults. NPJ Aging. 2023 Feb 27;9(1):3. doi: 10.1038/s41514-023-00100-w. PMID: 36849522; PMCID: PMC9971019.
Ding D, Van Buskirk J, Nguyen B, Stamatakis E, Elbarbary M, Veronese N, Clare PJ, Lee IM, Ekelund U, Fontana L. Physical activity, diet quality and all-cause cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: a prospective study of 346 627 UK Biobank participants. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Jul 10:bjsports-2021-105195. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-105195. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35811091.
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