Benjamin Bikman
@BenBikmanPhD
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Endlessly fascinated by the scope of diseases caused by insulin resistance and what to do about it.
Joined December 2015
🚨Yet more findings supporting involvement of the PI3K/Akt insulin signalling mechanism in bipolar disorder: https://t.co/eUWa5X0s7f "Recent network-based analyses have highlighted the PI3K/AKT pathway as a potential shared mechanism linking T2D and neuropsychiatric disorders,
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Bipolar disorder (BD) exhibits a high comorbidity rate with type 2 diabetes (T2D), suggesting shared pathophysiological mechanisms. Although lithium serves as the first-line treatment for BD, its...
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As a metabolic scientist, I've long been pragmatic about sweeteners: my litmus test is simple—does it spike glucose or insulin? For most non-nutritive sweeteners (like aspartame, sucralose, stevia, etc.), the answer is no, based on decades of mechanistic studies showing minimal
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Nature Metabolism - The SWEET project is a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial that shows that long-term consumption of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers improves body weight control and...
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Hey @SecRollins since the USDA oversees the Beef Checkoff program, which is supposed to market beef, and has collected over 1 billion dollars from the cattle ranchers since its inception in 1985, why is it that since that time beef per capita consumption is down 25% and nearly
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California just became the first state to ban certain ultra-processed foods from school meals. Our understanding is that the definition will be refined over the next months. Here's what research says about the worst ultra-processed foods for your health: https://t.co/DOOWPEm9y5
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The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.Secretary of Health and Human Services200 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20201 The Honorable Brooke L.
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Baszucki Group is proud to announce the six recipients of the first-ever Metabolic Psychiatry Scholar Award. This new initiative supports exceptional early-career scientists and clinicians working to advance understanding of the connection between metabolic health and mental
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I had the pleasure to speak at the PHC conference, on ketogenic endocrine metabolic oncology (KEMO) therapy and how it works based on cancer pathophysiology and evidence from the KetoSAge trial. Euketonaemia is the metabolic state that humans spent most of their time in as they
Why is ketosis treated like a health risk? This clip from Dr. Isabella Cooper (@I_mitochondria) might change how you see it. To watch the full talk: https://t.co/YwdCz1pZWY
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State law—not federal—should apply to beef that’s produced and sold in the same state States are more than capable of enforcing their own health and safety standards, and letting them do so here—instead of the U.S.D.A.—would make a lot of sense Share if you agree
🚨New Hampshire ranchers are stuck with a 2-year waitlist to process their own beef. “There’s no USDA plant available—and selling local is illegal without it.” A new bill would legalize state-only sales. D.C. says it’s forbidden. NH says: try us. LIVE FREE OR DIE.
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In the UK, one man in five dies before 65. More than two in five die before 75. Heart disease. Cancer. Diabetes. Mental health. It’s time to stop accepting men’s early decline as “normal.” Get early bird tickets today for the PHC Conference 2026: https://t.co/JKgTlDE93E
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We've launched "From Our Medical Director" -- a new blog from cardiologist and metabolic health expert @bschermd. Check out his first post -- "Why We Need a Coalition for Metabolic Health" -- below. https://t.co/bklUZXhRPn
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We face a mounting health crisis: despite decades of public health campaigns and dedication from medical institutions and government agencies,
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Dr. Benjamin Bikman's eight-hour course: Essentials of Endocrinology, is available now. In this course, @benbikmanphd takes us into the fascinating world of endocrinology, delving into the nature, synthesis, and function of hormones as cellular messengers throughout the body.
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First off, this is based on the astronomically stringent and unrealistic California prop 65 limits. Usually nonsense and mostly a justification to extract settlement money Second, plant proteins were the worst. You shouldn’t be eating those anyway. Whey isolate wins again.
my latest investigation for @ConsumerReports is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day — some by more than 10 times !
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Adults (average BMI 25) ate: 2 cups fruit daily or none for 8 wk (8-wk "washout period" - pretty good, all considered) Fruit (including bananas, apples, oranges, watermelon) 👉 ⬆️ some blood nutrients 👉BUT insulin resistance better without the fruit https://t.co/nHyu1Y3NO1
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I think we have an incorrect view of "fatty tissue". This new paper on the topic of "fatty muscle" is a good one ( https://t.co/YgaXDBbOXx), and while I'm not criticizing it directly, I think it's reflective of the problematic view. Often, when discussing a fatty tissue, such
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Myosteatosis refers to the infiltration of fat into skeletal muscle tissue, being influenced by factors such as advanced age and overweight, which increase the inability of adipocytes to store...
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Listening to "SPECIAL EPISODE!! Listener Favorite Episodes on the 5 Year Anniversary on Boundless Body Radio! 883" at https://t.co/JjdhmvHRrb
#boundlessbodyradio @BenBikmanPhD @bigfatsurprise @DrSeanOMara @GeorgiaEdeMD #raymondnazon #sallyknorton
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Will targeting "ultra-processed food" make Americans (and the rest of the world) healthier? 👉I argue there is a better way. https://t.co/fP6VdfM3jy
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Targeting ultra-processed food repeats America’s missteps on nutrition.
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Have you been told you should worry about your thyroid with a ketogenic diet? Did you know that the more you eat carbohydrates, the more thyroid hormone you need to help with glucose metabolism? Thyroid hormones, like T3 and T4, are vital for this process--they promote glucose
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The recent decision of the NHS to publish a blog presenting first cousin marriage as financially beneficial is deeply concerning. The NHS is a healthcare system, not an institution for cultural justification or financial argumentation. Its core responsibility is to protect
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NHS England has removed an article examining the subject of first cousin marriage after a public backlash. A blog published on 22 September by NHS England’s Genomics Education Programme said that...
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The Biggest Myth About Obesity It’s not just about eating too much. Our bodies are wired differently, and the real cause goes deeper than calories. #ObesityMyth #HealthTruths #MetabolismMatter #NutritionFacts
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Nick highlights the usual tricks these epidemiology studies utilize to stack the deck against low-carbohydrate diets. Unfortunately, these kinds of tricks work, and media is all too willing to highlight the findings. In fact, it's almost assured that any study that reports a
People are citing this new paper (published yesterday) as evidence low-carb diets are “BAD” for diabetes. 🚨NOTE: They use “low carb diet scores.” This is a useful way to obscure actual intake. The LOWEST carb groups were eating ~40% Calories from Carbs. That’s similar to a
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I was delighted to share my thoughts about insulin resistance and its role in health and disease.
Do you think modern medicine focuses enough on prevention? Most of us haven’t had it tested, yet insulin is the body’s master regulator of energy. When it stops working properly, it can affect almost every system in the body, from how we store fat to how we age. In today’s
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