Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

And skeletal muscle is that organ system.

It really is the organ of longevity when we think about type 2 diabetes.

cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, diseases that in large part have a metabolic root, the conversation has always been about fat.

When in reality, obesity and its counterparts are symptoms of unhealthy skeletal muscle.

Liz, it's so great to be here and to be able to chat with you about this topic.

Frankly, as I am listening to your intro and what you have to say, this idea that it has been kept from women and it really is the future of health and wellness.

If we get to choose...

our level of frailty and strength, then we better damn well do it.

And skeletal muscle is that organ system.

It really is the organ of longevity.

And to frame up what muscle is, we should look back in time.

Muscle has always been connected to aesthetics, athletic performance, and disconnected, I would say, from health and wellness and longevity.

It is just now that we are reorienting ourselves to the importance of skeletal muscle.

Muscle and weightlifting has always been for the guys or the athletes.

And when we think about the last 50 years and we think about the obesity epidemic and the idea of treating chronic diseases that are metabolic in nature, what does that mean?

It means when we think about type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, diseases that in large part have a metabolic root, the conversation has always been about fat.

Right.

But we have to lose it when in reality, obesity and its counterparts are symptoms in part of unhealthy skeletal muscle, which is one reason why we've been so deeply ineffective at treating obesity.

obesity because we've been looking at the wrong problem.

And muscle, specifically skeletal muscle, which makes up anywhere from 35% to 40% of the body, is the largest organ system in the body.