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Katie Couric

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

But there are theories about the overprescription of antibiotics.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

And, you know, we mentioned protein.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

I talked to one doctor

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

who's looking at these ultra-processed protein bar supplements, food replacement, because she was seeing so many healthy people in their 30s and 40s who were like marathon runners who were being diagnosed with stage 3 and 4 colon cancer.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

Oh, and Paula Dunn is asking about alcohol, too, and that's something that people are looking at.

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

I mean, there are all kinds of theories.

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

Do you have any idea about why we're seeing this?

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

Because it is, you know, as someone whose husband died at 42 of colon cancer, it is so distressing to see this.

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

I know.

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

There was a study, they were even finding it in people's brains.

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

I wanted to, yeah.

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

Well, hopefully, you know, these epidemiological studies can continue.

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

It just, it takes so long to do them.

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

And unfortunately, you know, I wish I had the answer so I could tell people stop doing this or that and prevent them from getting colon cancer.

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

It's just very, very frustrating how long it takes to make a determination.

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

I wanted to ask, somebody asked about

Ground Truths
Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

inflammation, which is something that you were talking about as a major driver of aging, right?

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

So are there things that we should or shouldn't be eating to decrease inflammation?

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

You know, we've seen a lot about probiotics.

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Katie Couric and Eric Topol: On the State of US Life Science and Extending Healthspan

Somebody mentioned prebiotics.