How can we make ourselves lean even more towards prevention, and not always on the treatment we need to get back to living in good health?So many of our drugs nowadays that are geared toward diabetes are all about treatment and almost nothing on prevention. But as the saying goes, prevention is always better than cure.So as promised, Dr. Adrienne’s back to – again – offer you food and nutrition news as she gives you tips you can take into action to be in good health as you keep living. Tune in and take home the health bites she’s prepared for you today! Remember, you don’t need to be perfect to be effective.In this episode, Dr. Adrienne goes back to her once-a-month discussion of her take on the recent news around food, nutrition, and obesity. Here, she talks about step count and dementia, semaglutide and diabetes, obesogens and hormonal systems, and ultra-processed foods and colon cancer. What you will learn from this episode:Discover how step count reduces the risk of dementia, as seen in a study;Find out how semaglutide helps lowers people’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes;Understand how obesogens affect the hormonal systems in our bodies; andRecognize the effects of ultra-processed foods on one’s likelihood to have colon cancer “We know that once people go on to develop diabetes, it is very hard to put those individuals in remission, so this is a major woohoo for prevention.” – Dr. Adrienne Youdim Topics Covered:00:32 – First News Story: The good in the 10,000 steps per day concept, and the study about the relationship between step count and dementia05:05 – Second News Story: The recent release of the injectables for weight loss, and how semaglutide helps lowers people’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes09:58 – Third News Story: Do plastics make you gain weight? What are these obesogens, and how do these affect the hormonal systems in our bodies?13:59 – Fourth News Story: The effects of ultra-processed foods on one’s likelihood to have colon cancer, and the potential reasons on why this happens21:23 – A Quick Recap: Your news and health bites this September  Key Takeaways“Here is a medication that can actually help with prevention. In this study, we have a medication that potentially can help stem the tide of developing diabetes. We know that once people go on to develop diabetes, it is very hard to put those individuals in remission, so this is a major wohoo for prevention.” – Dr. Adrienne Youdim “Do not freak people out or leave them with inactionable information, because the truth of the matter is until our government and our policies begin to regulate these things and these chemicals, we're going to be exposed.” – Dr. Adrienne Youdim “Colon cancer tends to be one of those cancers that's very much lifestyle driven. So, lifestyle factors including our diet, including our activity level, and including our degree of excess weight tends to be contributory.” – Dr. Adrienne Youdim Ways to Connect with Dr. Adrienne Youdim:Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradrienneyoudim/ Website:Recommended Resource Hungry for More: Stories and Science to Inspire Weight Loss From the Inside Out by Dr. Adrienne Youdim If you love it and you think it is of benefit, please share this podcast with one person that you love. You can also go to dradrienneyoudim.com/podcast if you prefer to get more podcast updates from us.