Dementia risk linked to blood-protein imbalance in middle age

Re:Dementia risk linked to blood-protein imbalance in middle... by markstos on Friday July 21, 2023 @11:53AM (#36815308)

Is GDF15 found in animal foods, plant foods, both or maybe neither because we create it?

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Re:Dementia risk linked to blood-protein imbalance in middle... by FollowingTheDao on Friday July 21, 2023 @12:00PM (#36815420)

not only do we create it, but it’s stimulated by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. You know like ibuprofen that everyone takes all the time.

Edited to remove Tylenol and replace it with ibuprofen. For some reason I thought Tylenol wasn’t ibuprofen. Thanks!

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Re:Dementia risk linked to blood-protein imbalance in middle... by petemill on Friday July 21, 2023 @12:03PM (#36815460)

Tylenol / Acetaminophen / Paracetamol is not an NSAID. Ibuprofen and Aspirin is.

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Re:Dementia risk linked to blood-protein imbalance in middle... by Spooky23 on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:07PM (#36816468)

Best honestly to minimize use of this type of medication. Tylenol is rough on your liver.

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Re:Dementia risk linked to blood-protein imbalance in middle... by reducesuffering on Friday July 21, 2023 @02:58PM (#36817988)

NSAID's have issues with your stomach, ears, and stroke risk. Best to minimize them all, with the smallest combination dose of tylenol + 1 NSAID.

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Re:Dementia risk linked to blood-protein imbalance in middle... by Terr_ on Friday July 21, 2023 @08:17PM (#36821823)

It's creepy to read about the effects of too much Acetaminophen. (Active ingredient in Tylenol, and also known as Paracetamol.)

People overdosing on it is actually the primary cause of liver-failure--sometimes associated with people trying to handle the pain of withdrawal from some other drug--and liver-failure is a terrible way to go.

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