VAT Trap

VAT Trap

By Dr Edward LeathamMedicineHealth & FitnessFitness
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VAT Trap episodes

  • The Sugar Connection No One Was Teaching

    Fructose quietly drives visceral fat, insulin resistance, and small dense LDL, reshaping cardiovascular risk within today’s ultra-processed food environment modern.

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    21 min
  • Strength as a Vital Sign — How We Measure It in Clinic and at Home

    Simple grip strength testing predicts heart disease better than blood pressure. Two three-minute muscle function tests reveal your metabolic resilience and can be tracked at home monthly. Strong muscles actively fight visceral fat accumulation across all cardiovascular risk factors.

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    22 min
  • Sarcopenia: Are We Diagnosing the Wrong Muscle Problem?

    In cardiometabolic medicine, muscle is not a cosmetic tissue but a metabolic organ. Evidence consistently shows that strength, not muscle mass, predicts insulin resistance, cardiovascular risk, and survival. Many older adults are not losing muscle tissue — they are losing muscle function, and that is the pathology that matters.

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    21 min
  • The Cardiometabolic Reset: Escaping the Metabolic Doom Loop

    The Eight-Month Metabolic Reset is a structured cardiometabolic programme designed to reduce visceral fat, preserve skeletal muscle strength, and improve glucose stability. Combining lifestyle change, targeted metabolic support, and clinical guidance, it helps break the cardiometabolic cycle and build sustainable long-term health beyond short-term weight loss.

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    23 min
  • Prediabetes as a Therapeutic Target: A Cardiologist’s Editorial Perspective

    Prediabetes should be viewed as an active cardiometabolic disease stage rather than a passive risk marker. Cardiovascular injury begins before overt diabetes, creating a critical window for intervention. Lifestyle therapy remains fundamental, while agents such as metformin, GLP-1 receptor agonists, dual incretin therapies, and SGLT2 inhibitors may help modify long-term cardiovascular risk.

    https://www.scvc.co.uk/vat/glucose-insulin-dynamics/prediabetes-as-a-therapeutic-target-a-cardiologists-editorial-perspective/

    21 min
  • PCSK9, visceral fat, and the modern metabolic environment

    Because cholesterol is a fat-like substance, it cannot dissolve or travel freely in blood, which is mostly water. To move around, it must be packaged into microscopic transport particles called lipoproteins. One of these, LDL (low-density lipoprotein), acts as the main delivery vehicle, carrying cholesterol from the liver to cells that need it for repair or hormone production. In small amounts, LDL cholesterol is therefore completely normal and necessary. The problem only begins when too much LDL remains circulating in the blood for too long.

    For more details see the blog article https://www.scvc.co.uk/vat-trap/pcsk9-visceral-fat-and-the-modern-metabolic-environment/

    23 min
  • Why a Cardiologist Puts Cream on His Porridge

    Porridge is healthy — but adding cream may improve its metabolic impact. This cardiologist explains how moderating glucose spikes, protecting muscle and reducing small dense LDL formation can support cardiovascular health, particularly in patients with visceral adiposity and insulin resistance.

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    https://www.scvc.co.uk/metabolic-health-weight/why-a-cardiologist-puts-cream-on-his-porridge/

    To review all podcasts is series https://feeds.transistor.fm/vat-trap

    18 min

About VAT Trap

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The VAT Trap book, blog and digital media series reveals how visceral fat — the hidden metabolic organ — drives heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes. Drawing on 30 years of frontline cardiology and the latest in imaging, app-based tracking, and metabolic science, Dr Ed Leatham translates complex research into clear, actionable steps. Whether you want to avoid heart disease, stabilise your metabolism, or understand GLP-1 therapy, these four concise podcast seasons accompany a four book series that will help you see, track, and reverse the VAT trap.