Chris Damman, MD 🍓
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Gastroenterologist | UW Professor | Gates Foundation Alumnus | CMO & CSO | Scientific Advisory Board | Nutrition, Mitochondria & Gut Microbiome | gutbites.org
This is great news to see shift toward earlier prevention. Now if only we could take it the next step and keep the atheromas from occuring in the first place.
November 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This is great news to see shift toward earlier prevention. Now if only we could take it the next step and keep the atheromas from occuring in the first place.
I can confirm that's almost certainly upper endoscopy. I suppose all good art provides foreshadowing, but this is next level. : )
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I can confirm that's almost certainly upper endoscopy. I suppose all good art provides foreshadowing, but this is next level. : )
Yum! Looks delicious. And bet it scores super high on NCS. gutbites.org/nutrient-con...
Smart Bites App — Food Quality Scanner — For Microbiome & Metabolic Health - Gut Bites MD
Smart Bites is a research-based, public good smart app that assesses food quality to best feed your microbiome & fuel your metabolism. Scan product barcodes for 1-100 scores, find Smarter Bite swaps, ...
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November 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Yum! Looks delicious. And bet it scores super high on NCS. gutbites.org/nutrient-con...
And they receive a perfect 100 NCS score. Who has a good soup recipe?
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
And they receive a perfect 100 NCS score. Who has a good soup recipe?
Can never see reference to capybara’s without mind going to ROS in The Princess Bride. Had my children unintentionally terrified when mentioning ROS were real while watching Westley protect Buttercup from the creatures.
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Can never see reference to capybara’s without mind going to ROS in The Princess Bride. Had my children unintentionally terrified when mentioning ROS were real while watching Westley protect Buttercup from the creatures.
A good experiment in how to make health care more expensive.
November 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A good experiment in how to make health care more expensive.
Good paper. Imagine you've seen this one too? www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Effect of the mitophagy inducer urolithin A on age-related immune decline: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial - Nature Aging
Immune aging fosters multimorbidity and compromises control of infection and cancer. In a phase 1 randomized controlled trial in middle-aged adults, Denk and colleagues administer the mitophagy induce...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Good paper. Imagine you've seen this one too? www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Noting, too, that you increased your PUFAs and MUFAs with olive oil. The saturated fat in coconut isn’t inherently bad — we just tend not to eat it in balanced amounts alongside unsaturated fats, which is what drives hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular disease. Smooth move! :)
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Noting, too, that you increased your PUFAs and MUFAs with olive oil. The saturated fat in coconut isn’t inherently bad — we just tend not to eat it in balanced amounts alongside unsaturated fats, which is what drives hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular disease. Smooth move! :)
Important work, and wonder the degree to which urolithin A is the tip of the iceburg in regard to the metabolic, immunologic, and neurologic value of microbiome metabolites? Butyrate, many B-vitamins, conjugated linoleic acid are a few other notable examples.
November 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Important work, and wonder the degree to which urolithin A is the tip of the iceburg in regard to the metabolic, immunologic, and neurologic value of microbiome metabolites? Butyrate, many B-vitamins, conjugated linoleic acid are a few other notable examples.
Thanks for sharing Eric! Wonder the degree to which ultraprocessed foods increase CRC risk via the gut microbiome? There is a growing literature in this area. gutbites.org/2025/11/02/w...
Why Colorectal Cancer is Rising–The Microbiome, Diet & How to Lower Your Risk - Gut Bites MD
Colorectal cancer is rising in young adults. Learn how diet, lifestyle, and the gut microbiome influence risk—and what you can do to prevent it.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Thanks for sharing Eric! Wonder the degree to which ultraprocessed foods increase CRC risk via the gut microbiome? There is a growing literature in this area. gutbites.org/2025/11/02/w...
Love this article! Thanks for covering. Nutrient ratios might help define what is 'off' with ultraprocessed foods. Adding back what's MISSING (fiber, polyphenols, micronutrients...) equal in importance to decreasing what's CONCENTRATED (sugar, additives, salt...) gutbites.org/2025/11/12/u...
Ultra-Processed Foods: What the Media & Consumers are Missing - Gut Bites MD
Christopher Damman, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington. Editor-in-Chief of Gut Bites MD. Ultra-processed foods have received quite a lot of press, an...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Love this article! Thanks for covering. Nutrient ratios might help define what is 'off' with ultraprocessed foods. Adding back what's MISSING (fiber, polyphenols, micronutrients...) equal in importance to decreasing what's CONCENTRATED (sugar, additives, salt...) gutbites.org/2025/11/12/u...
Yes. Very much agree. Noting FDA had a call for comment to better define. www.fda.gov/food/nutriti...
Ultra-Processed Foods
The FDA is committed to taking action on foods that may be considered ultra-processed to help consumers improve their dietary patterns and reduce the prevalence of diet-related chronic disease.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yes. Very much agree. Noting FDA had a call for comment to better define. www.fda.gov/food/nutriti...