Why did biological gerontologists (the eggheads who study why people age) think lipofuscin was irrelevant to aging? Because there was so much of it — as much as 20% of cellular mass. Isn’t that a lot like thinking cars are irrelevant to traffic because there are too many of them? Or like thinking pigeons are…

Yellow Fat Disease is an illness very few people have even heard of, yet it’s a disease that sooner or later causes many peoples’ deaths. It’s almost synonymous with old age, and if you live long enough, it’s usually directly or indirectly responsible for that final journey over the rooftops. It’s somewhat politically correct for…

According to the National Research Council (Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats, 2006) … “Because of the nature of the diets consumed by cats, they are more susceptible than dogs to vitamin E deficiency. Cat diets, especially canned, are typically higher in fat than dog diets and are frequently based on fish products, especially tuna,…

Neutrophilia is a high neutrophil count. Neutrophils are the commonest type of white blood cells in most mammals. According to Wikipedia, neutrophilia is caused by … 1) bacterial infection 2) inflammation 3) drugs (e.g., prednisone) 4) malignancy 5) leukocyte adhesion deficiency Wikipedia makes no mention of Yellow Fat Disease (steatitis). Yellow Fatty Tissue Inflammation may…

What are Corporate Agriculture Barons doing to protect the public from Yellow Fat Disease? Farmed fish are being fed ethoxyquin to prevent the oxidation of DHA and EPA. Aren’t we lucky (I’m being sarcastic) that Monsanto is down on the case? Monsanto’s version of ethoxyquin is called Santoquin® feed preservative (the first feed additive approved…