Metabolic Health: The key to Longevity | Dr. Arvinder Soin

In this talk, Dr. Arvinder Soin, Chairman, Medanta, explains why metabolic health sits at the very core of longevity and healthspan. Drawing from decades of clinical experience, he reframes aging not as an inevitable decline, but as a largely modifiable process driven by how well our bodies manage energy. Dr. Soin walks through what true metabolic health means at both the systemic and cellular levels, highlighting the central role of the liver as the body’s metabolic command centre. He discusses key markers such as glucose regulation, insulin sensitivity, lipid balance, visceral fat, inflammation, liver health, and mitochondrial function, and explains how early metabolic dysfunction often precedes chronic disease by a decade or more. The talk connects poor metabolic health to conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, neurodegeneration, and cancer, emphasizing that fatty liver is often an early warning sign of deeper systemic decline. 🔔 Subscribe for more talks and discussions from RISE 2025 on longevity, healthspan, and the future of healthcare. More: 🌐Longevity India: https://linktr.ee/longevity.india Aging is something we all experience — in our families, our parents, and ourselves. We often talk about it, but we rarely record it. At Longevity India, we’re trying to change that. Through a few simple questions, we’re trying to capture what aging looks like in Indian homes: our diets, health habits, and everyday lives. Take the surveys here: https://lnk.bio/LongevityIndiaSurveys