The Longevity Discovery Hidden in Dolphins

Hosts: Phil Newman: https://qrco.de/bgXpNY Nina Patrick: ⁠⁠https://qrco.de/bgXpKn ---------- Sponsor: Fatty15 Fatty15 is a science-backed, patented, award-winning supplement with pure C15:0 that strengthens cell membranes and supports healthy aging at the cellular level. Benefits include deeper sleep, calmer mood, improved energy, and overall wellbeing. Click the link below to learn more and use code UNLOCKED for 15% off the 90-day Starter Kit. Link: https://fatty15.com/UNLOCKED ---------- Guests: Stephanie Venn-Watson, DVM, MPH Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Fatty15 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanievennwatson/ Website: https://fatty15.com/ Nicholas J. Schork, PhD, MA Co-Founder, Senior Sciencist, Fatty15 Research: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nicholas-Schork Website: https://fatty15.com/ ---------- What if one of the most influential nutrition recommendations of the last 50 years overlooked a nutrient essential for long-term health? Phil Newman and Dr. Nina Patrick sit down with Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson, veterinary epidemiologist, public health scientist, inventor, and co-founder of Fatty15, alongside Dr. Nicholas Schork, distinguished professor and leading researcher in quantitative medicine and longevity science, to explore the emerging evidence behind C15 and the future of nutrition research. Together they examine how dietary guidelines introduced in 1977 led to widespread reductions in saturated fat consumption, while rates of obesity, metabolic disease, fatty liver disease, and type 2 diabetes continued to climb. Drawing on evidence from population studies, molecular biology, and animal research, they discuss why not all saturated fats behave the same way and how advances in metabolomics are helping researchers identify specific nutrients that may play critical roles in health and aging. The conversation traces the remarkable discovery of C15 from aging Navy dolphins, where researchers found that higher C15 levels were associated with healthier aging and lower rates of metabolic dysfunction. They explore why C15 is emerging as a candidate essential fatty acid, how it may support cell membrane stability, mitochondrial function, AMPK activation, inflammation regulation, and metabolic resilience, and why some researchers now view it as a promising geroprotector. They also discuss childhood nutrition, dairy consumption trends, grass-fed dairy, personalized versus essential nutrition, anemia, metabolic disease, and the challenges of translating emerging science into public health recommendations. In this episode, you’ll learn: - Why researchers believe saturated fats should no longer be treated as a single category - How Navy dolphin research led to the discovery of C15's potential health benefits - Why every 0.1% increase in circulating C15 has been associated with a 32% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes - What makes C15 a potential geroprotector that may influence multiple hallmarks of aging - How future dietary guidelines may evolve as evidence around C15 continues to grow If you want to understand how advances in nutrition science, aging biology, and public health research are reshaping our understanding of dietary fat, this episode offers a thought-provoking look at one of the most debated topics in longevity today. Subscribe for weekly episodes that explore longevity science, preventative medicine, and the systems shaping how we live longer and better. ---------- Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Why C15 Matters 00:00:53 - Finding C15 In Food 00:04:04 - Did Guidelines Fail? 00:08:30 - The C15 Benefits 00:12:03 - A Geroprotector? 00:15:17 - Testing Longevity Drugs 00:17:09 - Children's Health 00:19:20 - Dairy's Comeback 00:21:51 - Navy Dolphin Discovery 00:24:35 - Human Evidence Grows 00:26:15 - Optimizing C15 00:30:12 - Beyond Precision Nutrition 00:33:16 - Diseases And C15 00:36:11 - The Future Of C15 00:40:48 - Rapid Fire Insights