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posted by martyb on Friday November 30 2018, @06:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-about-coffee,-bacon,-and-poutine? dept.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It's not everyday an issue of Science contains articles about newly discovered "fresh" impact craters (Hiawatha) or fingers the source of the worst year to be alive (534 in case you're time traveling).

But the same issue has these open (no paywall) articles summarizing what we do know about eating and living long healthy lives.

Quick takeaways:

  • The 1977 guidelines that we all grew up with were written by politicians, not scientists.
  • Trans-fats are bad, no matter what.
  • Intermittent fasting can help your brain, kidneys, chemotherapy effectiveness and recovery, AND encourage weight loss.
  • Refined sugars and carbs are generally bad for you.

There's way more than any summary can contain. In fact, almost every section of these four meta-articles could be their own discussion topic.

Since I care for all of you, I want you all to be as healthy and live as long as you want. These articles contain the state of-the-art on how to do that through proper eating habits.

Optimizing the diet.
Dietary fat: From foe to friend?
A time to fast
The gut microbiota at the intersection of diet and human health
Swifter, higher, stronger: What’s on the menu?


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Friday November 30 2018, @09:29AM (3 children)

    by GreatAuntAnesthesia (3275) on Friday November 30 2018, @09:29AM (#768216) Journal

    > he worst addictions I ever witness in my life include addictions to food

    The problem with food addiction is that you can't go "cold turkey". It's a lot easier to give something up if you can, well, give it up. Completely.

    Try telling a heroin addict that they really need to stop doing so much heroin... but they can't stop completely, they have to just cut down to three moderate doses per day.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by c0lo on Friday November 30 2018, @10:02AM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 30 2018, @10:02AM (#768222) Journal

    > he worst addictions I ever witness in my life include addictions to food

    The problem with food addiction is that you can't go "cold turkey"

    Right you are! I can't see anyone developing a food addiction to something as bland as cold turkey.

    Vive le boeuf!

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @01:10PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @01:10PM (#768251)

      After about a week of nothing but turkey, that distinctive turkey flavor starts to taste horrible. One year my dad got a 20lb turkey for Thanksgiving (and my sisters are both vegetarians, and my mom went to visit her parents after Thanksgiving). It was at least 6 months before I could stomach turkey again.