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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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @11:01PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @11:01PM (#768497)

    'Sugar' without a modifying adjective is sucrose not fructose. Chemically it is basically one glucose and one fructose molecule bonded together. However, the first thing your body does with it is break it into the two parts.
    Glucose is the one used all over the body (and especially the brain) as the main energy source, getting it in a big lump can trigger blood sugar spikes and fat storage, but is generally not too bad for you unless you are a diabetic.
    Fructose is processed in the liver via basically the same metabolic pathways as alcohol. It has pretty much all the same nasty secondary effects as alcohol. If you are an alcoholic trying to give up drinking, you should give up fructose as well.

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