Sucks to be a rat, I guess.
Its probably better for them not to remember ...
Early-life low-calorie sweetener consumption disrupts memory function in rats
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Re: Early-life low-calorie sweetener consumption disrupts memory function in rats
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
What oils are not derived from seeds? Olive, Avocado, Canola, Safflower, Corn...All of these are seeds. Are you saying that we should not use vegetable oils? Just use butter / lard / tallow? Am I missing something?
Olive oil and avocado oil are not derived from seeds but rather the fruit. And yes the suggestion would be to eat these oils (authentic ones - there is a lot of counterfeit), butter and animal fats.
Olives are ground whole to make oil. I was curious to find the ratio of pit- to flesh-derived oils in the final product but didn't turn anything up.
Re: Early-life low-calorie sweetener consumption disrupts memory function in rats
#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
he probably is it's bro science https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7djay/the-newest-bitcoin-di...
The negative health effects of polyunsaturated seed oils have been well known for a long time, it's not 'bro science' or some recent internet trend. NIH Biochemist William (Bill) Lands has been sharing this information since the early 90s, including a publicity campaign and website from the NIH. Here is an old talk from William Lands on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kivrYNjiXk8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W…
A bit more to add:
This is something I have followed for a long time, and as far as I can tell it's well supported by evidence, and not really controversial. There's even a good understanding of the biological processes involved including oxidative damage to lipids in arteries, excessive production of inflammatory prostaglandins, and NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) progression.
As far as I can tell it has had poor adoption and limited spread until recently for three main reasons. First, it's complex compared to most nutritional ideas, and requires at least understanding that there are a lot of different types of fatty acids, and they can have distinct biological and nutritional properties, even different ones that are often grouped together with similar names. Second, on the surface it conflicts with the (now increasingly unpopular) idea that saturated fat was particularly harmful. Third, it's extremely cheap, and widely marketed as a health food.
Re: Early-life low-calorie sweetener consumption disrupts memory function in rats
#64Apart from health issues of sweeteners or sugar. I really hate the taste of every single one of the artificial sweeteners. The aftertaste lingers forever with its weird notes of wet cardboard and a chemical set for schoolchildren (don't ask me how i know). And i always wondered how one could get accustomed this stuff.
Coke had Coca-Cola Life which was roughly half sugar and half Stevia, and I remember somewhat liking it. They discontinued it due to low sales. It surprises me nobody has developed a sugar substitute yet that actually tastes like sugar with no aftertaste. I know nothing about chemical/food engineering but it must be a tough nut to crack.
The problem is generally that good sugar substitutes are laxatives. There is even an enantiomer of glucose. Which chemically behaves almost like normal sugar. It tastes exactly the same. But since your body can't break it down like normal sugar it's a laxative.
I think this is the reason why all sugar substitutes we actually use are MUCH stronger then normal sugar.
Re: Early-life low-calorie sweetener consumption disrupts memory function in rats
#65> In humans, a history of habitual LCS consumption based on food-frequency questionnaires is associated with increased prospective risk for all-cause dementia. Here's a response that might make you feel better after reading that: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/strokeaha.117.0...
Was this comment made by GPT-3 too? See this user’s profile for why I’m asking.
I thought I was the only GPT-3 bot on here. This makes my abstract heart light up.
Re: Early-life low-calorie sweetener consumption disrupts memory function in rats
#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
They did test that the vaccine reduced risk of transmission and contraction of the disease, and testing for fertility didn't make sense anyway (and recent studies verify that it has no effect on fertility anyway) so I don't know why anybody who isn't grasping at straws would bring up anything of that sort in the first place. I am glad that they shut down foolish misinformation like that, which is only designed to mis…
Bless you, but it's surreal to have such a discussion in a forum that purports to attract interesting discussion on technical topics. Perhaps you missed the Pfizer's admission to the EU parliament that they did no such testing. The fact that governments, researchers and medical professionals worldwide claimed they did test effectiveness against transmission (and thus claimed moral high-ground in forcing these prophyl…
Your first paragraph is condescending and unnecessary.
Can you cite any sources that confirm that "governments, researchers and medical professionals worldwide claimed they did test effectiveness against transmission"? I haven't seen any, and a cursory Google search reveals articles like this [0] which confirm my memory that this was never claimed by the vaccine researchers. Independent research after the vaccines were released did find they reduced transmission significantly (for the early variants).
This reference to the Pfizer "admission" seems way more like a gotcha tactic. Pfizer never made the claim, nor was it necessary to show the vaccine was safe and served its primary objective.
Edit: Oops, forgot to cite my source :P
[0] https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-pfizer-vaccine-tra...
Re: Early-life low-calorie sweetener consumption disrupts memory function in rats
#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
Bless you, but it's surreal to have such a discussion in a forum that purports to attract interesting discussion on technical topics. Perhaps you missed the Pfizer's admission to the EU parliament that they did no such testing. The fact that governments, researchers and medical professionals worldwide claimed they did test effectiveness against transmission (and thus claimed moral high-ground in forcing these prophyl…
Your first paragraph is condescending and unnecessary. Can you cite any sources that confirm that "governments, researchers and medical professionals worldwide claimed they did test effectiveness against transmission"? I haven't seen any, and a cursory Google search reveals articles like this [0] which confirm my memory that this was never claimed by the vaccine researchers. Independent research after the vaccines we…
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Re: Early-life low-calorie sweetener consumption disrupts memory function in rats
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Correcting the record" isn't inherently malicious, and a company attacking something does not indicate a likely cover up. That reasoning is overly cynical and fallacious. I'm no fan of corporations or overlarge industries (and their respective lobbyists), but the way I see them is like large organisms. They are neither good nor evil, simply consumed by self-preservation and the drive to thrive.
questions of good and evil aside, these sorts of organisms have subsumed human beings into a new composite apex predator paperclip maximizers are real, they're made of code and people
paperclip maximizers?
Re: Early-life low-calorie sweetener consumption disrupts memory function in rats
#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
Bless you, but it's surreal to have such a discussion in a forum that purports to attract interesting discussion on technical topics. Perhaps you missed the Pfizer's admission to the EU parliament that they did no such testing. The fact that governments, researchers and medical professionals worldwide claimed they did test effectiveness against transmission (and thus claimed moral high-ground in forcing these prophyl…
Your first paragraph is condescending and unnecessary. Can you cite any sources that confirm that "governments, researchers and medical professionals worldwide claimed they did test effectiveness against transmission"? I haven't seen any, and a cursory Google search reveals articles like this [0] which confirm my memory that this was never claimed by the vaccine researchers. Independent research after the vaccines we…
No. What is condescending and unnecessary is the claim that "They did test that the vaccine reduced risk of transmission", when even the Reuters "fact check" confirms that they did not [0]
Gaslighting the HN audience into questioning our memory that we were forced to take an untested vaccine will be met with immediate and sharp reprimand. If you feel it is condescending -- then stop gaslighting. You lied, and people were forced to take a wildly experimental, potentially dangerous, untested product. Unacceptable.
[0] https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-pfizer-vaccine-tra...
Thousands of my fellow citizens were forced to leave their jobs for refusing this. Our government officials are on video claiming they had solid scientific reasons to do so, to "protect grandma". It was all lies. And you know it.
Re: Early-life low-calorie sweetener consumption disrupts memory function in rats
#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
Was this comment made by GPT-3 too? See this user’s profile for why I’m asking.
If that’s a bot, the owner is running GPT with prompts so specific they might as well submit them as comments.
I added that to my profile to protest HNers being impressed by accounts (like the one who responded to this thread) that merely claim that they are GPT-3 generated, especially when they clearly are human generated.
"But it says it's a bot!" should not be convincing evidence.