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> They said participants given reduced-salt miso soup had commented on the improved “richness, sweetness and overall tastiness” of the dish. Maybe I misunderstand, but how did participants eat miso soup using these chopsticks?
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>If properly frozen... That's the important part - there's risk if the fish isn't processed or handled correctly.
Isn't that true of literally everything though? Raw vegetables are not safe to eat unless washed properly, cooked meat isn't safe to eat unless cooked properly, raw meat isn't safe to eat unless handled properly, damn even something as simple as garlic oil isn't safe to eat unless you know exactly how it was prepared and stored. I have no idea if the risk with sashimi is any greater than with other things, but I'd gu…
Bad seafood can give you parasites.
It’s like the risk of surfing vs. the risk of driving a wave-runner. Both can injure you on the water but a bad wave-runner accident might kill you.
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Yes, absolutely. It's how we cross distances and learn more about each other. It's how we become more than the sum of our parts.
There are many thousands of universities. They can't all be familiar. Those that most consistently produce quality research (or have the best PR) will be well known. Getting there? That's a bit of a chicken or the egg problem: Media outlets aren't going to want to bog down a headline with unrecognizable names-- fewer clicks. Arguably worse for the research too since. When it is noticed, it will be linked better to th…
Can we be pedantic about the simplistic title? Japan did not invent the chopsticks, but some researchers at a university that were sponsored by a beverage manufacturer did. If these researchers were anywhere else, what would the title read?
“Those whacky Japanese” is an anglophone news media trope.
> Miyashita’s lab is exploring other ways in which technology can be used to engage the senses – it has also invented a lickable TV screen that imitates the flavours of various foods Yeah thanks I'll pass.
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Japan has the developed world's highest life expectancies and yet the Japanese eat double the amount of recommended salt per day. To me that seems sort of inconsistent with salt being a great health risk
Showing examples that refute people hypotheses is so valuable. Reminds me of the Israeli paradox, Israel has very low saturated fat intake but high heart disease rates. This information on it's own completely disproves any claim that high saturated fat could be the sole cause of heart disease. There must be either an underlying or parallel mechanism that explains Israel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_paradox…
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Meanwhile, we get snuggies and loads of single purpose kitchen tools advertised on TV.
Are those commercials still around, or is that a marker of age now? Last time I had over-the-air TV on, the ads were all Medicare management, prescription medicines, and "Won't someone please save these abused puppies?", as opposed to Chia Bob Ross heads.
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Never seen a fitness tracker?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicomputer
i think your regular off the shelf fitbit could fit this description... maybe you'd have to stretch the definition of input-output device, but otherwise it makes sense