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Using ultrasound and blood tests on subjects to test the risks of a high-fat diet,
Dr. Paul J. Nestel demonstrates that the ability of arteries to expand is reduced by roughly 25% within 3-6 hours of ingesting high-fat foods!
The upside: Giving your kid a cigarette (for now) is cheaper than buying him a happy-meal.
Kidding-aside, I wonder what exactly is going on here. Is this purely a reaction to the type of fat? -Ie: Saturated, -or worse-yet TRANS-fats from fried food?
-Or…
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Bodyfat in excess as tissue seems to work against us when in sufficient quantities, according to this article in Wired.
For a long time, doctors thought that fat was just inert “insulation” for lack of a better term.
But recently, they’ve discovered that bodyfat is actually very active,
And it’s actually more like its own giant endocrine-gland that throws off all kinds of hormones.
Many of the problems arise because fat doesn’t really…
Okinawa or bust, -sonny!
Scientists are on the trail to decoding what makes the oldest people such amazing survivors.
In studies like: The New England Centenarian Study, a Swedish Study on Twins in 1998 and others,
They are trying to separate the anecdotal from the real science,
Or better yet, use it to track down what is actually happening…
Steven G. Pratt’s study outlines the uncommmon benefits of 14 Superfoods that could save your life.
A few of my favorites on the list are:
1) Blueberries
2) Oats
3) Spinach
4) Walnuts (supposedly the healthiest of all nuts)
5) Tea (ok, technically a drink, not a food.)
The interesting part of his approach is that he doesn’t recommend supplements. He’s operating in the classic…
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“Cold Beer, Dirty Girls” by Sp!ke in Dirty = Good? and the ‘Hygeine Hypothesis’
“Dirty Girls” by leliebloem in Dirty = Good? and the ‘Hygeine Hypothesis’
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