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Research of the Week
Feel like an afternoon snack? Berries will keep you fuller longer than an equally-caloric baked item.
Most packaged gluten-free foods are just as unhealthy as their gluten-replete counterparts.
Romantic-sexual kissing doesn’t appear to be a human universal.
“Stone age conditions” prolong sleep.
In indigenous Australians and Papua New Guineans, mingling with the Denisovans (the “other Neanderthal,” an ancestral human living primarily in Asia) introduced genes related to “spermatogenesis, fertilization, cold acclimation, circadian rhythm, development of brain, neural tube, face, and olfactory pit, immunity,” as well as “female pregnancy, development of face, lung, heart, skin, nervous system, and male gonad, visual and smell perception, response to heat, pain, hypoxia, and UV, lipid transport, metabolism, blood coagulation, wound healing, aging.”
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Interesting Blog Posts
The Fat Emperor on insulin and missed opportunities.
Will taxing saturated fat actually prevent any deaths?
Paul Jaminet with an interesting post on antioxidants, exercise, and whether bigger muscles are always better (or stronger).
Could lower dietary fiber diversity lead to higher diversity in the gut biome?
Media, Schmedia
Apparently, sunbathing is far more dangerous than driving a car. Hmm.
The people who need very little sleep.
Long time gluten-free dieter Novak Djokovic just won Wimbledon.
Everything Else
Scott Jurek just hiked the Appalachian trail in 46 days, 8 hours, and 7 minutes, averaging 50 miles a day.
Portland’s police horses now wear minimalist footwear. Dang hipsters.
The FDA adds “heart attack” and “stroke” to NSAID warning labels.
Oregon State University scientists have cultivated a type of dulse seaweed that apparently tastes like bacon.
The evolution of prosthetic legs.
Doodling may help you think, even if you’re bad at art.
Why BMI doesn’t work for everyone.
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Comment of the Week
Charlie Parker became the most influential jazz musician of the 20th century in about 1000 days. I like it. Being a musician and all. Thanks for posting it
Todd
– Really cool to know. Thanks, Todd.