Is it the type of added sugar that matters more, because I think they use the cheapest sugars to maximize their profits. But it is not that simple.
'Naturally occurring sugars in fruits and vegetables come with fiber, vitamins, and minerals, which can mitigate some of the negative effects3
Added sugars, whether from table sugar or other sources, provide empty calories without nutritional benefits Sweeteners like fruit juice, honey, molasses and maple syrup contain natural sugar and have some nutritional benefits. Fruit has fiber, vitamins and antioxidants. Even raw honey and maple syrup can contain antioxidants and minerals like iron, zinc, calcium and potassium. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-preventi...
Readit Newserie commented on Added sugar intake and its associations with incidence of cardiovascular disease frontiersin.org/journals/... · Posted by u/gnabgib
erie commented on The brain summons deep sleep for healing from life-threatening injury nature.com/articles/d4158... · Posted by u/gmays
What about sleeping more than 8 hours? Is there any research done on this? Will this affect negatively? I sleep 8-9 hrs most days. (No, I am not depressed or anything but I don't drink coffee or any stimulant to keep me awake so I get really tired at the end of the day.)
Yes, it seems bad, 'Sleeping too much puts you at greater risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes than sleeping too little. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8727775/
erie commented on The Leningrad botanists who saved the first seed bank theguardian.com/world/202... · Posted by u/robaato
There is also a more recent one in Syria :"How Seeds from War-Torn Syria Could Help Save American Wheat - May 14, 2018 https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-seeds-from-war-torn-syria...
And another take on it here:
How Syrians Saved an Ancient Seedbank From Civil War When civil war broke out in Syria, Ahmed Amri immediately thought about seeds. Specifically, 141,000 packets of them sitting in cold storage 19 miles south of Aleppo. https://www.wired.com/2015/04/syrians-saved-ancient-seedbank...
erie commented on The Roots of Fear: Understanding the Amygdala ucdavis.edu/news/roots-fe... · Posted by u/birriel
I think I got help from studding the experience of the 'anatomy of fear' in 'The Emperor Jones', a 1920 play by American dramatist Eugene O'Neill. It helped me understand how irrational fear would gradually get into me. I was stranded in desert area known for hyenas. Walking with a heavy backpack for 7 hours in complete darkness to reach the camp, I started 'seeing' things in the dark. I started singing first, then praying, couldn't find stones to throw at dark spot I though were water ponds formed during the heavy rain, I had a break down. Then I saw the lights of the camp that showed me how I deviated from the path to it by a far margin. But something pleasant happened afterwards, I felt I conquered fear and my tolerance for unpleasant things got a big boost.
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erie commented on A fitness app was used to dox and leak sensitive personal data haaretz.com/israel-news/s... · Posted by u/erie
'A fake account on Strava systematically exploited the popular fitness app to collect information about sensitive bases and secret sites, including a U.S. military base.'
erie commented on Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid theatlantic.com/health/ar... · Posted by u/Jimmc414
IJS no harm comes from isolating hot food from plastics altogether.
'Researchers from Harvard Chan School found that three types of flame retardants, called TDCIPP, TPHP, and mono-ITP, can have a major impact on pregnancies. The study followed 211 women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), and found that 80% of them showed evidence of the chemicals in their urine. Women with the highest levels of exposure fared the worst, with a wide range of effects:10% lower chance of a successful fertilization31% lower chance of the embryo implanting in the uterus41% fewer clinical pregnancies (where fetal heartbeat is confirmed by ultrasound)38% fewer live births https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/subtopics/flame-retard...
erie commented on Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid theatlantic.com/health/ar... · Posted by u/Jimmc414
Maybe a stupid question, but how can I tell the difference between plastic and silicone? We use a black spatula that's flexible (shapes a bit to the curvature of what you're wiping, super convenient) and doesn't scratch the pan while not being porous like wood (where I always wonder how many bacteria live in these crevasses). It seems perfect and is being sold specifically for cooking so I assumed this plastic, if that's what it is, is safe for that. Now, reading the article, it says it's not, but then in the comments I read it may be yet another material. How can one tell what's what?
The black part in plastics is due to the addition of cheap carbon black to recycled plastic which is usually pale and unappealing grey, it is a form of 'soot produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, petroleum or vegetable matter. It is added to plastics as a reinforcing substance, the same reason for which it finds widespread use in tires' .https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/environment-did-you-know/d...