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rpozarickij commented on Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level   uni-bonn.de/en/news/017-2... · Posted by u/brandonb
amanaplanacanal · 11 days ago
The science around what fats are good or bad is so confusing I don't think we can say much about them with certainly, except that trans fats are probably bad. I lean towards "eat whole foods", but those can include anything from beef and coconut which are full of saturated fats, to fish and nuts which are full of polyunsaturated fats.
rpozarickij · 11 days ago
Limiting animal fats (which are mostly saturated fats) has a very noticeable and measurable effect on how I'm feeling and doing overall. Primarily using olive/avocado oil and nuts/seeds as my fat sources significantly improved my energy levels, mental clarity, sleep, and stress/HRV (as measured by my Garmin watch). I've noticed this so many times that I don't think this is a placebo. I haven't checked any specific blood markers that might be affected by dietary fats though.

Saturated fats _are_ essential for humans but you should be getting enough of them from non-animal sources.

YMMV

rpozarickij commented on Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level   uni-bonn.de/en/news/017-2... · Posted by u/brandonb
beAbU · 11 days ago
You can skip the whole cooking part if you leave your oats and water mixed overnight!

Put your oats, portion of milk, some berries, cinnamon and honey in a container and leave it in the fridge overnight.

Do it now.

Come thank me tomorrow morning once you've tried it.

rpozarickij · 11 days ago
I've been doing this for a very long time but I use rolled oats and plain water (I drain the water completely before eating). I eat soaked oats every day and always have a fresh bowl or two soaking in the fridge. They are still fine to eat even if they've been soaking for more than 24h.

I like the fact that they are more concentrated in terms of calories/nutrients per 100g than cooked oats and also provide steadier energy. I often pair them with a protein drink (pea protein + rice protein), a drizzle of avocado/olive oil, and berries. Takes just a few minutes to prepare.

rpozarickij commented on Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level   uni-bonn.de/en/news/017-2... · Posted by u/brandonb
EZ-E · 11 days ago
I fixed my high cholesterol problem with oats... Months ago I replaced my daily dinner with a mix of oats + banana + protein powder + 1 tbsp olive oil + peanut butter + flaxseeds + oat milk - all mixed in a blender. My bad cholesterol (LDL levels) tanked from 160 mg/dL to 91 mg/dL. My daily dinners before that were not even that unhealthy. Dropping sat fat intake had nowhere near that much effect for me. For me and I assume for many others, lack soluble fibers are the root cause of high LDL levels.
rpozarickij · 11 days ago
> peanut butter

While peanut butter does contain some useful nutrients, there are much better choices out there in case someone would like to further improve/optimize their nutrition. Many topics in nutrition can be quite debatable but IMHO most other nuts outperform peanuts (which aren't even nuts) in many ways. Furthermore I'd say peanuts aren't that useful as a protein source in this situation given that protein powder is already being added.

I recently discovered the world of nut butters, and usually choose them over whole nuts due to easier digestibility and nutrient availability. Unless I'm eating macadamia nuts which already feel quite easy on the gut.

rpozarickij commented on Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study   keck.usc.edu/news/adoptio... · Posted by u/hhs
rpozarickij · 16 days ago
I've developed a habit of holding my breath for a few seconds whenever a particularly smelly/polluting car drives by me while I'm walking on the street, so when I hear/see an EV approaching I often feel relieved. I'm lucky to live in a city with comparatively clean air, but I hope a time comes when we treat car exhaust gases the same way as we treat second hand tobacco smoke because in both cases pollutants are literally being absorbed into our bodies.
rpozarickij commented on 4k tons of potatoes to be given away for free in Berlin   the-berliner.com/english-... · Posted by u/mrzool
rpozarickij · a month ago
> 4,000 tons

I did some math out of curiosity to better visualize this amount in my head. If we assume that a typical serving of potatoes in a meal where potatoes are an important part is 200g, then with 4 million kg of potatoes you can make 20 million of such meals (1/4 of Germany's population).

rpozarickij commented on Ethiopia begins $12.5B construction of Africa's biggest airport   reuters.com/world/africa/... · Posted by u/rpozarickij
rpozarickij · a month ago
The Reuters article doesn't mention it, but apparently Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) [0] designed [1] this airport.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaha_Hadid_Architects

[1] https://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/bishoftu-internation...

rpozarickij commented on London–Calcutta bus service   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon... · Posted by u/thunderbong
consumer451 · a month ago
A very different scale, but this reminded of the Green Tortoise which was an American, mostly West Coast affair that once ranged from Alaska to Belize.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Tortoise

edit: oh wow. It still runs!

http://www.greentortoise.com/

rpozarickij · a month ago
> Green Tortoise Adventure Travel is an American long-distance tour bus company

> is

I usually find Wikipedia to be quite accurate when it comes to telling whether something is still operational/active or not, especially when it comes to businesses (among other things).

rpozarickij commented on Strong earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued   www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/e... · Posted by u/lattis
onceiwasthere · 2 months ago
Your comment prompted me to go read about epicenters and I learned something new. The hypocenter of an earthquake is apparently the point of origin of the earthquake and the epicenter is the point on the earth's surface directly above the hypocenter. Had never heard of a hypocenter before.
rpozarickij · 2 months ago
I didn't know about hypocenter before too but it's neat how you can sometimes deduce the meaning of a word from its parts (because "hypo" means "under"/"below" in Greek, like in hypodermic, hypoglycaemia, etc).
rpozarickij commented on The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation   bbc.com/future/article/20... · Posted by u/bookmtn
kakacik · 2 months ago
There is a movie coming with Ryan Gosling, I sure hope they keep the spirit of the book and don't turn that into some bizarre hollywoodish cash grab
rpozarickij · 2 months ago
The audiobook narrated by Ray Porter is also really good.

In fact, it's so good that it sets a really good example of what an enjoyable experience listening to an audiobook can be.

u/rpozarickij

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