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Sugar

The May 16 New Yorker has John Seabrook’s latest article “Pepsi’s mission to make their offerings healthier”, which takes some time to enumerate recommendations on daily diet that have been lobbied away by the food industry. Regarding sugar:

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Sugar Drinks

Harmful Drinks in America, 2010. Rockstar Energy Drink sugar equivalent: 6 Krispy Kreme originals.

Fungiform Papillae

Well, this is about the best quasi-scientific explanation I’ve read that makes the fact I enjoy oatmeal make any sort of sense at all:

In our modern, energy-rich environment, supertasting may be cardioprotective, due to decreased liking and intake of fat, but may increase cancer risk via decreased vegetable intake. It may be a cause of picky eating, but picky eaters are not necessarily supertasters, and vice versa.

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The Ultra-Extreme Calorie Restriction Diet Test

The Ultra-Extreme Calorie Restriction Diet Test - An illuminating journey into the world of extreme calorie restricted diets.

“When at last the Biosphere 2 crew emerged from their bubble, tests proved them healthier in nearly every nutritionally relevant respect than when they’d gone in, and the case for Calorie Restriction in humans was no longer purely circumstantial.”