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15 votes
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It is truly shocking how much sugar we eat
Have you ever really looked at what you eat? If you have, you may notice one common ingredient present in everything from vegan sauces to certain ketogenic foods. Taking those specific diets into...
Have you ever really looked at what you eat? If you have, you may notice one common ingredient present in everything from vegan sauces to certain ketogenic foods. Taking those specific diets into consideration, the widely accepted figure for keto is <100 grams, and similar in the vegan sphere as well(Often times you'll see a quoted 30 grams, but the kicker always comes in the comments where someone says fruit based sugars don't count towards this. They do, very much so, count towards it). This is far, far, far too much sugar for any one human to be taking in a day. The FDA has no recommended figure for their DV scale of food labels, but other groups certainly do. The World Health Organisation recommends no more than 5% of daily calories be from sugar of all types. This is equivalent to 25 grams for a 2000 calorie diet. The American Heart Association recommends the same figures.
Now, you may be asking yourself, why would the AHA bother themselves with sugar? Certainly that's more for a diabetes association to study than a heart disease one? Well, it's because sugar is heavily linked to heart disease. From the source:
participants who took in 25% or more of their daily calories as sugar were more than twice as likely to die from heart disease as those whose diets included less than 10% added sugar
So, not only are you at risk for heart disease, but there are new studies that suggest alzheimer's is nothing more than a 3rd form of diabetes.
I'm not hoping for much in posting this, except that someone somewhere looks at their diet and resists the stranglehold sugar has on our present society.
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A man's love of squirrel meat might have given him a horrifying, fatal brain disease
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Do you exercise at home and/or in gym? What's your goal? Favorite exercise?
I used to be skinny and indifferent to fitness, but a couple years ago decided to try weight lifting at gym. I didn't last long because got bored going there every time. Recently I got dumbbells...
I used to be skinny and indifferent to fitness, but a couple years ago decided to try weight lifting at gym. I didn't last long because got bored going there every time. Recently I got dumbbells for home and working out with them goes way better for me: instant and full availability, personal shower afterwards, and cozy privacy of home.
My favorite exercise is single dumbbell pullover lying on a stool, upper body is exercised pretty well, especially upper chest.
With attention to sufficient meals my weight started increasing and that feels cool, it would be nice to have more confidence and self contentment with a not so skinny body.
And what's your story?
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Veterans Affairs cuts benefits to jailed relatives, but won't say if Garnier affected
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Is Cannabidol an effective antipsychotic?
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Petrus Gonsalvus and the real Beauty and The Beast story
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Do we feel more empathy for the mentally ill when there’s a biological explanation versus a psychosocial one for their condition?
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Powerlifting doesn't care what I look like
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Ireland plans to offer abortions for free, as ban is officially repealed
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GPs treat mental health issues more than any other condition, reveals the latest Health of a Nation report released by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
7 votes -
Fatal Familial Insomnia (warning: contains disturbing footage)
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A psychiatrist-in-training grapples with the power to involuntarily commit patients
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Household cleaners may trigger childhood obesity
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For those willing to comment, how has medication affected your mental health?
Specifically I'm curious about how your lives have changed with the introduction of medications to assist with mental illness. I realize there is still some stigma associated with mental illness...
Specifically I'm curious about how your lives have changed with the introduction of medications to assist with mental illness. I realize there is still some stigma associated with mental illness and health issues, but if we talk about it, then hopefully that stigma can erode away, and more people will seek the help they need.
Thanks for commenting!
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How useful is the Apple Watch's heart-monitoring feature?
9 votes