Public health: Your lifespan may be half determined by your genes
We've been led down a path that your health is determined primarily by what you eat. But that hypothesis might be mostly wrong.
AI assessment of “vegan eating is seeing explosive growth” (it’s not)
Actual data shows vegan eating in decline, while the media trumpets stories about "explosive growth" in veganism.
Nutrition: Researchers find vegan diet more effective at causing B-12 deficiency
More bogus nutrition studies disconnected from reality.
Nutrition: Very low fat diets may cause gallbladder inflammation
Very low-fat diets can lead to gallbladder inflammation.
Now with 35% more protein!
The new "more protein" offerings from fast food vendors (famous for selling sugar!) is mostly a scam to raise prices.
Nutrition: “The Vegan Boom Has Collapsed”
Vegan/vegetarianism is a niche market given excessive media attention. How small? Just 4% of US adults are vegetarian as of 2023, 1% vegan.
Public health: Influenza trend
Despite the media hyperventilating over the flu, it looks like the season has possibly peaked.
Public health: “Microplastics” in our bodies might not be real
The "microplastics" fears may have been false positive artifacts of bad science.
Public health fear: “1000s exposed to measles at airport”
Good thing that an estimated 92% of the U.S. population has either already had measles or is vaccinated against measles. Infection rates elsewhere are many times higher.
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Economy: Should billionaires be forced to give away all wealth to the government?
Bill Gates has donated over $200 billion to charitable causes, WHO, foundations, research, drug discovery, education and more.
Public health: Now you should be tested for influenza?
I'm so old, I remember when we got sick, we generally had to stay home - now you need to be tested to confirm you are sick!
Health: Flu hospitalizations per 100,000 people
Be skeptical of media and social media reports hyping the flu season. They do this hype every year.
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Elder care in the past versus today
Almost all elders, today, continue to live in a home-based environment. Very few live in elder care communities or institutions.