[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

The study that your article references is a mouse study, so the relevance to humans is questionable.

In addition, fiber is shown to be beneficial to humans primarily when comparing the standard American diet to a high-fiber diet. This is likely because fiber is mostly non-digestable by humans (as we've lost the ability to digest fiber more than 2-million years ago unlike our closest living great-ape cousins), and acts as a physical barrier to the absorption of sugars and starches which also helps to lower insulin spikes.

If you do not eat a high-carb diet (such as a ketogenic diet), then eliminating the undigestable matter (i.e. fiber) from your diet is probably beneficial because you'll be able to absorb more nutrients and get rid of constipation-related issues.

[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

And non-plants like algae and bacteria.

[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Intermittent fasting is not a diet, but it can be combined with any diet.

[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Time doesn't have to be 1:1 between a host and a simulation. The host can take as long as it wants to render the next step in a simulation, and any observers within the simulated universes would not be able to discern the choppiness of their flow of time.

[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 64 points 2 months ago

That you should base your diet on carbohydrates, and minimise fat intake.

[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

FYI, the reason why humans look so much like apes is because humans ARE apes (specifically, great apes).

[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

From a non-American's perspective, I think part of the mistrust comes from Americans have been through high-profile lies perpetrated by government agencies.

For example, a more recent one in the last few decades is the Food Pyramid/MyPlate that was/is promoted by the US government's agriculture department. This has led to Americans in the late '70s/early '80s to start a war on saturated fat and cholesterol, and the rapid adoption of carbohydrates in the average diet. What has happened in the decades following is a rapid increase in metabolic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and mental illnesses — all of which were rare in human history prior to the '70s. While I'm glad Americans are waking up to the realisation of the mass brainwashing of what constitutes "healthy" food, I'm still upset that — due to the influence of America on the global stage — my own country has followed suit in adopting the US's dietary guidelines to the detriment of our own health.

[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

"My fellow great ape"

[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

Keepass + Syncthing is a great combination.

[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago

you had to have sex at least once per pregnancy

Not with modern medicine!

[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 37 points 8 months ago

Fuck it, we'll do it live!

[-] Akareth@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago
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