glastra

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by glastra 7y ago
Adaptive thermogenesis says otherwise.
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by glastra 7y ago
Sugar and seed oils.
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by glastra 7y ago
That would be: Mi hermano está enfermo, pero mis pantalones son rojos.
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by glastra 7y ago
Check out the Jalopy videogame, where you own, drive and repair a car inspired by the Trabant.
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by glastra 7y ago
I would have expected this to be proof-read, as it is a direct excerpt taken from a book, but it is filled with mistakes. Spelling, grammar, word order... Maybe it is an excerpt of the first manuscript of the book. Other than that, I find t
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by glastra 7y ago
Absolutely, I never said methane was without effect. However, its effects on global warming are greatly exaggerated by environmentalists and/or those with vegan ideologies. In my opinion, focus should definitely not be on meat consumpt
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by glastra 7y ago
"[...] animal products and feed", straight from the image. Sadly, no distinction. I would assume that it's mostly subsidies to feed. I am unable to find any sources on subsidies to meat directly. I'm all for removing sub
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by glastra 7y ago
Great link, thank you. Regarding deforestation and so on, I think we must also take into account that "industrialized" non-pastured husbandry (is that the correct term?) is probably cheaper and easier than the greener alternative.
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by glastra 7y ago
Yes, you are right. I have conveyed my point only half-way and I apologize. What I meant is that methane is known to have a bigger heating effect than other greenhouse gases, like x28 that of CO2 if I recall correctly. This is used as part
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by glastra 7y ago
Out of curiosity, which animals are more efficient? Do you have a source on that? There are, as far as I know, regions where the soil is only capable of growing pasture, hard to plant trees in.
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by glastra 7y ago
It's the burps, actually. And it's not nearly as dangerous as publicized. Methane's lifespan in the atmosphere is much, much lower (think two orders of magnitude) than carbon dioxide [0], for example. [0]: https://
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by glastra 7y ago
Better dial down on the fiber intake, then!
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by glastra 7y ago
Which subsidies is meat getting? The ones that go to the agriculture industry responsible for feed? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_subsidy#United_St...
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by glastra 7y ago
How about we don't change the diet but change where the food comes from? When talking about meat and damage to the environment, the only relevant figures are the ones associated with animal feed (e.g. water consumption per kg of meat).
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by glastra 7y ago
You can even start streaming the desktop directly. AFAIK there is a setting for that.
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by glastra 7y ago
Plants are used to feed livestock for their energy, not their nutrients. GMOs would be used here to limit the amount of energy derived (carbohydrate) with regards to nutrient density. Also, for what it's worth, part of the plant biomas
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by glastra 7y ago
I expected that. Is it for health or for ethics? Also, can you please address the other points in my previous comment? Feel free to reply to any of my other comments in the thread if we have reached maximum depth.
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by glastra 7y ago
Bananas and dates (to name a few fruits) are plants, are whole foods, and are filled with fructose. A single potato with skin has 6 grams of fiber and around 60 grams of starch. As for the vitamins and minerals, the only thing found in a
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by glastra 7y ago
You're very welcome. Even though I have no children, I can try to imagine what it feels like. My paternal grandfather died of complications from uncontrolled, insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes. He spent his last years half-blind, unabl
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by glastra 7y ago
What do you think potato starch is metabolized into in your body? Starting in your mouth (salivary amylase).
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by glastra 7y ago
Yes, they eat just meat, but smoking prevalence is over 50% [0], and alcoholism is rampant [1]. Bad example, to be honest. In fact, liver cancer can be directly attributed to drinking. A life expectancy of 70 years under such conditions is
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by glastra 7y ago
Yes, absolutely. Some diseases are due to pathogens and such. But those should not be "modern", in the sense that said pathogens might not be exactly new. Maybe you could say anthropogenic diseases such as lung cancer from smoking
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by glastra 7y ago
I guess he was extrapolating and referring to the idea that carbohydrate consumption is the root cause of most, if not all, modern diseases. An idea held by many, including me.
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by glastra 7y ago
Yes. I don't usually express my opinions on nutrition, metabolism and/or health in general in the open, because I know they go against what is currently mainstream and they would be met (as elsewhere in this submission) with extre
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by glastra 7y ago
What do those cardiologists say? That fat in the blood (triglycerides) causes atherosclerosis? Or dietary fat? Very different things. Regarding the mechanism of atheroma formation, I don't have a list of references handy, but maybe thi
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by glastra 7y ago
Pardon my confusion: is this comment for or against the parent? "Plaque" and "atheroma" are synonyms in the context of cardiovascular health. Also, both quotes together go to show the ongoing misconception. Nowhere i
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by glastra 7y ago
I fail to see what this has to do with my comment. The hardening in atherosclerosis is caused directly and exclusively by atheroma.
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by glastra 7y ago
Cats, being obligate carnivores and lacking a proper mechanism for extracting energy out of fatty acids (e.g. ketogenesis in humans), have actually very efficient kidneys to dispose of all the nitrogen coming from their protein-exclusive me
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by glastra 7y ago
> Atherosclerosis -- the clogging of arteries with fatty deposits What a way to start an article in a website with "science" in its name. Atheroma is an accumulation of white blood cells. White. Blood. Cells. Not fat. "Mea
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by glastra 7y ago
It seems you are the author of the website and many of the libraries linked there. I suggest you resubmit this as a "Show HN" post. You can read more at https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

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