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Nuts, Meat, and the Flaw in Nutrition Studies

Do people who eat nuts live longer simply because they replace protein from animals with protein from plants? The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition “is the highest-ranked peer-reviewed scientific journal in nutrition and dietetics.” That should tell you a lot…

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When Should We Rely on Observational Studies?

How legitimate is the common corporate criticism of the scientific nutrition literature that the credibility of observational studies is questionable? While randomized controlled trials are highly reliable in assessing interventions like drugs, they’re harder to do with diet. Dietary diseases…

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Mathematicians made the world’s fairest dice — they’re 60-sided and can never end in a tie

Over dinner at a gaming convention around 2010, board game designer James Ernest turned to his friend Eric Harshbarger and asked a question: Could you design a set of dice so that each player in a group — whether two…

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‘I could watch her for hours’: the woman who rescued a bee and created a buzz | UK news

Fifty-two days ago, Phoebee was lying by the side of a road in the blistering sun with a broken wing. Today, she’s clambering up the arm of Gilly McArthur, around the nape of her neck and disappearing into her hair.“I…

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Healthy Food or Hidden Danger?

In case you were thinking of reading chapter 11 of Biochemistry, 5th edition, today, I’ll save you the time. Lectins are proteins that bind to carbohydrates. They’re all over the place in nature — in plants, animals, and many kinds…

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States Must Share Immigrant Data With DHS or Risk Losing Federal Funds – NaturalNews.com

The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a Sept. 1 opinion requiring all states to report undocumented immigrants known to be present to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DOJ confirmed the order in a…

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