The sample size on vegan diets is, by definition, too small to be meaningful, plus there's always the complicating factor that people who follow vegetarian and vegan diets may have other healthy habits. My take-away from nutrition studies is: eat more vegetables and fruits; eat a wide variety of vegetables and fruits; eat smaller portions of meat; exercise; and *sigh* maintain a healthy weight.
River: You're not right, Early. You're not righteous. You've got issues. Early: No. Oh, yes, I could have that. You might have me figured out, then. Good job. I'm not 100%.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Oct 29, 2014 3:24:42 pm PDT #9176 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
sarameg - Oct 29, 2014 3:40:27 pm PDT #9177 of 30000
New hairdryer acquired.
Also, broke recent fastest lap average in 18 months AGAIN tonight, beating the one earlier in the week by a full second. Felt the whole time like it was a kinda sluggish pace (fall mild congestion) but apparently not. I don't know why suddenly I'm headed back in the right direction, but I'll take it. Maybe I'll get back under a minute pace by the New Year?
meara - Oct 29, 2014 3:47:35 pm PDT #9178 of 30000
Barnes and Noble for coffee and book browsing is pretty much always a good plan, i think.
It reduces incidence of genital warts by a big percentage, and genital warts are a bummer. Also reduced incidence of HPV-related oral cancers, and I would assume others as well.
Anal cancer as well--more common in gay men, but still.
I scoff at healthy eating. Instead, I will eat the blondies my roommate left on the counter. And wine. Because lo, I had a stressful yesterday and demand some chill. And if it takes minutes off my life, so be it.
Also....potatoes are totally whole grain! Uh, in y'know, the sense that you're not breaking them down into partial-potatoes? Eat the skin! Then you are consuming the whole thing, which is clearly healthy. Surely.
Steph L. - Oct 29, 2014 3:51:01 pm PDT #9179 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
and *sigh* maintain a healthy weight.
I'm not just saying this as an excuse to stay a big fat panda, but -- the article I edited (about whole grains yay), did several multivariable analyses where they controlled for other factors, including BMI, and even the study participants with a high BMI still had a lower mortality risk from eating whole grains.
I'm not saying that to pimp whole grains; I'm just saying that there are other lifestyle factors that can mitigate being a big fat panda. It's nice to know that being fat isn't a hopeless death sentence.
meara - Oct 29, 2014 3:58:47 pm PDT #9180 of 30000
Did y'all know that on How to Get Away With Murder, the guy playing skeevy Frank is Ben/Glory?!?! I did not know that!
Dana - Oct 29, 2014 4:01:43 pm PDT #9181 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
It's the beard.
-t - Oct 29, 2014 4:02:20 pm PDT #9182 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
He is? Huh. I would never have guessed.
-t - Oct 29, 2014 5:21:22 pm PDT #9183 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh! Game seven of the world series, I think I'll have a beer.
Jesse - Oct 29, 2014 5:25:16 pm PDT #9184 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wait, are you saying there's a connection between Ben and Glory??
-t - Oct 29, 2014 5:25:58 pm PDT #9185 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's the beard.
And maybe the 13 years.
Eta: Jesse is very stoned. Frank is Glory.