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lubacrisp t1_j7gg6y7 wrote

No, but there are better and worse carbohydrates. Unprocessed whole grains are probably fine to eat to your hearts content, partly because your heart will likely be content off far less, ha.

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InTheEndEntropyWins t1_j7gf127 wrote

>Analysis showed that 65.6% of women who took extra Vitamin D had a spontaneous vaginal delivery, or “natural” delivery, compared to 57.9% in the placebo group.

That would be a much better title.

The current title is almost meaningless.

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YggdrasilsLeaf t1_j7gew4s wrote

I’ve found it’s easier to keep asking them questions that inherently cause them to contradict themselves and challenge their current outlook.

Some people have to realize a thing on their own before they are capable of willingly accepting it.

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the--larch t1_j7gerl3 wrote

You can go high carb low fat (with natural foods and good fats), or you can go low carb and high fat/protein.

The in-between is deadly.

This is why the diabetes association pushes low fat /high carb, but people tend to find more dramatic results with keto.

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Wagamaga OP t1_j7gdzkx wrote

Women who take extra vitamin D during their pregnancy are more likely to have a ‘natural’ delivery, according to new research.

The study, published in the Journal of Public Health, analysed results from the MAVIDOS trial which involved 965 women being randomly allocated an extra 1,000 International Units (IU) per day of vitamin D during their pregnancy or a placebo.

Analysis showed that 65.6% of women who took extra Vitamin D had a spontaneous vaginal delivery, or “natural” delivery, compared to 57.9% in the placebo group.

Fewer women from the vitamin D group had an assisted delivery (13.2%) compared with the placebo group (19.4%).

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/vitamin-d-women-university-of-southampton-university-hospital-southampton-nhs-foundation-trust-national-institute-for-health-and-care-excellence-b1058304.html

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crimeo t1_j7gdzfx wrote

"Let's just go on common sense and off the cuff assumptions instead of measuring anything"

Why are you on a subreddit called /r/science if you don't think science is necessary, bro?

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lugdunum_burdigala t1_j7gdlqx wrote

Most calories came from bread in Europe until the middle of XXth century but diabetes and obesity skyrocketed with the modern diet. I would not exaggerate the role of wheat in the current obesity epidemic.

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9273629397759992 OP t1_j7gbfgq wrote

Plain language summary:

Researchers at the University of Leeds have discovered that the UK's laundry releases up to 1,500 double-decker buses worth of microfibers into the environment every year. The research team used a test to measure how different materials and washing conditions affect the amount of microfibers released into water. They found that fabric characteristics like yarn type, construction, and fibre type had more influence than washing conditions on how many microfibers were released. The findings suggest that microfibre release is a relatively small problem compared to the fashion industry's waste problem. The research team hopes that their findings will help inform washing machine manufacturers about filtering and give a clearer picture of the scale of the problem.

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Regular_Independent8 t1_j7gbdyy wrote

Using drones as a replacement for the bees is a good solution for the chemical companies….That way they can continue to sell their bee killing products.

Restoring the bee population is actually the most important action to do. It is late but not too late.

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Dependent_Yak8887 t1_j7gaxng wrote

What is a climate looney? Typically nihilistic attitudes wouldn’t involve strong opinions about policy either way, anyway not mentioned in this study as far as I can tell.

Ontological world views can definitely change over time….

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