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Scientists Create (heh) White-House Friendly Stem Cells
Where there’s a W, there’s a way. Scientists have developed cells that look and behave just like embryonic stem cells, but they’ve managed to do it without any actual embryonic source. The cells were created using human skin cells. What’s truly disappointing about this is that in addition to the fact that no embryos were used, no cloning was involved, either. Fine, fine. We’re going to have to get our festive scientific melodrama elsewhere…
Sugar Increases Your Sex Hormones
This isn’t a good thing. Fructose and glucose have been shown to turn off the gene that regulates production of testosterone and estrogen in the body. What actually happens is that consumption of too much sugar burdens your liver. To cope, your liver converts the excess sugar to lipids. These lipids happen to turn off the gene that controls your sex hormones, and said hormones go into overdrive. The consequences are myriad and unpleasant: acne, cancer, cysts, and cardiovascular disease.
Conversation Impairs Your Vision Even if You Think It Doesn’t
It doesn’t matter if you think you are visually “paying attention”. Talking on your mobile phone is dangerous because it alters your brain’s ability to process images accurately. According to researchers, even hands-free headsets do not stop your vision from becoming impaired. Watching the road and chatting is the modern day equivalent of walking, talking, and chewing gum.
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Moe
Nov 21, 2007 at 2:59 pm
How appropriate, the Anabolic Diet consists of a restriction of carbs to under 30g a day and increasing fats to maximize muscle growth. Neat.
Sara, do you have a source for that?
Liz
Nov 21, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Somehow an Anabolic Diet doesn’t seem to fit the bill here because of the lipid/fat content…
Quoting what Sara wrote above:
What actually happens is that consumption of too much sugar burdens your liver. To cope, your liver converts the excess sugar to lipids (THIS MEANS FAT). These lipids (FATS) happen to turn off the gene that controls your sex hormones, and said hormones go into overdrive.
Moe
Nov 21, 2007 at 4:54 pm
You’re right. I read it in terms of carbs causing the body stress, which messes up liver and hormone function. Now that I re-read it, its saying that fats are actually disrupting normal hormone production. Interesting.
Sara
Nov 22, 2007 at 10:19 am
Happy Thanksgiving gang ;)
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