[–] 2 points 4 hours ago

Bruh you are underestimating yourself.

Most people don't even know what academic papers or a doctorate are. So I immediately think you are way above average in intelligence and employability.

To make friends you just have to socialize more. Practice makes perfect.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    I agree that the causal connection to calcium or other micronutrients needs demonstration.

    I see it as weak but best available evidence so far. So we can use such data / speculations to improve your lifestyle or reject them. Completely up to you.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

    If red meat gives you colon cancer, why do vegans have a higher association when compared to omnivores?

    Not sure about the red meat. The paper talks about vegans eating insufficient calcium. If you add dairy to their diet, the risk is reduced.

    Edit: Remember most of these people are probably on a particular diet for cultural or economic reasons and vegan for moral reasons.

    If they optimized their diet and lifestyle for health, I feel the outcomes would be vastly different.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    My experience with coffee has been similar.

    Have you tried tea? It gives a mild and calm alertness. I make it on some mornings during cloudy winters or when I want to push myself during a workout.

    I make it with tea leaf and herbs without sugar or milk.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago

    I'd love to see them try to run 5 in a work week even with the gels and pasta meals

    I feel you are underestimating humans regardless of diet.

    Dean Karnazes ran 350 miles (560 km) in 80 hours and 44 minutes without sleep in 2005.

    Terry fox ran for 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi). He was an amputee with bone cancer. He died of cancer before completing his goal.

    despite eating nothing

    What I see is a person who is fat adapted using it as fuel to run. I think a plant based runner who is used to prolonged fasting can repeat the feat.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    I prefer the baby in 2 trash cans because at least it's dead. There's a chance that the one in one trash can is alive and has to suffer longer in the horrible world that put it there.

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