3 ms·
...in mice, which evolved to eat mainly carbohydrates, while humans evolved to eat whatever they could
by 0-_-0 6y ago
...in mice, which evolved to eat mainly carbohydrates, while humans evolved to eat whatever they could
- swyx 6y agowhat's that rule about research that most research should come with the disclaimer "in mice"?
- bausano_michael 6y agohttps://mobile.twitter.com/justsaysinmice https://mobile.twitter.com/justsaysinmice
- larssorenson 6y agoYou're probably thinking of the twitter account @justsaysinmice, https://twitter.com/justsaysinmice https://twitter.com/justsaysinmice. For the uninitiated and otherwise unaware, many studies regarding illnesses, disease, nutrition, exercise, medicine, etc. perform clinical trials with mice. Resultant publications are picked up by news outlets who headline the results, without the caveat that the results were only found in mice. Mice are, notably, not humans and the results don't (in fact, rarely ever) carry over 1:1.
- adrr 6y agoHumans evolved as endurance hunters. We have some of the best heat management features of all animals like no hair and sweating.