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I wish that article talked about the geographical distribution of obesity. I saw a fascinating pre-print paper here a while ago: A Contamination Theory of the
by armagon 5y ago
I wish that article talked about the geographical distribution of obesity.
I saw a fascinating pre-print paper here a while ago: A Contamination Theory of the Obesity Epidemic. via: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27936016 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27936016
I also read an interesting book lately called "The Dorito Effect" in which the author makes the case that we have a finely developed ability to associate the flavour of food with the nutrients we get from it (and, when we need nutrients, we'll crave the foods that offer it), but, 1) food's flavour and nutritional value has become diluted as we've bread for larger yields, and 2) we add synthetic flavourings to everything, messing with the ability to crave and eat the foods we need.
- maerF0x0 5y agoanecdotally, fasting can help restore this sensitivity. Ever noticed "healthy" foods like say broccoli taste amazing after fasting >= 24 hrs?
- kiba 5y agoSadly, I haven't been able to ascertain these food as tastier despite fasting for 48 hours or more. They're probably more delicious though.
- maerF0x0 5y agoThe key is to not reintroduce competing foods. To pick a cliche thing, if you reintroduce oreos then yeah, the broccoli will pale. The key is to break the flavor dependence, then to only have healthy foods.
- astura 5y agoNo, and I fast between 23-25 hours six days a week and occasionally have longer fasts. My longest fast was five days. Broccoli always tastes the exact same.