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MSM media is always trying to convince people they can live longer if they stick with coffee, berries, dark chocolate and wine — as if those foods needed booste
by browningstreet 3y ago
MSM media is always trying to convince people they can live longer if they stick with coffee, berries, dark chocolate and wine — as if those foods needed boosters. And if true I’m quite sure we’d have people out there living to 150…
- isk517 3y agoYou probably can live longer if you stick with coffee (black), berries (minus the food you put the berries on top of), dark chocolate (unsweetened), and wine (in strict moderation).
- gattilorenz 3y agoAlcohol is a carcinogen, so if you’re optimizing for “living longer” you should take exactly 0 mL a day. If you’re optimizing for living happier, on the other hand…
- majkinetor 3y agoThere is no such thing as 0 tollerance. Don't believe the anti-alcohol hype. There is such thing as hormesis, for basically any poison.
- paulryanrogers 3y agoEvidence for hormesis is not convincing.
- majkinetor 3y agoThat is not true. Hormesis is a fact.
- paulryanrogers 3y agoCan you link to some evidence I may have overlooked?
- majkinetor 3y agoSure: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=hormesis https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=hormesis
- majkinetor 3y agohttps://asomenopausia.com/booksmedbio/Hormesis%20-%20The%20Dose%20Response%20for%20the%2021st%20Century%20-%20The%20Future%20has%20Arrived.pdf https://asomenopausia.com/booksmedbio/Hormesis%20-%20The%20D...
- lo_zamoyski 3y agoNow do weed.
- anjel 3y agoGenome-wide DNA methylation association study of recent and cumulative marijuana use in middle aged adults https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-02106-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-02106-y
- gattilorenz 3y agoAnd in general, if you’re smoking it…
- throwaway290 3y agoOxygen is a carcinogen, now what...
- gattilorenz 3y agoThat’s why we recently decided to cut its presence in the atmosphere by dramatically increasing CO2. But as usual, inhale in small amounts only. There might be a cure coming at some point, but don’t hold your breath. :^)
- akira2501 3y agoThe third most common cause of death in the United States, at least before COVID was a thing, is "accidental self-inflicted injury." Heart Disease and Cancer, most in old age, are the top two. Making micro adjustments to your diet just doesn't stand a chance at making a meaningful difference.
- noduerme 3y agoI'd really like to see that category broken down by sobriety. The overwhelming majority of my accidental self-inflicted injuries have happened when I was drinking. Broken shoulder (let's have sex on the arm of this chair... oops, it has wheels), broken kneecap (running upstairs), partially severed thumb (sure, I'll just open this plastic case with a knife!)...
- majormajor 3y agoThe suggestion you're replying to was basically "cut out a ton of extra sugar" which would quite likely have an impact on heart disease.
- pengaru 3y agoDark chocolate isn't exactly the safest food, even unsweetened: https://time.com/6243073/heavy-metals-dark-chocolate-food/ https://time.com/6243073/heavy-metals-dark-chocolate-food/
- noduerme 3y agoFor those curious, here's the report linked in that article: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/ https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-... A similar problem exists with Polonium-210 uptake in tobacco... although no one ever called tobacco healthy or safe. I basically live on dark chocolate, wine, red meat and tobacco, so we'll see what gets me first.
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- Grazester 3y agoI guess the would matter on where in the world too the cocoa was grown. In the Caribbean the soil wouldn't have heavy metals.
- theNewMicrosoft 3y agoAdd to that the high oxalate content in dark chocolate. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0889157511000822 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S08891...
- mo_42 3y agoInstead of wine I'd go with resveratrol directly.
- makeitdouble 3y agoPeople are very receptive and willing to share your articles around when you tell them they're better off keeping enjoying they current lifestyle.
- jprete 3y agoThey have an incentive to boost "forbidden pleasure" foods that are popular with their subscribers. The subscribers get an excuse to do what they are already doing, the article feels dramatic because of the fake controversy, and the article is a little more viral by pretending to tell people something secret or surprising.
- DANmode 3y agoThe people I know who talk about these items the most vocally also frequently have fast food.