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how does one separate "doing good" and "stop doing harm"? I'd personally count nutrition squarely in the second category
by NooneAtAll3 5mo ago
how does one separate "doing good" and "stop doing harm"?
I'd personally count nutrition squarely in the second category
- nightpool 5mo agocoppsilgold is the one who made a hard-line, clear-cut dichotomy when they said "it's easy to do harm [but] it's all but impossible to do any good". bglazer referenced several interventions that are known to increase IQ which challenge this dichotomy. Saying that it is difficult to separate "doing good" and "stop doing harm" is agreeing with the point that coppsilgold created a distinction without a difference.
- ZeroGravitas 5mo agoThe recent marathon world records are apparently due to improved nutrition. Here's the producer of the hydrogels talking about the exact process of getting the maximum carbohydrates into the runner: https://maurten.no/blogs/m-magazine/how-sabastian-sawe-fueled-his-sub-2-marathon-world-record https://maurten.no/blogs/m-magazine/how-sabastian-sawe-fuele... > At the elite level, marathon performance is defined by energy availability as much as physiology. > Maintaining a pace of 2:50 per kilometer requires a constant supply of fuel. Even small disruptions in energy delivery can result in significant time loss.