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The “Lipid Hypothesis” Has Officially Failed (Part 2 of many)

“We spend more time sick now than a decade ago Despite longer life spans, fewer years are disease-free”

Original paper: Mortality and Morbidity Trends: Is There Compression of Morbidity? Eileen M. Crimmins and Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (2010)

A 20-year-old today can expect to live one less [ . . . ]

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Bonus Update: Stronger For My Mistakes

An alert reader found an error I made in my deconstruction of the “Fatty domestic meats” section of “Origins and evolution of the Western diet” (Cordain et. al.) So I had to take a deeper look at the numbers…and as a result of what I found, my article has expanded so greatly that it’s practically [ . . . ]

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Vegans Are Cannibals: The Truth Behind The “New Vegan High”

There’s a definite “high” associated with first going vegan…especially raw vegan. New converts are bright-eyed, relentlessly energetic, and brimming over with messianic zeal to convert all their friends to the diet that has brought them such joy.

Yet, like a star going nova, this brightness never lasts. After several months their energy begins to flag, [ . . . ]

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