Jack Bennett

Christ follower ✝️ Husband, Father, Engineer ⚙️ Metabolic health, software, pharma.

Ave Christus Rex 👑

[Jack Bennett @drjackbennett]

If only there were a mechanism for matching supply and demand of goods. Kind of like a place where people freely buy and sell things, sort of like a market.

Maybe we could call it ... a free market.

[Cate Shanahan, MD @drcateshanahan]

The WSJ today reported there is not enough beef tallow to go around if we were to use that for frying instead. Specifically they quoted: "The U.S. produced roughly 15 billion pounds of edible, refined soybean oil last year, compared with about 1 billion pounds of edible tallow, according to the Agriculture Department."

But most of that soy oil is not going into deep fryers. It's used for condiments, ready-to-eat meals, and other frying applications where we can use other fats, including butter, lard, duck fat, and other animals fats.

The only reason we use so much soy oil is that's what we grow. We can grow other, better, healthier foods. And we need to get on that, soon.

So stop the hand-wringing and deal with reality, WSJ.

[Nina Teicholz, PhD @bigfatsurprise]

🍳 Why do we fear the most nutritious part of the egg?

For 60+ years, we’ve been told to fear cholesterol. The result? Millions of people avoiding egg yolks—the most nutrient-dense part of the egg.

Why? Because of flawed science and policies on cholesterol.

#Cholesterol is essential to every cell in your body. It’s a building block for your hormones.

And the nutrients in egg yolks? Essential for brain health. You can’t easily get them from plants.

How did we get here? Who benefited from this shift? And why are we still stuck in outdated nutrition dogma?

[Nina Teicholz, PhD @bigfatsurprise]

The dietary guidelines for Americans have a protein problem.

In her inaugural address at the US Department of Agriculture, Secretary @BrookeLRollins affirmed her commitment to "Make America Healthy Again."

Achieving that goal requires revising the Dietary Guidelines for Americans -- the federal government's highly influential nutrition recommendations.

These guidelines shape everything from school lunches to nursing home meals but have long failed to reflect the latest science on an essential nutrient: protein.

For decades, this policy has eroded both the quality and quantity of recommended protein, leaving people of all ages vulnerable to muscle loss and poor health.

This shortfall is particularly concerning in schools, where millions of growing children rely on federally funded meals.

The new administration must align the guidelines with science -- and upgrade Americans' protein intake.

Composed of essential amino acids that build and repair muscles, skin, and organs, proteins are foundational for childhood growth, brain development, and immune function.

Yet many children and adolescents aren't getting enough.

According to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, among U.S. children aged 9-14 years, approximately 15% did not even meet the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) -- a limited benchmark accounting for the needs of only half of healthy individuals in this age group.

For those aged 15-19 years, about 30% fell below the EAR.

This deficit puts children at risk of delayed growth, poor concentration, slow healing, fatigue, and greater susceptibility to flus and viruses.

Protein is also essential at the other end of the age spectrum.

As we get older, our muscles become less responsive to protein intake -- a condition known as anabolic resistance -- making it harder to build muscle mass, fight illness and support good health.

Yet, inexplicably, current guidelines for older adults mirror those for younger adults.

Without adequate protein, older adults are more susceptible to osteoporosis, falls, long hospitalizations, and early death.

Simply put, Americans young and old are not meeting their protein goals. And our nutrition guidelines, with a new version due out this year, should be reformed to help.

My new op-ed in The Wall Street Journal is out now: https://t.co/PlhdAKw73A

#DietaryGuidelines #USDA

[P.D. Mangan Health & Freedom Maximalist 🇺🇸 @Mangan150]

Why were there no heart attacks in 1900?

[DoctorTro @DoctorTro]

Over 2 million Americans die annually from diet-related diseases per year

In contrast, measles has caused 5 deaths between 1999 and 2025

Why aren’t we focusing on the real epidemic?

[Jack Bennett @drjackbennett]

Christ is King.

[Anna Lulis @annamlulis]

RFK Jr.’s running mate on converting from Judaism to Christianity due to the Bible.

“There’s only one book, and that’s the New Testament, that helps you understand how to go up against evil—like, to really arm yourself.”

Jesus is Lord. 🙏

[Vani Hari @thefoodbabe]

Respond by midnight.

[Nina Teicholz, PhD @bigfatsurprise]

New study on the ketogenic diet and mental health:
Key findings:
--Improved mental health: Ketone levels were correlated with improvements in mood, energy, impulsivity, and anxiety, adding to the growing evidence that this dietary approach could be a promising non-medication treatment for bipolar disorder.

--Reversal of metabolic dysfunction: Brain imaging indicated improvements in the heightened brain metabolism and increased excitatory activity implicated in bipolar disorder, as measured by decreased glutamate and glutamine levels (11.6-13.6%).

--Participants experienced an average 5.2% reduction in body weight, along with improvements in BMI and blood pressure. This suggests that the diet could serve as a dual-purpose intervention, addressing both mental health symptoms and the metabolic risks linked to bipolar disorder

Video of lead investigator and patients talking about the study (super compelling!)
https://t.co/XhCJUo4tmF

Press release on the study:
https://t.co/ZevI86f6HD

[Dr David Unwin @lowcarbGP]

Recently I’ve been advising ‘just avoid eating food that puts your blood sugar up’ if you have Type 2 Diabetes. Continuous Glucose Monitors like the Freestyle Libre or Lingo are game changers in this 😀👍

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

I have recommended only one book on @X, Outlive by @PeterAttiaMD. Now I am recommending a second one, which is as well written and important, The 5 Types of Wealth by @SahilBloom.

In short, the book is a guide to how to live your life. The earlier in your life you read it, the better your life will be.

Sahil compiles decades of wisdom in a few hundred pages with powerful charts that will cause you to make positive changes in your life.

I like asymmetric investments and I don’t know of a better return than this book. Read it. You will thank me and Sahil.

[Jeffrey A Tucker @jeffreytucker]

To be clear, the government was spending $4.7T without any documentary requirement that it was connected to an approved budget item.

I'm trying to wrap my brain around this. It suggests that Congressional budgets, signed by the president, were a kind of fiction or a wish list while the US Treasury did mostly what it wanted to do. It's like the entirety of the whole budget thing has always been a big fake? https://t.co/kv9Jj4GnZV

[Russell Brand @rustyrockets]

This is genuinely haunting.

He was clearly on a bit of a spiritual quest in this situation. In order to metastasize this into a crime, you've got to literally enter someone's personal prayer life and tell them what it means.

This is the true agenda behind globalism.

[Calley Means @calleymeans]

This Democratic lawmaker supported mask + COVID vaccine mandates for kids.

But when it comes soda on SNAP, she argues it is the personal freedom of the child.

AZ kids aren't choosing to have epidemic obesity rates, Alma.

20% of SNAP shouldn't go to soda...

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Thankful to live in the United States, where we have a culture that values free expression, a First Amendment that secures our rights, and a judiciary that broadly upholds those rights.

The Germans have it backward. The real danger to the public is a government that scares and intimidates everyone through censorship—with the authority to punish or imprison those who challenge the preferred views of the state.

[JD Vance @JDVance]

Insulting someone is not a crime, and criminalizing speech is going to put real strain on European-US relationships.

This is Orwellian, and everyone in Europe and the US must reject this lunacy.

[Jack Bennett @drjackbennett]

Now it's the Gulf of America. A news organization needs to keep up with current events. 😆👌🇺🇸

[Tara Copp @TaraCopp]

Today our @AP White House reporter was denied access to the Oval Office because the Associated Press recognizes the international body of water on our southern coastline as the Gulf of Mexico, while acknowledging President Donald Trump's order to rename it the Gulf of America. Our explanation on why is here: https://t.co/rgzofXiOv4

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

I asked Pavel Tsatsouline how to dramatically increase one’s endurance & strength (not size) he said: once a week jog with a kettlebell weighing 30% of your body weight for 1mile, switching which arm carries it (at your side) as needed. Start slow. Mentally brutal. Fun. Works.

[Jack Bennett @drjackbennett]

Plant-based "meat" is fake food made by people in factories.

Beef, bison, venison, and fish are real foods created by God for our nutrition.

Choose accordingly.

[Julian Mellentin @JulianMellentin]

Sales of beef surged in the UK last year while plant-based substitutes continued their 4 year-long decline.
Gen Z leads the way. They no-longer believe the public health scare stories (which were always based on very weak observational studies).

[Dr. Eric Berg DC @dr_ericberg]

Ever wonder why you rarely hear about the benefits of Vitamin D? It's because it competes with the drug industry — and it's far cheaper than any medication.

[Nina Teicholz, PhD @bigfatsurprise]

Weight loss is better on a diet higher in protein than the amount recommended by the Dietary Guidelines.
Complete proteins are in their most usable form in animal proteins. So why has the expert committee for the upcoming guidelines recommended reducting meat and eggs in favor of beans, lentils and peas? Makes no sense for health. @USDANutrition