You've likely heard of "The French Paradox": the French consume primarily butter and have elevated cholesterol, yet low incidences of cardiovascular disease.
Are there any wealthy nations that consume large amounts of seed oils and few sat. fats? How are they fairing?
In 1996, the Israel Journal of Medical Sciences coined the “Israeli Paradox”, quote:
“Israeli Jews may be regarded as a population-based dietary experiment of the effect of a high omega-6 PUFA [seed oils] diet.”
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"Earn your carbs"
What does this mean?
The human body can store carbs as glycogen in muscles and liver, but storage capacity is limited, ~2000 calories worth.
Glycogen is made of long, branching chains of glucose.
Exercise can affect your unborn children's genes by altering the chemistry of DNA in sperm and egg cells.
Aerobic exercise for 3 months altered sperm DNA by silencing genes linked to the risk of autism, OCD, Alzheimer’s, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis.
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17. Beginner's Bubble Effect:
The most ignorant people are not those who know nothing about something, but those who know a little about it, because their little knowledge gives them the illusion of understanding, which makes them overconfident in their beliefs.
h/t: @emollick