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January 18, 2020

Fat Disease

Timothy Birdnow

Interesting; obesity, diabetes, and heart disease may be catching.

From the article:

The authors base their hypothesis on connections between three distinct lines of evidence. First, they demonstrate that people with a wide range of conditions, from obesity and inflammatory bowel disease to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, have altered microbiomes. Next, they show that altered microbiomes, when taken from diseased people and put into animal models, cause disease. Finally, they provide evidence that the microbiome is naturally transmissible, for example: Spouses who share a house have more similar microbiomes than twins who live separately.

So, you might be fat because you have a disease! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

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1 Can't really talk about fat disease, but we keep our silverware under guard.

Posted by: Dana Mathewson at January 19, 2020 11:21 PM (SAlEC)

2 It's an enemy in the walls, Dana!

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at January 20, 2020 08:26 AM (ICXB/)

3 Well, the Cascade Platinum we use in the dishwasher does its best to flush away all the grease and fat from the dishes. After we've eaten all of it off before putting the dishes in, of course. . .

Posted by: Dana Mathewson at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (wb/Ig)

4 Hehehe! Can't say there's much on MY dinnerwear after I'm done...

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at January 21, 2020 07:23 AM (ubm9I)

5 I think there's a Rule of Thumb somewhere that says if it tasted good, the calories were discounted.

Posted by: Dana Mathewson at January 21, 2020 08:31 PM (6A8uw)

6 I live according to that theory, Dana, but my doctor would disagree...

Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at January 22, 2020 07:12 AM (n9KKM)

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