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congenitally_deadpan t1_j4wqyo2 wrote

Reply to Study suggests that consuming at least one regular cola per day may be associated with higher odds of Pancreatic Cancer and a higher hazard of mortality after Pancreatic Cancer diagnosis by mightx

Interesting findings, but as the authors themselves discuss, the study has some significant limitations relative to the role of diabetes and possibly chronic pancreatitis, for example. So, as the saying goes, more study is needed.

In 1981 there was a highly publicized lead article in the New England Journal of Medicine showing an association between coffee consumption and pancreatic cancer, which, ultimately, could not be replicated. (Reportedly, it turned out the control group had an accidental bias - high rate of peptic ulcer disease and with individuals not drinking coffee for that reason.)

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congenitally_deadpan t1_iujjewq wrote

Reply to comment by Dizzy_Ad_457 in Saturated fat from dairy sources is associated with lower cardiometabolic risk in the Framingham Offspring Study | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by sameer4justice

I think they used this term because the study did not look at actual outcomes such as heart attacts, but instead measured blood tests that might indicate an "atherogenic profile" i.e. findings felt to correlate with risk of atherosclerotic disease.

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congenitally_deadpan t1_isz7680 wrote

Reply to comment by giuliomagnifico in Researchers have developed a way to include an unobtrusive edible tag (QR code) embedded inside the food that can be read without having to first destroy the food and the tag doesn’t change the outer appearance or taste of the food at all by giuliomagnifico

May be true for the cookie in question, but how many other foods might not need some additional ingredient(s) to hold the shape. Or, a cookie inside some other food. Hard to think of any healthy foods this could be applicable to.

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congenitally_deadpan t1_irs9xm9 wrote

Reply to comment by alabasterwilliams in Positive childhood experiences of blue spaces and adult well-being. Individuals who recalled more childhood blue space experiences tended to place greater intrinsic value on natural settings, visiting them as adults – which increases better mental wellbeing by Wagamaga

Seems like the term "trigger word" itself is undergoing a transition.

Don't think it is a "trigger word" issue, it is just that someone likely felt that "blue space" sound so very up to date, 21st century, maybe even woke.

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congenitally_deadpan t1_irs6t77 wrote

Reply to Meditation may protect older people against Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia. Researchers found meditation was superior to non-native language training on changing a global composite score and two of its subscores reflecting attention regulation and socio-emotional capacities by Wagamaga

This sentence in the discussion gets to exactly what I was thinking as I read the study:

“Moreover, as in most preventive trials, our population resulted in being, through self-selection, enriched with healthy participants with high education and reserve, and low probability of cognitive decline, which left limited room for lifestyle changes and intervention-related improvements.”

The authors were using this to explain why they might not have seen as big an improvement as they thought they might find. I think it also suggests why it might not be very applicable to a broader range of elderly individuals at risk for dementia: They would likely lack sufficient motivation to stick with the program.

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