"Dietary fats make worms live almost 50% longer"


(Chris Bair) #1

Just saw this on Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/dietary-fats-make-worms-live-almost-50-longer-no-human-results-yet/

The subtitle is pretty biased

No studies in humans yet, but plant-based diets are definitely healthier anyway.

Yeah, I’ll be over there consuming plants when I want the flavor and otherwise living primarily off animal fats!


(Eric Andres) #2

Saw the same article. Took some self control to not “well, actually” in the comments.


#3

Not sure this belongs in the “show me the science” section of this forum. “No studies…[…]…but definitely healthier…” is not science. It belongs in the humor section.


#4

Here’s some science showing what great pets hookworms make especially if your celiac:

This stream of study goes back to the 70’s. I like how we keep rediscovering things and are constantly surprised at the results. I’m beginning to think that we as a species have a lot in common with goldfish.


(Cheryl Meyers) #5

Like Dory in Finding Dory? :smile: