Sugar in Sodas

(Chris Bair) #1

Not “science” per se but it provides a nice perspective.

Earlier on XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1035/

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(mouse-over: When they moved production from New Zealand to the UK and switched from the runny white centers to the thick, frosting-like filling, it got way harder to cook them scrambled.)

And now for today’s https://xkcd.com/1793/

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(mouse-over: The key is portion control, which is why I’ve switched to eating smaller cans of frosting instead of full bottles.)

(matt ) #2

I saw this on reddit today and was going to post it. :slight_smile:

#3

Randall is the awesome.

#4

LOL. I read that as “poison control”. Same thing. :wink:

#5

Since when has a Cadbury egg become a unit of measure?

(David K) #6

It’s a lesser known but still valid UoM, kind of like the Banana Equivalent Dose.

(Patrick B.) #7

Show us your peanuts!!

#8

Since Randall is a comic!

(Stickin' with mammoth) #9

I can’t believe I used to look forward to those little foil-wrapped insulin grenades every year in college.

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(Brad) #10

Another interesting talk

(Brad) #11
#12

Stumbled on Dr. Lustig’s presentation many years ago, rather randomly, and it got me interested in nutrition at all for the first time. It was years before I started Keto, but that’s a long story of it’s own.