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Sweary scientist, “fanged teddy bear.” Occasionally seen on television. Subscribe on patreon for your #MomentOfScience. https://t.co/RUFfh66NCk
Aug 13, 2018 4 tweets 1 min read
Nutrition science is complicated. Studying diet in a controlled environment isn't always feasible.

They did for the Minnesota Starvation Experiment. 1,600 calories per day, mix of carbs/fats/proteins. TL;DR: they lost weight.

Calories in, calories out.

archive.wphna.org/wp-content/upl… Also, here's a collection of 300 studies showing, again TL;DR: it's the calories.

sci-fit.net/energy-expendi…
Jul 13, 2018 66 tweets 25 min read
I have to watch The Magic Pill today for an article.

@sallyt, send popcorn. Or xanax.

Should I live-tweet this as a teaser for the article? I'M THREE MINUTES IN THEY JUST IMPLIED THAT CROCODILE ATTACKS WERE BETTER THAN GETTING DIABETES HOLY SHIT. #themagicpill