Posts Tagged ‘biology

13
Aug
09

High-Fat Diet Bad for Memory, Physical Performance

More damning evidence that high-fat foods (I’m assuming animal fats) affect both memory and exercise performance. In a bad way. Here’s the Aug. 13, 2009 New York Times story and blog discussion on a report in the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.

13
Aug
08

The Relationship of Energy and Food

Thirty five years ago, it became common knowledge for many young people that the Earth’s population explosion had probably pushed us over the threshold for carrying capacity — the earth’s ability to sustain its major living beings with clean water, adequate food, air. Bad enough we were raping the rain forests. But the plankton, which generate most of the world’s oxygen, were dying in the oceans. We were screwed. The last generation. Continue reading ‘The Relationship of Energy and Food’




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