This week in health news from Scott LaFee of the Sanford Burnham Prebys research institute
April 16, 2024 Call it a spud spat or tater tiff, but in the back offices of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, there is talk of removing the potato’s designation as a vegetable and recategorizing it as a grain. Naturally, there is opposition, principally from Big Potato, which views the vegetable designation to be good for business, even if — nutritionally speaking — potatoes are more like a refined carbohydrate.
Insulin, a natural and vital hormone for carbohydrate metabolism in the body, is manufactured by the pancreas. An overabundance of insulin causes insulin shock and leads to a variety of symptoms, including coma. It is extracted from the pancreas of sheep, oxen and other means, including synthesis in the laboratory. The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think. A look at real science that’s hard to take seriously, and even harder to ignore.
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