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<p>[b][url=http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.co.nz/2016/06/two-huge-new-studies-further-undermine.html]Two huge new studies further undermine the "obesity paradox"[/url][/b]<br><br></p><p></p><blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">The "obesity paradox" is the observation that people with higher fat mass sometimes have better health outcomes than lean people, including a lower overall risk of death. Evidence has been steadily mounting that this finding may be a misleading artifact of the methods used to observe it. Two massive new studies add to this evidence.<br><br>
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Two huge new studies with compelling designs add substantial weight to the hypothesis that there is no obesity paradox. As suggested by controlled studies in animals and humans, excess body fatness likely contributes to chronic disease risk and the overall risk of dying. Risk increases in parallel with excess fat, yet BMI values at the upper end of the lean range, and even into the lower overweight range, don't appear to be especially dangerous (particularly among people with higher lean mass)*. Furthermore, healthy behaviors such as physical activity and a high-quality diet can attenuate risk in people of all weights.<br><br>- People of Asian/Indian ancestry may be an exception. Their risk level increases more sharply at a lower BMI level. </blockquote>
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<a class="bbc_url" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/12/philippines-wins-south-china-sea-case-against-china">Philippines wins South China Sea case against China</a>
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<p><a class="bbc_url" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/12/philippines-wins-south-china-sea-case-against-china">Philippines wins South China Sea case against China</a></p>
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<p>Yeah, cos China accept that ruling and it won't lead to escalating tensions.</p>
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<p>Crazy stuff going on out there at the moment. South China Sea clearly not the place for a pleasure cruise.</p> -
Yeah, their territorial claim is pretty hilariously brazen. <br><br><img src="http://i.imgur.com/XYwqr1I.jpg" alt="XYwqr1I.jpg">
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<p>Enjoyed reading this, Mods feel free to move it if it doesn't fit with this topic</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/10/19/karl-marx-to-the-rescue/'>http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/10/19/karl-marx-to-the-rescue/</a></p> -
<p>Some discussion of the implications of the court's ruling:</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/chinas-claims-south-china-sea-rejected'>http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/chinas-claims-south-china-sea-rejected</a></p> -
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/13/making-meth-how-new-zealands-knack-for-p-turned-into-a-homebaked-disaster'>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/13/making-meth-how-new-zealands-knack-for-p-turned-into-a-homebaked-disaster</a></p>
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<p>Long article about meth & NZ</p> -
<p>Cross your legs before you read this <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/82083925/unathorised-testicle-removal-leads-to-guilty-plea'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/82083925/unathorised-testicle-removal-leads-to-guilty-plea</a></p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/82092987/new-childrens-commissioner-andrew-becroft-on-catching-children-before-they-fall'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/82092987/new-childrens-commissioner-andrew-becroft-on-catching-children-before-they-fall</a></p>
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<p>https://vimeo.com/174313049</p>
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<p><span style="font-family:meiryo, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">This last one was spanked so hard it must be clear into fucking orbit by now:</span></p>
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<p>Fark, yeah.</p>
<p>Comedy gold: <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Guardian Text Egyptian Web', Georgia, serif;font-size:medium;">May was seen as the safer pair of hooves.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Guardian Text Egyptian Web', Georgia, serif;font-size:medium;">Satire is the shiz.</span></p> -
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<strong><a class="bbc_url" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/11/trotskyists-on-the-march-chaos-ahead">If the Trotskyists are on the march thereâ€
s chaos ahead</a></strong> -
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/08/slightly-more-than-100-exceptional-works-of-journalism/490622/'>http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/08/slightly-more-than-100-exceptional-works-of-journalism/490622/</a></p>
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<p>Take your pick, Atlantic just did a series on 100 exceptional works of journalism</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/4892/what-would-you-see-on-a-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth'>https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/4892/what-would-you-see-on-a-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth</a></p> -
<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Great article about corupt cops in NYC in the 80s:</p>
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<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><a class="bbc_url" href="http://nymag.com/news/features/50431/" title="External link">http://nymag.com/news/features/50431/</a></p> -
<p>The words of one of Joseph Goebbel's secretaries</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/83254136/brunhilde-pomsel-what-it-was-like-working-for-nazi-spin-doctor-joseph-goebbels'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/83254136/brunhilde-pomsel-what-it-was-like-working-for-nazi-spin-doctor-joseph-goebbels</a></p>
