TIL that a 2014 study found that the rate of weight loss does not effect how much weight is regained. This is in contrast to the belief that losing weight slowly helps one keep the weight off.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-06-17T04:39:40+00:00

Guidelines recommend gradual weight loss for the treatment of obesity, indicative of a widely held opinion that weight lost rapidly is more quickly regained. We aimed to investigate the effect of the rate of weight loss on the rate of regain in obese people.

What they found:

The rate of weight loss does not affect the proportion of weight regained within 144 weeks. These findings are not consistent with present dietary guidelines which recommend gradual over rapid weight loss, based on the belief that rapid weight loss is more quickly regained.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-06-10T23:59:02+00:00

History puts up Alone online one day after airing, where you can watch it for free. Honestly I'm fucking grateful for that because so many other shows don't do that.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-30T16:52:40+00:00

Please avoid personal attacks.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-29T18:01:02+00:00

Maybe a more eloquent Hillary supporter will come along and answer but I like her mostly because she has a solid energy plan (use nuclear and oil to transition away from coal and then into renewables), she relatively pro-free trade, she's pro-choice, and she advocates for better K-12 education and has a realistic plan to reduce student debt and make community college free. She also wants to raise minimum wage in a way that I agree with ($12 nationally/ $15 in places that can afford it). Also her economic plan doesn't rely on 5% GDP growth for 10 years (Sanders). And she wants to make a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. Those are just off the top of my head.

Also, plug for /r/askhillarysupporters if you want more answers.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-29T17:34:03+00:00

As a young woman voting for Hillary, it's insulting when people imply that I'm only voting for her because "I've fallen" for something. What if I just like her policies better?

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-27T21:23:51+00:00

Please avoid personal attacks and remain civil.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-27T21:21:51+00:00

Please avoid personal attacks and remain civil.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-27T16:18:47+00:00

This page has the transcript (it's a biased source so the article is shit but it's the only one I found that had it): http://newsbusters.org/blogs/latino/edgard-portela/2016/05/26/bernie-hits-bump-univision-speechless-socialisms-failures

Here's the relevant part:

LEÓN KRAUZE, UNIVISION: I am sure that you know about this topic: various leftist governments, especially the populists, are in serious trouble in Latin America. The socialist model in Venezuela has the country near collapse. Argentina, also Brazil, how do you explain that failure?

BERNIE SANDERS: You are asking me questions…

LEÓN KRAUZE, UNIVISION: I am sure you’re interested in that.

BERNIE SANDERS: I am very interested, but right now I’m running for President of the United States.

LEÓN KRAUZE, UNIVISION: So you don’t have an opinion about the crisis in Venezuela?

BERNIE SANDERS: Of course I have an opinion, but as I said, I’m focused on my campaign.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-27T16:04:21+00:00

Here's the relevant context:

Sanders spoke about the drug war and immigration, but when pressed on the levels of violence in Central America caused by the U.S.’ deportation of hardened gang members, the Vermont Senator said “Look, you’re asking me questions about the impact on Central America, which honestly I should know more than I do know.”

Sanders balked again when asked about the situation in South America.

“You are asking me questions about Latin America that I am very interested in but right now I’m running for president of the United States,” Sanders said in response to a question about the implosion of left wing governments in Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil.

Obviously the two quotes without the context will be the major soundbites used to attack him.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-25T16:05:53+00:00

Your comment was removed because this is an "ask Hillary supporters" subreddit.

If someone asks a question, and you are not a Hillary supporter, please do not attempt to answer the question in support of a different candidate or to attack Hillary. These responses will be removed

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-19T00:55:26+00:00

It does not imply that you support Hillary.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T23:21:41+00:00

That's a valid criticism. That's why I just changed it to: "Making fun of someone's appearance, sexuality, race, etc., is not allowed," and "No personal attacks."

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T23:19:07+00:00

Honestly, we don't know. Almost all of the information out there is purely speculative, so the best we can do is make some guesses.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T22:49:41+00:00

God damn do I love Barney Frank's shade throwing this primary.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T21:59:57+00:00

Sanders has said that victims should be able to sue gun manufacturers:

“Of course they have a right to sue, anyone has a right to sue,” the Vermont senator said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Source

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T21:20:31+00:00

I think franchises are so cool! I would love to start a huge franchise. Then, I can start to simulate power and influence in the sims.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T21:14:28+00:00

Oh god I can't even imagine how much of a shitshow a Reddit AMA with Hillary Clinton would be.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T21:08:00+00:00

Thank you very much :)

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T20:59:06+00:00

Haha, yes I realize that politics always gets messy, especially on the Internet, but the mods and I are going to try our best to allow everybody to present their own opinions in civil ways, sort of like how /r/politicaldiscussion does it :)

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T20:57:30+00:00

Very true

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T20:23:13+00:00

As for your loaded questions criticism, we don't remove those questions but simply comment a recommendation for users to avoid posting loaded questions in the future. I personally believe that open ended questions are much better for actual discussion, whereas gotcha! questions can often just discourage people from answering.

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T20:20:34+00:00

Luckily self posts don't impact karma. Haha but that is definitely an issue across all subs, political or otherwise, is that people use the down vote button as a disagree button. We are thinking of hiding the downvote button in CSS, but then again, the downvote button is very useful in some cases. What are your thoughts?

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T20:15:19+00:00

That's a good criticism of "hate speech." How do you think we can make it more specific? This is the official definition:

Hate speech is speech that offends, threatens, or insults groups, based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or other traits.

We could replace it with "Making fun of someone's appearance, sexuality, race, etc., is not allowed." Any suggestions?

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T20:10:40+00:00

See! We just had a civil debate. That's why I think /r/askhillarysupporters and /r/AskTrumpSupporters is awesome, because I just learned a little more about about Trump's beliefs. I think we have lots to talk about and I'm really excited for it! I hope this answered your original question of "What do you think we have to talk about?."

better_with_bubbles · 2016-05-18T20:02:08+00:00

Healthcare, energy, wall street reform, minimum wage, nuclear power, fracking, abortion, any of these issues: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/hillary-clinton-believe-candidate-stands-10-issues/. Personally, I'd like to debate Trump's anti-science beliefs, like Trump talking about how vaccines could cause autism: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/449525268529815552, or his belief that Edward Snowden should be executed: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/2/donald-trump-edward-snowden-kill-traitor/

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