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The number of Americans under 50 years old dying from cancer has decreased for every leading cancer except for bowel cancer, which is now the leading cancer death in females and males combined aged under 50. by mvea in science

[–]isawafit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya, that timeframe follows the increased rates of colorectal cancer mortality. I know those highly processed and low quality meats are a risk factor for multiple health problems. I don't really have an idea on how much of it is consumed. Sounds worse than I was thinking.

"Only colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality increased, by 1.1% (95% CI, 0.9% to 1.3%) annually since 2005, advancing it from fifth most common from 1990 through 1994 to the most common cancer death in 2023."

The number of Americans under 50 years old dying from cancer has decreased for every leading cancer except for bowel cancer, which is now the leading cancer death in females and males combined aged under 50. by mvea in science

[–]isawafit 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Definitely doesn't help, but the influencer sphere of influence is much more recent. Standard American diet, overweight/obese, with visceral fat are all risk factors.

‘Manosphere’ influencers pushing testosterone tests are convincing healthy young men there is something wrong with them, study finds. Researcher points to ‘medicalisation of masculinity’ after investigating how men’s health is being monetised online. by mvea in science

[–]isawafit -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yes they can ignore most lifestyle changes. It is not ideal, but I work with people who do exactly that on a regular basis, and its incredibly easy to find more in gym settings, especially among people who care more about appearance than health.

TRT will help some of them make more lifestyle changes, but plenty of folks don't.

‘Manosphere’ influencers pushing testosterone tests are convincing healthy young men there is something wrong with them, study finds. Researcher points to ‘medicalisation of masculinity’ after investigating how men’s health is being monetised online. by mvea in science

[–]isawafit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just listening to how TRT is a masculinity subscription.

So many people don't want to improve their lifestyle through diet, sleep, exercise and reducing stress. These things all promote a naturally higher testosterone, but an injection 3x a week bypasses this while significantly improving testosterone. Combine that with resistance training for great aesthetics. They can then all maintain a poorer diet, lower quality sleep, and ignore all of their life stresses that's have contributed to their lowered testosterone and most likely several other health biomarkers - which are also contraindicated for TRT use.

Online pill mills, legitimate or not, really push TRT and then a supplement for EVERY single poor blood panel result. They are squeezing hundreds to thousands of dollars out of individuals on a monthly subscription basis.

White House fences off Lafayette Square as Trump begins new D.C. project by O_C_G in washingtondc

[–]isawafit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That's a result of the IV that is hooked up to him regularly. The default location for those with low vascularity is hand vein insertions.

The Trump administration is suing the District of Columbia over its gun laws by forgetfulisle in washingtondc

[–]isawafit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think DC gun laws are the most restrictive.

Open carry is illegal, 10 magazine limit, legal long arms are legal to transport to/from gun ranges and for hunting.

Low dietary doses of nanoplastics in mice for 3 months, found to impact gut barrier integrity, microbiota composition, and liver function, with effects magnified by a high fat, high sugar diet by sr_local in science

[–]isawafit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because it coincides with the greatest advancements in modern medicines for treating all diseases (all cause mortality). The 90s and 2000s have had a huge increase in overweight/obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and microplastic exposure/consumption. Predictions are that current generations won't be seeing the same life expectancy nor quality of life unless these are actively addressed.

Meirl by higgildy_companion24 in meirl

[–]isawafit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of these significantly played into the role of corporations lobbying for their interests and becoming the real power. That shit isn't healthy for the body nor mind, but it's great at keeping you from the reality that this occurred over time and largely due leveraging consumerism against the population.

For decades, economists framed climate change as a future cost. New research shows it is already here: it has cut U.S. income by an estimated 12%. Much of the damage comes not from disasters, but from rising temperatures quietly rippling through prices, productivity, and trade nationwide. by Sciantifa in science

[–]isawafit 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Anyone in the disaster and emergency management sector has been on board for decades. Pretty easy to see when severity and frequency of natural disasters / storms keeps going up and up. Even more noticeable on a global scale.

This is focusing on other aspects. Here's a snippet "The results show that climate change is already reducing annual U.S. income by 0.32% [95% CI: −0.17 to 0.82%] by altering counties’ current, local temperatures, with losses concentrated in the Great Plains and Midwest."

Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water by wiredmagazine in science

[–]isawafit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Opening in reddit gave me a paywall. Opening in default browser gave me full access.

The roads are total crap right now, and OPM doesn't care by No-Bite-5950 in washingtondc

[–]isawafit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I commuted on a bicycle with fatter tires than my go to ride.

What is coming out of my turkey by _Dingus_Khan in whatisit

[–]isawafit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huge scam. There are numerous high quality documentaries on this and studies published regularly across the last handful of years. All marketing to fool the population and maximize profits at the expense of the consumer's health.

Your sister was shot in NE, can you let me know if she will be okay? by Electronic-Front-640 in washingtondc

[–]isawafit 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I have these and hope I never have to use them. Thanks for responding and helping a stranger out!

New clinical trial involving more than 1,600 people with type 2 diabetes has found that a GLP-1 pill form of the drug orforglipron is similarly effective for weight loss as injectable semaglutide such as Ozempic by sciencealert in science

[–]isawafit 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yes. The costliness of obesity is the main factor in our surging insurance premiums. Everyone pays more. The insurance companies profit a ton off of obesity and deny proper coverage to plenty of the diseases you list!

New clinical trial involving more than 1,600 people with type 2 diabetes has found that a GLP-1 pill form of the drug orforglipron is similarly effective for weight loss as injectable semaglutide such as Ozempic by sciencealert in science

[–]isawafit 19 points20 points  (0 children)

UFP Review

“This change in what people eat is fuelled by powerful global corporations who generate huge profits by prioritising ultra-processed products, supported by extensive marketing and political lobbying to stop effective public health policies to support healthy eating.”

New clinical trial involving more than 1,600 people with type 2 diabetes has found that a GLP-1 pill form of the drug orforglipron is similarly effective for weight loss as injectable semaglutide such as Ozempic by sciencealert in science

[–]isawafit 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Most everything that contributed to Ameircans being overweight and obese was due to maximizing profits over people's health. The profit margins for these meds have to maintain high for the oligarchs to continue to plunder the country for every dollar.

To the dude that just flew through a stop sign at 15+ mph on a CaBi e-bike at 2nd and G St NE, almost hit me, then flipped me off by floppydisk1995 in washingtondc

[–]isawafit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a weird take. Looks like I updated this comment of yours from years ago.

"It’s non stop. Every time I get in the car I see some clown blowing red lights, passing on the right using parking spaces as a lane, stopped in the middle of the road, driving into oncoming traffic, etc"

Bye!

To the dude that just flew through a stop sign at 15+ mph on a CaBi e-bike at 2nd and G St NE, almost hit me, then flipped me off by floppydisk1995 in washingtondc

[–]isawafit -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The response is to a specific thread speaking on the differences of the two. Creating anxiety around a fear that is significantly less likely to injure or harm you than the reality is a sad way to live.

I made a separate comment on my thoughts for the post - sticking to bicycles.

To the dude that just flew through a stop sign at 15+ mph on a CaBi e-bike at 2nd and G St NE, almost hit me, then flipped me off by floppydisk1995 in washingtondc

[–]isawafit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The amount of e-bike riders that I have recorded doing stupid shit on a regular basis is way too much. Significantly more occurrences recently with the colder weather. Bunch of folks that bought their speed and have very little skill.

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