Is it the type of added sugar that matters more, because I think they use the cheapest sugars to maximize their profits. But it is not that simple.
'Naturally occurring sugars in fruits and vegetables come with fiber, vitamins, and minerals, which can mitigate some of the negative effects3
Added sugars, whether from table sugar or other sources, provide empty calories without nutritional benefits Sweeteners like fruit juice, honey, molasses and maple syrup contain natural sugar and have some nutritional benefits. Fruit has fiber, vitamins and antioxidants. Even raw honey and maple syrup can contain antioxidants and minerals like iron, zinc, calcium and potassium. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-preventi...
> The study concludes that while individuals may initially sleep more when given extended opportunities—likely to recover from prior sleep deprivation—they do not sustain excessive sleep beyond their physiological needs. Consistently sleeping more than 10 hours may indicate underlying health issues and warrants further investigation.
So more than 10 hours might indicate a problem, not 8-9 hours. Also, it's different if people work out a lot or have a physically demanding job:
> For athletes or individuals with high physical demands, 10 hours of sleep might not indicate an underlying health issue but rather an increased physiological requirement. Research has shown that elite athletes often sleep longer than the general population.
(this is not from the paper but from a quick search)
I think I got help from studding the experience of the 'anatomy of fear' in 'The Emperor Jones', a 1920 play by American dramatist Eugene O'Neill. It helped me understand how irrational fear would gradually get into me. I was stranded in desert area known for hyenas. Walking with a heavy backpack for 7 hours in complete darkness to reach the camp, I started 'seeing' things in the dark. I started singing first, then praying, couldn't find stones to throw at dark spot I though were water ponds formed during the heavy rain, I had a break down. Then I saw the lights of the camp that showed me how I deviated from the path to it by a far margin. But something pleasant happened afterwards, I felt I conquered fear and my tolerance for unpleasant things got a big boost.
'A fake account on Strava systematically exploited the popular fitness app to collect information about sensitive bases and secret sites, including a U.S. military base.'
'Researchers from Harvard Chan School found that three types of flame retardants, called TDCIPP, TPHP, and mono-ITP, can have a major impact on pregnancies. The study followed 211 women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), and found that 80% of them showed evidence of the chemicals in their urine. Women with the highest levels of exposure fared the worst, with a wide range of effects:10% lower chance of a successful fertilization31% lower chance of the embryo implanting in the uterus41% fewer clinical pregnancies (where fetal heartbeat is confirmed by ultrasound)38% fewer live births https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/subtopics/flame-retard...
The black part in plastics is due to the addition of cheap carbon black to recycled plastic which is usually pale and unappealing grey, it is a form of 'soot produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, petroleum or vegetable matter. It is added to plastics as a reinforcing substance, the same reason for which it finds widespread use in tires' .https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/environment-did-you-know/d...
It is about the money:" The “black” in plastics is due to the addition of carbon black, which is basically a form of soot produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, petroleum or vegetable matter. It is added to plastics as a reinforcing substance, the same reason for which it finds widespread use in tires. Another benefit is that carbon black absorbs ultraviolet radiation that can cause plastics to degrade. Now for the problems. Carbon black contains numerous compounds, some of which, like the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), have carcinogenic properties and have led the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to categorize carbon black as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” Whether this is an issue in the containers used for many prepared foods, including those that are to be microwaved, is not clear, since the carbon black is locked within the matrix of the plastic and may not leach out in any significant amounts. Prepared food marketers like the black containers because they are cheap and are visually more appealing than their clear counterparts. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/environment-did-you-know/d...
Carbon black is why the black nylon zip ties have a reputation for aging better all the other colors (like for like, not comparing a $20/100 hipster zip tie to a $2/100 cheap one).
It is strange that when Arabic and Hebrew languages are written from left to write, that is not the case with numbers, a common saying in Arabic is 'zero on the left', that means worthless.
Arabs in old times hated zero because it signified no gains in trade and wars, and was called a vacuum sign because any number multiplied by it ended up with nothing, the Arabic zero word ‘cepher ‘ was a translation of Sanskrit word śūnya that meant empty. The first English use of zero was in 1598. Al-Khwarizmi or Algorismus made common in use in 773 in Baghdad.
'The answer appears to be yes. Both Arabic qanāt and Greek kánna are related to the Akkadian qanû, meaning "reed". The Greek word became latin canna for cane, then canalis for pipe or channel. See this entry in the Etymological Dictionary of Arabic for more: https://www2.hf.uio.no/polyglotta/index.php?page=record&view... on May 18, 2016 | parent | prev | next [–]It's the exact same thing.For example, Suez Canal is called "Qanat al-Suez" in Arabic.' https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11719441
