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Comment Re:Mental Disabilities (Score 3, Insightful) 614

by BobBobBobBobBob on Thursday November 29, 2007 @11:35AM (#21518431) Attached to: The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

Yoda was saying that should do whatever you decide needs doing, not attempt it and fail. Either do it (successfully) or don't do it (also successfully).

Homer was saying not to attempt anything, ever.

Submission + - Compound in red wine reverses fatty diet's effects

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AgentPaper

on Thursday November 02, 2006 @10:04AM

AgentPaper writes: "A recent study from the Harvard Medical School indicates that resveratrol, an antioxidant compound found in red wine, significantly reduced the effects of a high-fat diet on mice, as well as significantly extended their lifespans. The catch? The mice were dosed with 24 milligrams per kilogram of the stuff — and since the average red wine contains 1.5-3 mg of resveratrol per liter, that equates to consuming 560-1120 liters of wine a day in the average 70-kg human. Bottoms up!"

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