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Comment Re:Makes sense. (Score 3, Informative) 477

I can tell you from direct experience that eating high-carb caused by A1C to skyrocket and my my liver enzymes and cholesterol levels to go off the chart... Then the gradual but sure weight gain. Switched to "ketogenic" and intake is mostly fat, with moderate protein, and carbs 20g on a daily average and I've went from 270 lbs (42in waist) to just under 210 lbs (38in waist), my A1C reads "ideal" instead of diabetic, and I don't have issues with high and low blood sugar episodes and don't feel like I'm going to feint from long periods of not eating. And my Dr doesn't look like he's about to fall out when reading my cholesterol level test. My joints also hurt less. This is over 9 months. Note, when it comes to "low-carb" foods sold in the store, the manufacturers have taken to making them high-protein, with a reduction in fat, which, when you get too much protein (or in the case of Atkins, putting pasta in them!), I understand that your body turns excess protein into sugar when not needed, so too much protein can also contribute, though not as badly, to the general carbohydrate overdose that is deployed in our generally available food stuffs.

Comment Truvada PrEP // Absurdly high prices for generics (Score 1) 311

Did you know that HIV transmission can be prevented with a pill?

Would it not be a good thing to HALT the spread of HIV (or at least slow its spread to below the threshold for it to remain in the population long term)?

Sort of like the effort put into to stopping smallpox and making polio rare?

Truvada PrEP is estimated to be greater than 99% effective.

Across the US border it costs about $70. But here? Something like $4,000+, unless your insurance covers it, then $600+.

Putting two generic medicines into a single pill warrants x50 price increase and a patent to cover that?

Comment Where can I get this IAP stuff? (Score 4, Insightful) 172

How long before this intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) stuff comes as pills or a liquid in the herbs in bottles section of the store? The aspartame being potentially bad for you isn't the interesting part. This is the interesting part: ... fed IAP directly to mice, who were also on a high-fat diet. It turned out that the IAP could effectively prevent the emergence of the metabolic syndrome. It also helped relieve symptoms in animals that were already suffering from the obesity-related illness.

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