On that diet comparison, I personally kicked drinking diet cokes or using artificial sweeteners. The reasons you stated as a large piece, another because your pancreas highly likely treats it very similar to real sugars (triggering fat stores among other endocrinological implications) . I'm 100% water, black coffee, unsweetened tea
. That said, we still don't fully understand the impacts of artificial sweeteners and Tab soda came out in the 60s... 50 years ago.
The mRNA vaccine caution is more complicated than uneducated or alternative motives camps only. I am fortunate to have science degrees (plural) that also included 40+ hours of public health curriculum. One of the more fascinating courses I took (~13 years ago) was race, health, & ethnicity. It really dove into the complex sociology side of public health due to surroundings mixed with genetic factors. In summary, public health is complex. It's also often segmented off from traditional medicine unfortunately. Those sides operate in silos fairly often.
This can be hypothetical. No need to answer as it's not aimed at any one, more me thinking out loud... what's the flu shot record look like for everyone on both sides of the subject for the past 5 years? Think I'm 3 of 5. Sure some folks (not here on RB, just in general) coming in hot on COVID vaccine are lower. Same herd immunity discussion applies there.
I think I'm fairly good at realizing as passionate as I am about anything (could be queso at my favorite TexMex
), there's someone equally as passionate on the opposite side of the spectrum (about their spaghetti perhaps
).
Now back to my video game threads...