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[Gralin]

artificial sweeteners aren't bioavailable energy, so I think that's the distinction.

I don't know if it's just a marketing term. Glycaemic index refers to the rate of absorbtion/elimination of the sugar compount. There are many types of sugars, the question is really whether it it can gradually convert to glucose in the system.

I mean in that they are trying to simulate something that as far as I understand isn't as simple as slow release sugars
Like how they call some stuff super foods
Sure they are good for you, especially compared to the processed stuff on the shelves but they aren't super powered they don't replace a balanced diet or fix everything wrong with you by themselves

Maybe there will be some legit good benefits maybe they will make the bad for you stuff a little less bad but a lot of it smacks of trying the put a healthy halo on added sugar

 

[Blaze Storm]

I mean in that they are trying to simulate something that as far as I understand isn't as simple as slow release sugars
Like how they call some stuff super foods
Sure they are good for you, especially compared to the processed stuff on the shelves but they aren't super powered they don't replace a balanced diet or fix everything wrong with you by themselves

Maybe there will be some legit good benefits maybe they will make the bad for you stuff a little less bad but a lot of it smacks of trying the put a healthy halo on added sugar

knowing what I do about the food industry, I would have my money squarely in the "new superfoods" box (i.e. hollow marketing)

 

[MSB ROYS]

So a low GI sugar patent being filed by an Aussie company
I'd like to read more about it, they are talking about "like in nature" bit are making what appears to be another sweetener for the food industry
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/a...o-patent-the-worlds-first-low-gi-sugar-2017-1

Most things I've read talk about the removal of fibre being as big an issue as the adding of sugar to over doing it
You eat a piece of fruit like an apple skin on and you get some fibre which helps with feeling full much like protein does
It's why you can drink four apples worth of juice more easily than eating four apples

Not sure how much better this would really be

I did a search on Espacenet and the patent is not yet available to the public; however, there are reportedly ready to launch in June of this year so it must a be a supplement. The article is full of gobbledegook: "Holista says says consumer surveys repeatedly show people don’t want to see “sugar” on the label of their foods. Until now, the only alternative is chemical-based." This is total nonsense - chemistry is everywhere.
Also in their press release (the article is almost verbatim the press release) starts of by saying that one of the inventors, Daryl Thompson was nominated for the 2017 Nobel Prize. This is not possible as (1) I have never heard of him and (2) nominations remain secret for 50 years! It will be interesting to see what happens... ASX listed - interesting...

 

[Gralin]

I did a search on Espacenet and the patent is not yet available to the public; however, there are reportedly ready to launch in June of this year so it must a be a supplement. The article is full of gobbledegook: "Holista says says consumer surveys repeatedly show people don’t want to see “sugar” on the label of their foods. Until now, the only alternative is chemical-based." This is total nonsense - chemistry is everywhere.
Also in their press release (the article is almost verbatim the press release) starts of by saying that one of the inventors, Daryl Thompson was nominated for the 2017 Nobel Prize. This is not possible as (1) I have never heard of him and (2) nominations remain secret for 50 years! It will be interesting to see what happens... ASX listed - interesting...

People don't like to see sugar on the label so we call it by other names, I just want to see someone call a sweetener "I can't believe it's not sugar"

Also yeah the chemical line is a good one...

 

[Blaze Storm]

I did a search on Espacenet and the patent is not yet available to the public; however, there are reportedly ready to launch in June of this year so it must a be a supplement. The article is full of gobbledegook: "Holista says says consumer surveys repeatedly show people don’t want to see “sugar” on the label of their foods. Until now, the only alternative is chemical-based." This is total nonsense - chemistry is everywhere.
Also in their press release (the article is almost verbatim the press release) starts of by saying that one of the inventors, Daryl Thompson was nominated for the 2017 Nobel Prize. This is not possible as (1) I have never heard of him and (2) nominations remain secret for 50 years! It will be interesting to see what happens... ASX listed - interesting...

Presumably published in one of those reputable open-access online journals?

 

[FredLeDeux]

Maybe the term should 'casseroling"?

Mmmm, slow cooked, the meat just falls off the bone...

Free Fire, one of C.J.Box's Joe Pickett books has quite a bit about hot potting by the casual Yellowstone staff.
And, inevitably, one of the baddies gets his in this way.

 

[GreyCrow]

Free Fire, one of C.J.Box's Joe Pickett books has quite a bit about hot potting by the casual Yellowstone staff.
And, inevitably, one of the baddies gets his in this way.

(am getting heavily into the Pickett stories) This was one description I didn't enjoy. I think I had salad the next night

 

[Argy]

Trump's White House Yellowstone is also the place where its believed a supervolcano will destroy most of the Northern American farmlands and affect climate.

Fixed.

 

[CD Xbow]

Possibly the most unpleasant politician in Oz is at it again, this time medical research is in the firing line of his automatic, repeating shotgun. See http://www.news.com.au/national/bre...s/news-story/d88181f60b6ee918c274a636cbd61dca Unfortunately Senator Lederhosen is wrong in so many ways it's not funny. It's even less funny when you think our taxes pay this halfwit.

 

[Blaze Storm]

Possibly the most unpleasant politician in Oz is at it again, this time medical research is in the firing line of his automatic, repeating shotgun. See http://www.news.com.au/national/bre...s/news-story/d88181f60b6ee918c274a636cbd61dca Unfortunately Senator Lederhosen is wrong in so many ways it's not funny. It's even less funny when you think our taxes pay this halfwit.

As soon as a politician starts talking about return on investment on medical research, you know they're a moron.

Return on investment, as in... people who would have died don't? Give me a better return on investment than that.
A person who would be dead instead gets to live a whole profitable life.

Think about it: We put so much money into basic childhood education, if a person dies in their 30's the country will never make back that investment.

 

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[Messenger]

http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-deep-denialism-of-donald-trump

 

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[Gralin]

So Disney are doing some VR studies around interacting with physical objects.

Like below, footage of some one wearing a VR headset and catching a real ball using various queues in VR and some smart software and sensors



No sound but interesting to watch

 

[Frank Bunn]

So Disney are doing some VR studies around interacting with physical objects.

Like below, footage of some one wearing a VR headset and catching a real ball using various queues in VR and some smart software and sensors



No sound but interesting to watch

That's pretty amazing. The seamless interaction between real and VR will open up so many possibilities.

 

[Gralin]

That's pretty amazing. The seamless interaction between real and VR will open up so many possibilities.

I like how the behavior changes once the targets are understood

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

That's pretty amazing. The seamless interaction between real and VR will open up so many possibilities.

... not all of them good

 

[Frank Bunn]

I like how the behavior changes once the targets are understood

Yeah, the brain is very adaptable. Imagine if kids grow up with this stuff.

 

[Pessimistic]

Yeah, the brain is very adaptable. Imagine if kids grow up with this stuff.

In future they may well say 'he has the brain development of a millenial' as an insult

 

[GreyCrow]

In future they may well say 'he has the brain development of a millenial' as an insult

Instead of ' he cant operate the VCR ' now the insult will be ' he cant operate the VR'

 

[Pessimistic]

Pluto's back, baby

 

[MSB ROYS]

Joe Rogan Experience #938 - Speaks to Lawrence Krauss is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, best-selling author, producer, actor, and science and public policy advocate.

 

[Messenger]

UC Berkeley have developed equipment to essentially farm water from humidity; huge ramifications.

 

[Gralin]

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-...ew-way-to-procure-water-from-thin-air/8445652
An article on the discovery

 

[WCE1987]

Stopping UHT milk going bad could help scientists cure Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and type 2 diabetes

A study into why long-life milk goes off could hold the key to better understanding — and perhaps preventing — age-related diseases in humans, like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and type 2 diabetes.

Key points:

• The gel that forms when UHT milk goes off is similar to plaque deposits in the human body that cause diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and type 2 diabetes
• If scientists can stop UHT milk going bad, the hope is this could one day translate to a cure for these diseases
• The research does not suggest that drinking UHT milk can cause these age-related diseases

The research, by a team of Australian and international scientists, found the gel that formed when ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk was left out for long periods of time was similar to plaque deposits that can occur in the human body and cause some diseases.

Researchers found two unrelated proteins in UHT milk joined together over a period of months to form clusters called amyloid fibrils, causing the milk to transform into a gel.

Professor John Carver from the Australian National University said the same type of protein clusters were found in plaque deposits that form on the brain in cases of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

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Amyloid deposits are also commonly found in the pancreases of people with type 2 diabetes.

"It's a well-known phenomenon that if you leave UHT milk around on the bench for a few months it will form a gel and it obviously leads to the inability to use that milk," Professor Carver said.

He said if scientists could stop UHT milk going bad and forming the protein clusters, it could one day translate to a cure for human diseases.

"Many people are targeting these diseases, obviously, and the process of amyloid fibril formation," he said.

"One way to prevent the disease from developing is to stop the formation of these plaque deposits.

"There's lots of interest in what causes the formation of these amyloid fibrils, but also their prevention."

No link between disease and drinking UHT milk
UHT milk is made by heating milk to 140 degrees Celsius for a short period of time.

Professor Carver said it was this process that resulted in the separate milk proteins that could combine to form clusters.

He said the individual proteins were not present in regular cow's milk because it was pasteurised at a lower temperature.

But Professor Carver said the solution was not as simple as not drinking long-life milk.

"The research does not suggest UHT milk can cause these age-related diseases," he said.

"UHT milk only develops these types of aggregates after long-term storage.

"Of course in standard pasteurised milk there's certainly no problem with the formation of amyloid fibrils."

He hoped millions of deaths each year could be prevented by learning the cause of the protein clusters.