The sunscreen association in this study is confounded, not causal.
Heavy users tend to already be at higher risk: they spend more time in the sun, or started using sunscreen after a skin cancer diagnosis.
The authors are clear sunscreen still protects when used consistently.
The LARGEST sunscreen-skin cancer study in HISTORY (n=470,000) found sunscreen users are FAR MORE likely to develop EVERY major form of skin cancer.
INVASIVE MELANOMA: 📈 +292%
MELANOMA IN SITU: 📈 +258%
BASAL CELL CARCINOMA: 📈 +140%
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA: 📈 +126%
27% of
GLP-1s blunt cravings, but they may blunt romantic and sexual desire too.
Users report losing libido and even falling out of love.
How GLP-1s can change your sex life, explained with science: (1/14)
To claim as fact that these drugs curb desire, we need randomized trials built to measure this directly, the way we now have them for alcohol.
Thus far, we have a plausible mechanism, a lot of stories, but no verdict.
We just shipped the new Superpower data page.
It looks like a small UI update, but this is 10x leap in translating complex data into actionable insights.
It gives you an overview of all your biomarkers: notable shifts, things that are optimal, what requires your attention, and
Japan has one of the longest life expectancies on earth.
Obesity there is under 6%, compared to 42% in the US.
But what does this country do that others could learn from?
10 things they do differently, ranked by how well it actually works:
What to actually do, ranked by evidence:
- Eat less
- Vegetables first
- Fish 2-3x a week
- Stop at 80% full
- Green tea, no sugar
- Try natto
- Eat slower
None of this requires being Japanese, just a different relationship with food.