Excellent NYT article by David S. Ludwig and Mark I. Friedman, "Always Hungry? Here’s Why," echoing a notion Gary Taubes wrote about:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/opinion/sunday/always-hungry-heres-why.html?smid=tw-share

But what if we’ve confused cause and effect? What if it’s not overeating that causes us to get fat, but the process of getting fatter that causes us to overeat?

The more calories we lock away in fat tissue, the fewer there are circulating in the bloodstream to satisfy the body’s requirements. If we look at it this way, it’s a distribution problem: We have an abundance of calories, but they’re in the wrong place. As a result, the body needs to increase its intake. We get hungrier because we’re getting fatter.

It’s like edema, a common medical condition in which fluid leaks from blood vessels into surrounding tissues. No matter how much water they drink, people with edema may experience unquenchable thirst because the fluid doesn’t stay in the blood, where it’s needed. Similarly, when fat cells suck up too much fuel, calories from food promote the growth of fat tissue instead of serving the energy needs of the body, provoking overeating in all but the most disciplined individuals.

The paper in JAMA by Ludwig and Friedman (free access), via @DrEades:

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1871695

Highlights from the insane Idaho gubernatorial debate.

Can't. Stop. Laughing.

Welcome to Islam, a religion that has built in intolerance of other religions -- to a deadly degree. A Muslim woman is not allowed to marry a non-Muslim man, per Islam. Apostasy also punishable by death. And death it will be in barbarian Sudan. From a tweet:

Court in Sudan: Woman who refuses to recant Christian faith can have her baby before being hanged http://abcn.ws/1jmoe3q pic.twitter.com/G2b5UBnYXR

http://reason.com/blog/2014/05/08/minnesota-now-requires-folks-to-actually

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9XDb0nxSO4 " Look out! It's a Nice Guy! DESTROY HIM!!11!"

@"Excellent NYT article by David S. Ludwig and Mark I. Friedman, "Always Hungry? Here’s Why," echoing a notion Gary Taubes wrote about"

Amy - Great article that.