Pediatric/newborn hospitalist. Skeptic, but fun at parties. Part-time satirist. Nobel Prize nominated, I assume. Born on the bayou, just not yesterday.
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I make the shocking claim that eating a donut every day can be perfectly fine as part of an overall healthy diet, and that demonizing foods is problematic.
December 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I make the shocking claim that eating a donut every day can be perfectly fine as part of an overall healthy diet, and that demonizing foods is problematic.
In 2021, over at the bad place, I got days of horrible harassment from hundreds of ignorant people after I commented on a Wen tweet where she worried over the societal harm from people getting a free donut after their COVID vaccine.
December 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
In 2021, over at the bad place, I got days of horrible harassment from hundreds of ignorant people after I commented on a Wen tweet where she worried over the societal harm from people getting a free donut after their COVID vaccine.
What are the risks? Anxiety. Hyperfixation on a number that likely doesn’t represent true glucose metabolism over time. Overmedicalization and lowering the threshhold for the acceptance of additional unscientific monitoring and/or treatment. Disordered eating and eating disorders.
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
What are the risks? Anxiety. Hyperfixation on a number that likely doesn’t represent true glucose metabolism over time. Overmedicalization and lowering the threshhold for the acceptance of additional unscientific monitoring and/or treatment. Disordered eating and eating disorders.
There is absolutely no benefit to a healthy person without diabetes tracking their blood glucose continuously with a monitor. The woman featured learned that her blood sugar goes up when she eats a sandwich and that she should exercise more. That’s it. There was zero discussion of risks.
December 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There is absolutely no benefit to a healthy person without diabetes tracking their blood glucose continuously with a monitor. The woman featured learned that her blood sugar goes up when she eats a sandwich and that she should exercise more. That’s it. There was zero discussion of risks.