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axiom: just because we can manufacture it doesn't mean we can metabolize it

(@_eleanorina at the other site)
i don't worry about keeping up with them

i'll pop in to see if there's anything to read or reply to when i feel like it

& go there to drop related tweets that might be of interest to the gc

keeps stuff wch attracts inane or bot replies off main (politics, war, niche-ish interests)
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
heads up: the effect on appetite starts to wear off after a couple years

no idea if mechanism for decreasing other behaviours is similar but tuck that possibility away in the back of your mind
September 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
it's been interesting to see all this unfold, how ineffective most criticisms are because they misunderstand the problem
September 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
which fair
September 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
hi again, Emmet, i just saw there was more about this in a recent Nature article, screenshot below

(also for comparison, a screenshot of some initial coverage of the decision, a slant which was typical across most outlets)

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
September 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
it is offered in the UK, but is not part of the general recos

the US does include it as part of the general reco
September 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
it is available but not always generally recommended. varies by country.

this was some of the reasoning behond UK not having a general reco: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

re incr in febrile seizures when combined,

some of the data on it:
September 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
2017 called, it wants its reddit style argument back
September 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
varicella isn't part of the schedule in most European countries nor in the UK

(adding it to the MMR results in a significant increase in febrile seizure, the reason for changing the reco. the US kept the general reco for varicella)
September 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM