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mayoclinichealthsystem.org
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mayoclinichealthsystem.org is the company blog at mayoclinichealthsystem.org, writing about health. Since 2019, 19 different Hacker News readers have linked it 19 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (17) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this Mayo Clinic Health System site mainly for its protein article, "Are you getting enough protein?", which commenters cite on protein intake, diet and other health topics.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 17 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein8 people · 8 mentions · first linked 2021-11-25
- /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/processed-foods-what-you-should-know2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-11-18
What Hacker News says?
The eyes don't care about what's in front of it. The brain does the image processing, so that's the only thing that's affected by a bad prescription. If your glasses are so wrong that it causes eye strain, it may cause damage, but you'd have to purposefully put yourself into that ordeal. https://mayoclinichealthsystem.org/locations/la-crosse/servi...
Comment linking /locations/la-crosse/services-and-treatments/ophthalmology/myths-and-facts
on “Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry”Submitted Boost your brain with boredom (2022) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThis is a great point. "Processed food" is an incredibly broad category that is being somewhat demonized at the moment (not saying any comments here do this). According to this Mayo Clinic quotation of USDA, processed food includes anything dried, frozen, canned, or mixed. https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak... I don't think (and am guessing most would agree) canned tomatoes are particularly…
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/processed-foods-what-you-should-know
on “Red meat is not a health risk. New study slams years of shoddy research”Submitted Cognitive overload: When processing information becomes a problem (2022) as a story · 1 points
HN discussion'Awful' is quite hyperbolic - pulses (aka beans and lentils), nuts, and seeds all contain protein[1]. In the US, it's not like we're struggling to get enough protein[2]. So demanding to eat meat is a little like insisting that you don't just need to drive, but that you absolutely have to have a V8 diesel pickup for your commute to the office. 1: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you... 2" http…
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein
on “Greening of the Earth Mitigates Surface Warming (2020)”https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak... Mayo Clinic disagrees with your program. So of the two options: the Mayo Clinic being wrong, or your assumptions being wrong. I'm going to go with your assumptions being the one that's wrong.
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/debunked-myths-about-face-masks
on “Lockdown, distance learning likely to increase social class achievement gap”Might be more than you need: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak... But regardless, not hard to hit with legumes and soy and nuts and meat replacements like Impossible.
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein
on “‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s sizzle fizzled in the US”You were not denied a colonoscopy, but anesthesia during a colonoscopy, which is not medically necessary[1]. Tough line to draw though. 1: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak... .
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/benefits-of-sedation-free-colonoscopy
on “Feds help health insurers hide their dirty secret: denials on the rise”[citation needed] I've only heard of such high protein diets in bodybuilding forums. https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak... https://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthy-sustainable-diets/prote...
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein
on “The Disaster of Superstition in Nutrition”Most Americans get plenty of protein without trying. It's hard to see how eating more meat should help unless you think the amount of protein actually needed is much more than what the May Clinic thinks: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak...
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein
on “Eat Real Food – Introducing the New Pyramid”The public health discourse about protein is in a weird place right now. The recommendations are higher than ever, yet people are constantly told not to think about protein, or to worry about excess protein intake instead. Case in point: the Mayo Clinic article titled "Are you getting enough protein?"[0] It claims that protein is only a concern for people who are undereating or on weight loss drugs, yet it cites pro…
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein
on “Eat Real Food – Introducing the New Pyramid”>The rainbow of urine colors: What's typical, what's not https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak...
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/the-rainbow-of-urine-colors
on “Researchers have identified the enzyme that gives urine its yellow hue”And ultra-processed foods and associated dietary patterns. They may be spreading far and wide, but these have been popular in the US for longer. https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/ultraprocessed-foods-bad-f... https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak... https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pb-0059/ https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-maga... https://www.nhs.uk/liv…
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/processed-foods-what-you-should-know
on “Life expectancy growth stalls across Europe as England sees sharpest decline”The reason I asked what country you are from is because this does not match my experience growing up and living in various countries around the world, including briefly in the US in the early 2000s. From my perspective the low fat diet trend peaked in the 1980s. It is possible that in the US today there has been some kind of resurgence, but doing a quick web search does not suggest that to be the case. Just a small…
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/10-nutrition-myths-debunked
on “Sugar Rationing Lowered Diabetes and Hypertension in British Children”Here are a few links that support what you say: https://ecocult.com/is-leather-truly-a-byproduct-of-the-meat... https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-08-18/america-is... I don't see any downside (in the U.S. at least) to curbing our desire for meat. We are over-fed, and most of us get much more protein than our bodies can use ( https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak... ).
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein
on “Hands-On with Vescin: MINI's New Vegan Friendly Interior That Replaces Leather”High protein is not a diet requirement and studies have shown detriment to too much protein consumption. The protein craze is a marketing gimmick, yet most westerners are drawn in by products that advertise it and seem to be concerned about it even when they live a lifestyle that doesn't require increased protein consumption [0]. [0] https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak...
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein
on “Low nutritional quality in vegetarian meat”You can already get numbers like that. Put your cholesterol and blood pressure values into this one and see! https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/locations/cannon-fall...
Comment linking /locations/cannon-falls/services-and-treatments/cardiology/heart-disease-risk-calculator
on “Wealthy People Are Getting Full-Body Scans. Early Detection or Unnecessary?”Cronometer isn't junk. They rely on on USDA recs and have their own experts. You could stand to educate yourself a little as well before spreading misinfo. The doctor's theories to which you linked are not consensus, and I'm going to stick with what is consensus so far. Consensus is 0.8grams of protein per kilogram of body weight.[0][1] [0] https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak... [1] https://…
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein
on “Eat More Beans. Please”On the contrary, potatoes are full of good stuff: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speak... Just make sure to go easy on the toppings!
Comment linking /hometown-health/speaking-of-health/its-ok-to-say-yes-to-potatoes
on “FDA approves a CRISPR-based medicine for treatment of sickle cell disease”
