Unlike most Americans, I can eat until I’m full whenever I want and stay lean and fit… because I know that food reward modulates leptin sensitivity (http://pmid.us/22238401). Before this knowledge I spent most of my life obese and hungry.
In general, there is a lot of biological research out there that can potentially be applied to improving your own health, but is too new to have been synthesized into public health advice. Having access to, and the skills to critically read medical journals is a “superpower” because this knowledge can protect you from health problems that other people can’t avoid.
Unlike most Americans, I can eat until I’m full whenever I want and stay lean and fit… because I know that food reward modulates leptin sensitivity (http://pmid.us/22238401). Before this knowledge I spent most of my life obese and hungry.
In general, there is a lot of biological research out there that can potentially be applied to improving your own health, but is too new to have been synthesized into public health advice. Having access to, and the skills to critically read medical journals is a “superpower” because this knowledge can protect you from health problems that other people can’t avoid.