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The federal government will soon announce its payment rates and policy changes for the Medicare Advantage program. Here's how you can influence their decision.

HEALTH CARE un-covered • 599 implied HN points • 26 Mar 24
🏥 Health Politics Medicare Policy change Insurance Health Outcomes
  1. The government will soon decide how much money to give to private Medicare Advantage insurers for 2025. People are encouraged to voice their opinions to influence this decision.
  2. Many Medicare Advantage plans cost taxpayers more money and often provide worse care than traditional Medicare. There's a call to demand better use of tax dollars.
  3. The marketing of Medicare Advantage plans can be misleading, impacting vulnerable seniors. It's important to push the government to avoid giving more funds to these insurers.

Who Says Dieting Fails Most Of The Time?

Weight and Healthcare • 1198 implied HN points • 06 Nov 21
🏥 Health & Wellness Dieting Weight Loss Research Health Outcomes Body positivity
  1. Various studies from different time periods show that intentional weight loss through dieting has a high failure rate, with most individuals regaining lost weight within a few years.
  2. Even when weight loss is achieved, it may not necessarily lead to improved health outcomes or reduced mortality risks, compared to focusing on behaviors like exercise and healthy eating.
  3. The research emphasizes the importance of moving away from the traditional focus on body size manipulation to a more evidence-based approach that supports people's health through behavior changes and access to resources.

The Hater - Ultra Processed Foods

Vittles • 341 implied HN points • 16 Oct 23
🍲 Food & Drink Nutrition Food Processing Health Outcomes Food System
  1. UPFs are often demonized in the health and nutrition world, leading to fear and anxiety about food.
  2. The classification of ultra-processed foods lacks nuance and lumps together a wide range of products with varying nutritional profiles.
  3. Issues with our food system go beyond just avoiding ultra-processed foods and need to address systemic inequities and lack of access to nutritious options.
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How to Properly Interpret Ex Vivo Studies — Gluten and Leaky Gut As an Example

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 0 implied HN points • 04 Apr 11
🏥 Health & Wellness Research Nutrition Medical Studies Diet Health Outcomes
  1. Studies conducted in isolated human cells or tissues are not direct human studies, but can help generate hypotheses, explain existing data, and provide molecular details.
  2. To confirm that a phenomenon occurs in humans, a double-blind, controlled trial is necessary, like the study conducted by Dr. Fasano's group in celiac patients.
  3. Existing evidence suggests that non-celiac gluten-sensitive patients do not have leaky guts, but there may be subsets of non-celiac subjects who react to gluten; further research is needed.