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"Eating veggies shrinks the brain"
Really???? CLICK HERE to read all about scientists' latest discovery.
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Eating veggies shrinks the brain
Scientists have discovered that going veggie could be bad for your brain-with those on a meat-free diet six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage.
Vegans and vegetarians are the most likely to be deficient because the best sources of the vitamin are meat, particularly liver, milk and fish. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause anaemia and inflammation of the nervous system. Yeast extracts are one of the few vegetarian foods which provide good levels of the vitamin.
The link was discovered by Oxford University scientists who used memory tests, physical checks and brain scans to examine 107 people between the ages of 61 and 87.
When the volunteers were retested five years later the medics found those with the lowest levels of vitamin B12 were also the most likely to have brain shrinkage. It confirms earlier research showing a link between brain atrophy and low levels of B12.
Brain scans of more than 1,800 people found that people who downed 14 drinks or more a week had 1.6% more brain shrinkage than teetotallers. Women in their seventies were the most at risk.
Beer does less damage than wine according to a study in Alcohol and Alcoholism.
Researchers found that the hippocampus-the part of the brain that stores memories - was 10% smaller in beer drinkers than those who stuck to wine.
And being overweight or obese is linked to brain loss, Swedish researchers discovered. Scans of around 300 women found that those with brain shrink had an average body mass index of 27 And for every one point increase in their BMI the loss rose by 13 to 16%.
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ew, i didnt need this before my coffee. i'm not ready yet. but am i ever ready for carrot top?
WTF!
I'll never look at a carrot the same way again.
although his name suggests it, I dont think this guy is really into his veggies…hmmm, roids maybe, but veggies, me thinks not.
Crazy! Who knew? Better talk to my vegan friend
MAKES SENSE! LOOK AT PAM ANDERSON!!!!! AND THEPART ABOUT THE BEER IS GOOD NEWS FOR ME!
…now what the fu*ck is that? Oh yeah. I'd better get started on my Halloween shopping. "It's Going To Take Some Time" for me to get over this freakshow of a photo.
So what is carrot tops real name?? Scott Thompson.
(I am just so full of useful information today, Im going to go stand in the center of a mall and direct the lost….)
Awwwwwwwww … shit don't scare me. That's one fugly dude !
Dude is just plain disturbing looking.
this picture scares and confuses me
Neither plants nor animals make vitamin B12. Bacteria are responsible for producing vitamin B12. Animals get their vitamin B12 from eating foods contaminated with vitamin B12 and then the animal becomes a source of vitamin B12, just like humans can eat foods that contain vitamin B12 and be completely fine. I hate articles like this. Gung ho meat eaters get so excited over it without even thinking it through.
My god, it's Fergie and she has a red afro! Didn't she used to be more tan too?
*Yawn* must be a slow news day….
Eww… Guy liner?
Good to know but this study makes it sound like all people who don't eat meat are vitamin deficient, which isnt true. A well planned vegetarian or vegan diet can be extremely beneficial (although veganism does pose an even more increased risk of B12 deficiency..) Anyone who just becomes veg without researching proper nutrition is going to have a problem, just like how ANYONE who doesn't understand proper nutrition is going to have a problem.
So I guess that is why I am big headed cause I do not eat my veggies!!! This one I like!!!!
Re: LettyB – You have a point there!!! Most vegens are dummies!!!
He is one scary looking dude!
He is creepy!
Uh. Obviously, if you don't get the proper vitamins and minerals, you're not going to function properly.
Considering Albert Einstein was a vegetarian, I'd say that this is false.
Way to mislead us, Perez. It's not eating the veggies that makes our brains shrink. It's not getting our vitamin B-12. I take supplements.
Re: LettyB – Long live the beer !!!! and steak!!
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Crap. Drinking beer and being overweight are some of my favorite things.
So pop a daily multi vitamin and everything will be fine
Re: Leona$ Gho$t – GOOD MORNING DARLING!
Re: Sensitivity – FOR REALZ!
Re: Tammy The Great – LOL!
Although Einstein had long been sympathetic to the notion of vegetarianism, it was only near the start of 1954 that he adopted a strict vegetarian diet. On 17 April 1955, Albert Einstein experienced internal bleeding caused by the rupture of an aortic aneurysm, which had previously been diagnosed and reinforced He died in Princeton Hospital early the next morning at the age of 76
so the article doesn't single out people who are uninformed vegetarians–the article talks about the need for a healthy, balanced diet. it's not cool to distort the article with a head line about vegetarians–because a lot of vegetarians do get all their vitamins and minerals and stay away from excessive alcohol. it's only the uneducated eater or person who can't afford to eat healthy that doesn't eat right.
Re: Leona$ Gho$t – Even though I love Kathy Griffin, FUNNY!
Carrot Top is mad at
Madonna because she has bigger
biceps than his…
if beer does less damage than wine, then why was the hippocampus smaller in beer drinkers?? im confused. all these crazy medical studies…when are they going to tell us that breathing causing cancer?
I certainly won't be eating Carrot Top! Since when is milk a meat and why didn't the article say they could just drink milk for B12? And from the wording it looks like beer does MORE damage to the brain than wine, not less. Seems like a pretty inaccurate and misleading article. I applaud vegans for not consuming animals. I wish I were there myself, but this omnivore gets sick without some animal meat protein a few times a week.
crap… they do not know what to do in order to exploit animals
Re: heleon – Interesting!
it does not say that eating vegetables shrinks your brain, it just explains how important b12 is for your brain. any educated vegetarian knows to take b12 supplements. eating vegan is not only the most eco friendly and sustainable diet, it is the healthiest for the body if done properly!
the 7 deadly sins are based on excess. why? bc taking more than you need means someone out there is not getting enough.
you act like you need to be some rich celebrity to do good. humanitarian my ass. saints my ass. a true humanitarian knows that protecting the earth is the only way to preserve the quality of human life
That should show those crazy vegans!
Carrot Top looks like a scary clown I wouldn't dare to meet in a dark alley.
Beer does less damage than wine according to a study in Alcohol and Alcoholism.
Researchers found that the hippocampus-the part of the brain that stores memories - was 10% smaller in beer drinkers than those who stuck to wine.
MARIO YOU SHOULD LEARN HOW TO EDIT YOUR POSTS! IF THE HIPPOCAMPUS IS SMALLER IN BEER DRINKERS, THEN WOULDN'T BEER DO MORE DAMAGE THAN WINE??? RETARD!
haha… it figures.. look at all these peta motherfuckers.. crazy outta their minds..
Vegans can get B12 shots and be just fine.
Why does it always look like he has eyeliner on?
so over this….just eat what the f**k you want, all in all its just going to be "you" handling whatever damn situation arises… who's really going to be there to give a damn?.
What?
I saw Carrot Top in Vegas and HE ROCKED! He is SO funny. I only went to his show because I saw him the Gene Simmons Family Jewels show and was curious. His show is cheap and had me laughing the whole time. EXCELLENT entertainer!
Heh. Now who might have sponsored this research? Meat industry perhaps..?
goes to show- everything in moderation is they healthy way to live your long life-
my god if anyone needed plastic surgery!
"And being overweight or obese is linked to brain loss"
How many overweight/obese vegetarians do you know?
Those are always meat eaters, so the 2 finding cancel each other out
BRAVO!
ew carrot top is a dirtbag who is NOT funny
If you're a vegan and you don't know that you should supplement b12, you haven't got much brain to shrink anyways.
You wouldnt be b12 deficient if you take a supplement. Duh. What dumbass vegetarian doesnt know to take a b12 supplement?
This is why people should be forced to study evolution and zoology. If they were, then they would know that the human brain did not significantly increase in size enough to complete complex processes until they started eating meat. Furthermore, any zoology student knows that our incisors (those pointy teeth in the front) are used for tearing flesh. If we were supposed to eat only vegetables, then our teeth would be flattened, like a horse's (similar to our molars, but even more flattened). Therefore, to eat only vegetables, from a nutrition standpoint, is not as healthy lifestyle as one might suspect.
Supplements are not under the oversight authority of the FDA; you don't know what you are getting. The only sure way to get proper nutrition is through food.
Not surprised
Loved Carrot Top when he was a skinny nerd. Not anymore. Now he's just plain freakish…
Re: lawchick – Good point.
after reading that, it sounds to me like you're fucked in at least one way, no matter what you do. your brain is gonna shrink, it doesn't matter.
but posh's head is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo BIG
Re: Than Thou – Why does it look like CarrotTop has eyeliner on? Because he does!!!
Scott (Carrot-Top) is a cool guy… but he does favor wearing make-up. I used to think it was just because he's a redhead and wanted his face to have more definition on stage and on camera… But he goes so heavy with the eyeliner that I think he just is a boy that likes girly-type stuff… like makeup. Not that I would tell that to his face!!! He's a big, beefy, muscle-builder nowadays. Quite a change from the skinny little Scott that I met so many years ago!
Hey Scott, you still got that Ben & Jerry's "Cherry Garcia" tye-dye that I gave you back in Statesboro back in 1992-ish? I doubt it would fit that ripped frame he has now.
Yeah, beer and wine got reversed part-way through that article. (Not Perez's fault.) Drinking beer shrinks the hippocampus less than drinking wine does, so I guess we know which beverage the original writer is into.
im glad this is out! i knew being totally vegetarian could NEVER EVER be healthy. u need a balance of meat and vegies. yyaaaay
lmao put a picture of carrot top.. nice =D
who is dat pornstar he had an affair with?
was it male?
Then Perez must have a HUGE brain 'cuz he loves to eat "meat"
my favorite boytoy
and the ironic thing is that I happened to be drinking a beer and eating some carrots as i was reading this.
Gawd! I Love Carrot Top! Been In Love with him Since his Beginning! Please Show More Carrot Top!