French Fries Aren’t Really Going To Kill You

French Fries Aren’t Really Going To Kill You

Posted June 23, 2017

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If you use the internet, you may have read about a nutritional study about the deadliness of fried potatoes. It’s a little more complex than that, though. Even if you haven’t heard of that one, we’re pretty sure you’ve heard of the internet’s favorite subject: cats.

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Sources:
http://nature.com/articles/doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0139
http://press.nature.com/?post_type=press_release&p=82979
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/6237767_The_Near_Eastern_Origin_of_Cat_Domestication

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2017/06/07/ajcn.117.154872.abstract?papetoc
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/health/fried-potatoes-early-death/index.html
http://www.popsci.com/potatoes-bad-for-you
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/06/16/those-french-fries-could-kill-you-a-new-study-says-but-dont-panic/
http://fortune.com/2017/06/15/french-fries-death-risk-study/
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/you-cant-trust-what-you-read-about-nutrition/
https://oai.epi-ucsf.org/datarelease/StudyOverview.asp
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Images:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_mummies_at_the_Louvre_museum.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cat_Statuette_intended_to_contain_a_mummified_cat_MET_DP244252.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomb_of_Nebamun.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silk_route.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fat_cat_sleeping.jpg
computer cat

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sirloin_steak_with_garlic_butter_and_french_fries_cropped.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frying_potatoes.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fries_and_burger.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:French_fries_(Potato_Chips).JPG

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