Comments on: I think (about dessert), therefore I am (taking up sugar)

By: Great links for the weekend!

Great links for the weekend! — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:56:49 +0000

[...] Our bodies constantly amaze me with their precision scientific engineering. For starters, gargling glucose can improve your exercise performance. If that isn’t crazy enough, thinking about sweets can cause you to start taking up more blood sugar. [...]

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:16:30 +0000

Paired with the Hobbesian exercise program, where all the workouts are nasty, brutish, and short.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:46:48 +0000

…thus inspiring a new wave of Cartesian diets! Think about chicken breasts and cottage cheese, and feel your muscles bulge!

By: Allie

Allie — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:19:17 +0000

That’s disturbing. I always suspected that just thinking about creme brulee made the seat of my pants tighter. Now I’ve been scientifically validated.