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In one preliminary study with mice, Duca and his colleagues found that a fiber in barley, called beta-glucan, induced the most weight loss in obese animals. "At face value and, at least in our settings, it was only beta-glucan that was effective,*"* he says.
Less Snacking, More Satisfaction: Some Foods Boost Levels of an Ozempic-Like Hormone
Michaeleen Doucleff
Implemented ethically, AI could become a valuable tool for helping people improve their results when seeking mental health care. But Stade noted that the reasons behind this crisis are wider-reaching than the realm of technology and would require a solution that is not simply a new app.
When I asked Stede about AI’s role in solving the access crisis in US mental health care, she said: “I believe we need universal health care. There’s so much outside the AI space that needs to happen.”
Chatbot Therapy Is Risky. It’s Also Not Useless.
A.W. Ohlheiser
A book worth reading:
[*Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism*](https://t.densediscovery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.thestorygraph.com%2Fbooks%2F51c3c209-fca4-4cb3-afbc-ff5ed60e2e75%3Futm_source=DenseDiscovery-276/1/0100018dc335b931-f58ebea6-67ef-4c70-8014-cbced3479dd0-000000/0Gekjb-tb0PrWygBGCIvaV04WMRKG_NIe940HbSYx9w=340) lived up to its gripping title. The book helped me realise how stale the idea of capitalism that we cling onto is, and how related discourse keeps us frozen in the arguments of the past. All the while, the rug gets pulled out from under us.
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