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Here's your Saturday 7 roundup!

🍺 Who drinks the most:

This is a map showing which US states drink the most (and the least).

When I saw this map, the first thing I thought was...

What is going on in Wisconsin?! 

👴 How drinking makes you live longer:

My second thought when I saw the map above was...

Pour me a drink?

Because I immediately thought of these two other maps.

In the south, where they drink the least, they have the highest rates of obesity and shortest life expectancy.

Does drinking keep you thin and make you live longer...?

🤔 What does this tell us:

The 3 maps combined seem to suggest that the more you drink the less likely you are to be obese and the more likely you are to live longer...

This fantastically highlights what is wrong with much of nutrition research. It's based on correlative data. 

It can be misleading.

💡How not to be misled:

Not long ago, people claimed drinking could make you live longer. 

Most no longer believe this. One reason is that people are starting to take health education into their own hands.

Apple ranked the most popular podcasts of 2024, and the most shared shows are from health podcasts.

It's not that health podcast are infallible. Quite the contrary. 

But, like how science is supposed to work, you can see different view points and arguments. 

Better informed, better decisions.

🧠 What quote I've been thinking about:

"The purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge."

– Aristotle

📊 What was the best performing asset:

The best performing asset in 2024 was bitcoin.

It outperformed gold, the NASDAQ 100, and the S&P 500. But it's nothing new. Bitcoin has won this title for 11 of the last 14 years.

But it's probably just a fad though :)

🗓️ What happened in 2024:

The top Google searches of 2024.

Tinder recaps 2024 dating trends.

A compilation of 2024's best albums.

Ranking the best books of 2024.

The 100 photos that defined 2024.

Next week we'll look forward and make 2025 predictions...

As always, it's an absolute pleasure and honor getting to spend some time with you, hope you have a great weekend!

Kevin

P.S.

A list of 52 random facts learned in 2024.

In case you're wondering, for #29, no, I've never made this purchase.

Dr. Kevin Stock
Meat Health, LLC

NED LLC (The Snore Solution)
 

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