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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Niacinamide limits weight gain on High Fat Diet, Increases Energy Expenditure in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:24:47 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, the GLP 1 agonists are new drugs, and carry a host of very negative potential side effects, even from what we&#8217;ve already seen, like stomach paralysis.  I think crash dieting, extreme fasting, exhaustive exercise, low carb/keto diets, and extreme vegan diets are all safer, even though they all carry a lot of potential issues as well.  Even r&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2507"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/niacinamide-limits-weight-gain-on-high-fat-diet-increases-energy-expenditure/#post-5117" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas started the topic Niacinamide limits weight gain on High Fat Diet, Increases Energy Expenditure in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:01:10 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A very interesting study on Niacinamide, and one that I am a bit surprised that Haidut never seemed to find.  In this study, researchers tested out two doses of regular Niacinamide in addition to a high fat diet.  Both doses seemed to protect against weight gain, and the High Dose seemed to keep the mice lean.  Niacinamide also lowered in&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2505"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/niacinamide-limits-weight-gain-on-high-fat-diet-increases-energy-expenditure/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Dr Soon Shiong. Cancer vaccine that boost T Cell response. in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 04:48:44 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Shiong seems to put a lot of faith in virology.  I put zero faith in that belief, as I have looked up the so called &#8220;isolation&#8221; procedures, where virologists do no real isolation.  I know that direct detection of &#8220;viruses&#8221; is an impossibility, which even virologists readily admit, and know that all so called detection tests are really s&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2500"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/dr-soon-shiong-cancer-vaccine-that-boost-t-cell-response/#post-5109" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Morley Robbins, Iron, copper, and ceruloplasmin in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:11:56 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Morley Robbins certainly has some good ideas.  Every time I&#8217;ve heard him, his main focus seems to be on keeping iron near deficiency, which in itself will likely improve health and likely extend life for many.  He also advocates for extra magnesium, and warns of the dangers of seed oils and fluoride.  Those four steps would probably benefit al&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2499"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/morley-robbins-iron-copper-and-ceruloplasmin/#post-5107" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas started the topic Revisiting Tadalafil in a Peat context in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:16:05 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those in the &#8220;Peat-o-sphere,&#8221; there has been a generally negative view of the ED medications, like tadalafil/Cialis and sildenafil/Viagra.  I think there have been mainly two reasons for this.  First, it was widely thought that these drugs increase nitric oxide (indeed, this is a claim repeated by many doctors).  Second, they were re&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2484"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/revisiting-tadalafil-in-a-peat-context/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic RFK flips the food pyramid in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:05:47 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree, definite improvement.  I continue to be impressed by the job Secretary Kennedy has done.  He has made some positive changes, has at least planted some seeds that many things considered &#8220;healthy,&#8221; like seed oils, need to at least be reexamined.  When you consider the opposition he has faced so far, from some industry groups, the MSM (or th&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2481"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/rfk-flips-the-food-pyramid/#post-5087" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cancer again - Is this the End, or just the beginning? in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:40:59 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It doesn&#8217;t seem like Dr. Peat contradicted himself.  This seems to be the longer quote-</p>
<p>Therapeutically, even powerful toxins that block the glycolytic enzymes can improve functions in a variety of organic disturbances &#8220;associated with&#8221; (caused by) excessive production of lactic acid. Unfortunately, the toxin that has become standard treatment&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2459"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-again-is-this-the-end-or-just-the-beginning/page/4/#post-5057" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cancer after experimental COVID-19 gene therapy vaccines in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:08:02 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No vaccines EVER?  That&#8217;s a tall order these days.  I (foolishly) took one flu shot in my adult life, but that was well over 15 years ago.  I also believe I had the standard shots when I was a kid, but it was only like 6-8 or so, not the 72 like are given to today&#8217;s kids.</p>
<p>I had not heard about that study, so can&#8217;t comment on it.</p>
<p>Also, re&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2427"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-after-experimental-covid-19-gene-therapy-vaccines/#post-5012" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cancer after experimental COVID-19 gene therapy vaccines in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:48:58 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While this certainly would suggests that avoiding the shots is a good thing, I would hardly consider the results &#8220;alarming.&#8221;  This study uses the same Relative Risk Reduction chicanery that other studies do.  The quote attributed to Mark Twain still rings in my head- Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics.</p>
<p>If you look at the overall cancer chart, 30 p&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2425"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-after-experimental-covid-19-gene-therapy-vaccines/#post-5008" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cancer again - Is this the End, or just the beginning? in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 02:05:16 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vitamin C is finally being recognized as a cancer treatment.  The cancer drug Apatone is just Vitamin C and K3, with the K3 being there to oxidize Vitamin C into DHAA (Dehydroascorbic Acid).  Linus Pauling was one of the big promoters of Vitamin C for many things, including cancer.  In Paulings book &#8220;How to Live Longer and Feel Better,&#8221; he de&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2424"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-again-is-this-the-end-or-just-the-beginning/page/4/#post-5007" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cancer again - Is this the End, or just the beginning? in the forum Forum</title>
				<link>https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-again-is-this-the-end-or-just-the-beginning/page/4/#post-5003</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 05:08:55 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A few thoughts&#8230;.</p>
<p>First, how comparable is an MRI to a PET scan?  From what I&#8217;ve read, all cancer screenings have issues.  I think they all have to be surrogate tests, unless it&#8217;s a clearly visible tumor.  So in those surrogate tests, can you really compare one test to another, with any sort of accuracy?</p>
<p>Second, if you are going to risk a cl&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2421"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-again-is-this-the-end-or-just-the-beginning/page/4/#post-5003" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cancer again - Is this the End, or just the beginning? in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 21:28:52 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think Ferritin is the best marker for total body iron stores.  The lab range for men is 30 to 400 ng/mL, and I think it&#8217;s 25 to 300ng/mL for women.</p>
<p>The Zacharski trials showed a lower mortality rate for men with ferritin levels at 80ng/mL or below.  So, a good target range would probably be about 25-80ng/mL.  I tend to favor the lower end of th&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2411"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-again-is-this-the-end-or-just-the-beginning/page/3/#post-4994" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cancer again - Is this the End, or just the beginning? in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:12:03 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;d disagree with the AI, there is nothing in the lab results to suggest anemia of any kind, and certainly not iron deficiency.</p>
<p>First, all the iron markers are in range.  They are on the low side, but based on what I read from the Weinberg book and other iron researchers, that is usually beneficial.  Ferritin is about what I personally target (&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2403"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-again-is-this-the-end-or-just-the-beginning/page/3/#post-4986" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic RFK Jr. Showdown with Congress in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 17:08:32 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is another clip in the same vein.  This one is talking about the corruption of scientific experiments and studies, as well as capture of regulatory agencies like the CDC.  Also talks about the VAERS data, in regards to the COVID vaccines.  However, this discussion is taking place between a sitting Senator (Ron Johnson) and the sitting Se&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2359"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/rfk-jr-showdown-with-congress/#post-4941" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas started the topic RFK Jr. Showdown with Congress in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:48:31 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RFK Jr.&#8217;s testimony in front of Congress this week created a firestorm of controversy.  Not surprisingly, most of that &#8220;controversy&#8221; was coming from entrenched interests that don&#8217;t want anything in this country to change, healthwise.  But clearly, things are changing.  Take a look at this clip from Fox and Fr&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2358"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/rfk-jr-showdown-with-congress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cancer again - Is this the End, or just the beginning? in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:39:12 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Ray Peat&#8217;s article on Caner: Disorder and Energy-</p>
<p>&#8220;The alkaline cancer cell surrounds itself by the acid that it emits, and this extracellular<br />
acidity increases the ability of fatty acids to enter the cell (Spector, 1969); cancer cells,<br />
although they are synthesizing fat, also avidly take it up from their environment<br />
(Sueyoshi and Nagao,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2340"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-again-is-this-the-end-or-just-the-beginning/page/2/#post-4911" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cancer again - Is this the End, or just the beginning? in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:25:18 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;span class=&#8221;atwho-inserted&#8221; contenteditable=&#8221;false&#8221; data-atwho-at-query=&#8221;@j&#8221;&gt;@J.R.L&lt;/span&gt; From everything I have read by Iron Researchers and Specialists, Ferritin, as measured by blood test, is the best marker for full body iron stores.  I never heard of any of them using a hair or nail test, maybe they are too new for that.  Ferritin is r&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2336"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-again-is-this-the-end-or-just-the-beginning/page/2/#post-4907" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic All Things Vitamin D in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 03:47:09 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://raymendeat.com/members/cari/' rel="nofollow ugc">@Cari</a> It&#8217;s not surprising that adverse effects could happen when someone takes 7x the dose of anything prescribed by their doctor.  The amount does sound low for a prescription of Vitamin D, I&#8217;ve usually heard doctors start at 50,000 IU of D2 a week.  Also, I&#8217;ve heard D2 can have issues at lower concentrations than D3 does, which is the form in m&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2334"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/all-things-vitamin-d/page/2/#post-4905" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cancer again - Is this the End, or just the beginning? in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:55:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Question, did you ever do an Iron Panel with Ferritin?  It&#8217;s a pretty cheap and simple blood test.  Iron is elevated, and likely causal, in cancer and all other degenerative diseases.  To boot, the main iron lowering strategy (phlebotomy, aka blood donation) is cheap, easy, and very safe.  Zacharski did many trials with iorn lowering, and fou&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2317"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-again-is-this-the-end-or-just-the-beginning/#post-4884" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic All Things Vitamin D in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:28:33 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No doubt sun exposure is important, and is more than just Vitamin D, but Vitamin D itself is a very useful vitamin/prohormone/nutrient.  Beyond supplements, it can be found in foods like mushrooms, and also foods made from blood, like blood sausages.  It was never gotten exclusively from sunlight, although that was and is a significant s&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2314"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/all-things-vitamin-d/#post-4879" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Sugar Fasting and The Sugar Diet in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:04:03 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://raymendeat.com/members/lilac/' rel="nofollow ugc">@Lilac</a>&#8211; You are still saying &#8220;overeating&#8221; as if too much food consumption, and that alone, is the problem.  I don&#8217;t believe that.  We have plenty of evidence to the contrary.  What about the super thin people that struggle to put on weight even when eating vast amounts of food?  What about those lean and non-overweight competitive eaters, like Kob&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2302"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/page/3/#post-4869" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Sugar Fasting and The Sugar Diet in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:47:35 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;span class=&#8221;atwho-inserted&#8221; contenteditable=&#8221;false&#8221; data-atwho-at-query=&#8221;@lilac&#8221;&gt;<a href='https://raymendeat.com/members/lilac/' rel="nofollow ugc">@Lilac</a>&lt;/span&gt; Evolution is a process, and while that process could account for some extra fat, there is no way it would be a good explanation for the amounts we see today.  50-100 extra pounds of fat is fairly common, in both men and women, and it&#8217;s not hard to find&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2300"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/page/3/#post-4867" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:19:32 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JRK- I certainly think there is a big connection between cravings and needed nutrients (be they micro or macro).  Like, a craving for chips could reflect a need for more sodium, as an example.  But the issue I have, and always had, with the idea of &#8220;overeating&#8221; or &#8220;over&#8221; consuming food is&#8230;.. why doesn&#8217;t the body just get rid of excess c&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2297"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/page/3/#post-4864" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Sugar Fasting and The Sugar Diet in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 23:48:44 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JRK- It&#8217;s going pretty well.  It does feel like my new sort of IF &#8220;weapon.&#8221;  I can do it for a day or two, and this how Mark Bell said he uses it, too.  Sounds like Cari did something similar (I remember the Lemonade Diet, I think I tried it and went half a day or so).</p>
<p>While I like the IF nature of this, I completely agree that you wouldn&#8217;t wa&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2290"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/page/3/#post-4855" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Sugar Fasting and The Sugar Diet in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:16:31 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a study Maurito posted, showing that a low protein diet over 12 weeks did not impair muscle synthesis in humans.  The low protein group ate 0.4g/kg of bodyweight, which translates to about 45 grams for a 250 pound man.  This is in line with some of the studies Brad Marshall posted.  I do think there could be issues with going this low in&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2287"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/page/2/#post-4851" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:39:38 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, I just did my first 45 hour &#8220;Sugar Fast.&#8221;  It was pretty enlightening.  Similar in some ways to the &#8220;Intermittent Fasting&#8221; I used to do long ago.</p>
<p>One thing I noticed was that I felt much clearer and better, and seemed to be a bit more energetic afterwards.  However, there was never a moment of ravenous hunger, as frequently could happen on&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2286"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/page/2/#post-4850" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Sugar Fasting and The Sugar Diet in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 17:30:03 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JRK- I don&#8217;t think anyone is suggesting this as a &#8220;one size fits all&#8221; diet.  Even Cole Robinson suggested that you tailor it to what works for you, and emphasized this is a fat loss diet.  Obviously, someone who doesn&#8217;t need to loose fat wouldn&#8217;t need to try this.</p>
<p>It also isn&#8217;t that new.  Fruitarians have been trying doing this for decades no&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2284"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/page/2/#post-4845" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Sugar Fasting and The Sugar Diet in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 22:21:32 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maurito (one of the old school RPF posters) had an in depth response to Jay&#8217;s video you just posted, which is also worth a read-</p>
<p><a href="https://bioenergetic.forum/topic/6586/re-the-sugar-diet-honey-diet-and-fgf21-the-research-eb-133-my-response-to-jay-feldman" rel="nofollow ugc">https://bioenergetic.forum/topic/6586/re-the-sugar-diet-honey-diet-and-fgf21-the-research-eb-133-my-response-to-jay-feldman</a></p>
<p>I had never heard of FGF21 prior to the past few weeks, so I&#8217;m not sure it should be labeled a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2279"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/page/2/#post-4840" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:13:26 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1.  Milk should be fine to break the &#8220;fast,&#8221; but back in my IF days, I was never concerned with what food was best to break the fast, because it was so short.  It was basically a later breakfast for me, which is a compound word of break and fast, so even the overnight fast while sleeping has been recognized traditionally.  Also, the &#8220;sugar fa&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2277"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/#post-4836" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Sugar Fasting and The Sugar Diet in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 22:17:03 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JRK- Just thinking about &#8220;The Biggest Loser&#8221; contestants&#8230;. I wonder if they might have had better outcomes if they had some sort of &#8220;Post Weight Loss Therapy,&#8221; like how bodybuilders do PCT.  They probably needed some metabolic therapy previous to the show, as well.  If they had gotten some things to correct metabolism (like maybe supplemental t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2274"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/#post-4832" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 15:11:23 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One thing I&#8217;ve heard Jay suggest is that a weight loss diet should be more sustainable.  But there is an inherent problem with this, as weight loss, at ANY rate, is simply not sustainable in the long term.  At some point, you will either plateau at some weight, or die.</p>
<p>But this isn&#8217;t really a &#8220;problem.&#8221;  Wearing a cast, for example, isn&#8217;t &#8220;s&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2272"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/#post-4830" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Improving metabolic health with Spirulina in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 14:37:56 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, how much Spirulina are you going to take per dose?  If you were planning on something like 50g a day, that would be close to the RDA (which is 18mg) for iron there alone.  Most supplements seem to suggest something in the neighborhood of 1-3 grams a day.  That would be 0.28-0.84 mg of iron from that supplement, which is much more ma&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2270"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/improving-metabolic-health-with-spirulina/#post-4829" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Sugar Fasting and The Sugar Diet in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 02:36:13 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JRK- Absolute legitimate concerns, which I did hint at in my original post.  However, I do think this idea opens the door to some more experimentation, and could be experimented with in ways that even Peat himself would think reasonable.  Trying out a &#8220;sugar fasting&#8221; day isn&#8217;t too extreme, as this is in line with the idea of &#8220;carbo loading&#8221; that b&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2265"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/#post-4826" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Sugar Fasting and The Sugar Diet in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 20:57:45 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a woman who experimented with this idea in a reasonable way for 2 weeks, and had some impressive results.  She says she heard about it from Mark Bell (who has been one of the big promoters of it), but also mentions the video that Mike Fave put out-</p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas started the topic Sugar Fasting and The Sugar Diet in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 18:09:33 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prior to discovering Ray Peat, I did quite a bit of Intermittent Fasting.  When I first discovered it, it seemed like a dream or a miracle.  I seemed to gain a newfound control over food, weight started dropping fairly rapidly and consistently for months, and I could still eat in hearty amounts during eating windows, and even managed to eat some t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2262"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/sugar-fasting-and-the-sugar-diet/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Could there soon be big changes in United States Public Health Policy? in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 19:48:08 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a short piece by &#8220;Catholic Vote&#8221; that explores some of the facts that back up Secretary Kennedy&#8217;s statement, with sources including congressional testimonial and a piece from The New York Times-</p>
<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KKrLt3YrDe"><p><a href="https://catholicvote.org/analysis-why-rfk-said-hhs-became-a-collaborator-in-child-sex-trafficking/" rel="nofollow ugc">Analysis: Why RFK said &#8216;HHS became a collaborator&#8217; in child sex trafficking</a></p></blockquote>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Could there soon be big changes in United States Public Health Policy? in the forum Forum</title>
				<link>https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/5/#post-4781</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 19:45:23 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;span class=&#8221;atwho-inserted&#8221; contenteditable=&#8221;false&#8221; data-atwho-at-query=&#8221;@J&#8221;&gt;@J.R.L&lt;/span&gt;- Nice.  This is one good way to go about it, the incremental approach.  Really, there shouldn&#8217;t be any true objections to it.  If vaccines are truly &#8220;safe,&#8221; then they should breeze by placebo controlled trials, right?  This incremental approach is pro&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2228"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/5/#post-4781" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Could there soon be big changes in United States Public Health Policy? in the forum Forum</title>
				<link>https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/4/#post-4773</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:42:48 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;span class=&#8221;atwho-inserted&#8221; contenteditable=&#8221;false&#8221; data-atwho-at-query=&#8221;@li&#8221;&gt;<a href='https://raymendeat.com/members/lilac/' rel="nofollow ugc">@Lilac</a>&lt;/span&gt;, yep, that quote is pretty clear.  While I clearly disagree with that at this point, there was a point, in my paleo days, where I pretty much agreed with that statement.  Although, really, I hadn&#8217;t seen any studies to really back that statement up.  I di&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2222"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/4/#post-4773" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Could there soon be big changes in United States Public Health Policy? in the forum Forum</title>
				<link>https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/4/#post-4767</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:37:07 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;span class=&#8221;atwho-inserted&#8221; contenteditable=&#8221;false&#8221; data-atwho-at-query=&#8221;@cari&#8221;&gt;<a href='https://raymendeat.com/members/cari/' rel="nofollow ugc">@Cari</a>&lt;/span&gt; Here&#8217;s a clip from Fox News titled &#8220;RFK Jr encourages Americans to get measles vaccine amid outbreak,&#8221; but listening past the headline, it doesn&#8217;t sound all that &#8220;positive&#8221; to me-</p>
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<p>If you listen to the critical&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2218"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/4/#post-4767" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Could there soon be big changes in United States Public Health Policy? in the forum Forum</title>
				<link>https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/4/#post-4766</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 03:34:30 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;span class=&#8221;atwho-inserted&#8221; contenteditable=&#8221;false&#8221; data-atwho-at-query=&#8221;@li&#8221;&gt;<a href='https://raymendeat.com/members/lilac/' rel="nofollow ugc">@Lilac</a>&lt;/span&gt; If you are paraphrasing, then you shouldn&#8217;t put something in quotes.  Did RFK Jr.  actually say &#8220;Sugar is poison,&#8221; or is that simply the impression you got?</p>
<p>Also, while Ray Peat talked very positively about sugar, he never recommended anybody &#8220;&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2217"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/4/#post-4766" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cancer is a metabolic disease. Dr Thomas Seyfried in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 05:08:53 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know, doesn&#8217;t seem like much of a positive step forward to me.  He admits that cancer is a disruption of Oxidative Phosphorylation, and then starts to recommend protocols that will further impair Oxidative Phosphorylation.  His recommendations makes me think he didn&#8217;t learn about the basic biology of the processes he&#8217;s discussing.</p>
<p>How a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2093"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cancer-is-a-metabolic-disease-dr-thomas-seyfried/#post-4640" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cachexia in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 17:12:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some other thoughts&#8230;..</p>
<p>Muscle wasting is a loss of protein and nitrogen.  If this is in part due to gluconeogenesis raging out of control, then it makes sense that increasing carbs in general and sucrose in particular could be very useful to slow and reverse the rapid weight and muscle loss.  A higher protein intake would also be very useful, a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2006"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cachexia/#post-4489" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Cachexia in the forum Forum</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 16:58:33 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s another newsletter where Peat talks about the same idea-</p>
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<p>In an earlier newsletter, I wrote about P. A. Piorry in Paris, in 1864, and Dr. William Budd in England, in 1867, who treated diabetes by adding a large amount of ordinary sugar, sucrose, to the patient&#8217;s diet. Glucose was&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2005"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cachexia/#post-4488" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 16:57:16 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The feeding of extra sugar is a pretty good one.  Ray Peat talked about French doctors in the 1800s using extra sugar to sustain the weight of diabetics that were wasting away-</p>
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<p>In 1857, M. Piorry in Paris and William Budd in Bristol, England, reasoned that if a patient was&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2004"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/cachexia/#post-4486" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Steak N Shake announces they will start using Beef Tallow in the forum Forum</title>
				<link>https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/steak-n-shake-announces-they-will-start-using-beef-tallow/#post-4483</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:53:20 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interview with the COO of Steak N Shake-</p>
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<p>He actually brings up a point that &lt;span class=&#8221;atwho-inserted&#8221; contenteditable=&#8221;false&#8221; data-atwho-at-query=&#8221;@li&#8221;&gt;<a href='https://raymendeat.com/members/lilac/' rel="nofollow ugc">@Lilac</a>&lt;/span&gt; raised.  Apparently, the company has been looking to switch to Beef Tallow for a while now, but couldn&#8217;t find a supplier that had an&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-2002"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/steak-n-shake-announces-they-will-start-using-beef-tallow/#post-4483" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Could there soon be big changes in United States Public Health Policy? in the forum Forum</title>
				<link>https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/3/#post-4473</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:03:45 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;span class=&#8221;atwho-inserted&#8221; contenteditable=&#8221;false&#8221; data-atwho-at-query=&#8221;@li&#8221;&gt;<a href='https://raymendeat.com/members/lilac/' rel="nofollow ugc">@Lilac</a>&lt;/span&gt;  Sure seems like it, if not, he is certainly aware of the same sort of research.  In addition to seed oils and vaccines, he also mentioned possible issues with EMF, Glyphosate, microplastics, PFAs, SSRIs and food additives (which would include the gums l&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1994"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/3/#post-4473" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Could there soon be big changes in United States Public Health Policy? in the forum Forum</title>
				<link>https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/3/#post-4450</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:53:40 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;span class=&#8221;atwho-inserted&#8221; contenteditable=&#8221;false&#8221; data-atwho-at-query=&#8221;@j&#8221;&gt;@J.R.L&lt;/span&gt; I haven&#8217;t heard RFK mention anything about sugar, but I don&#8217;t think he would label it &#8220;toxic.&#8221;  My guess is that he would take the view mainly that refined sugar is a treat, not to be eaten in excess, and/or shouldn&#8217;t be used to displace nutrient dense&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1976"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/3/#post-4450" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Could there soon be big changes in United States Public Health Policy? in the forum Forum</title>
				<link>https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/3/#post-4449</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:10:45 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Secretary Kennedy&#8217;s Welcoming remarks at HHS-</p>
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<p>I would not be surprised if Georgi Dinkov was one of his speechwriters.  He hit on many topics that were well discussed on the old RPF, and that Haidut posts about all the time.  The list of things to be scrutinized at the 17 minute mark should make e&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1975"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/3/#post-4449" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Zack-Vegas replied to the topic Could there soon be big changes in United States Public Health Policy? in the forum Forum</title>
				<link>https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/3/#post-4390</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:48:19 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Footage of RFK Jr. taking his oath-</p>
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<p>This was apparently a big one, attended by five members of congress, including Senator Rand Paul.  And as the President remarked, &#8220;even Rand has confidence, and that doesn&#8217;t happen often.&#8221;  The other for were Senators Ron Johnson and Roger Marshall, and R&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1923"><a href="https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/3/#post-4390" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://raymendeat.com/forums/topic/could-there-soon-be-big-changes-in-united-states-public-health-policy/page/3/#post-4389</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:02:01 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Video of the final tally-</p>
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