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Your heart has a natural “handbrake” against aging and it is important to consume enough

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When we think about diseases related to the heart or with our circulatory system The need to reduce the fat consumption either salt. But there is an actor that we have somewhat forgotten aside and that can significantly influence how our arteries age: magnesium. What is known. Magnesium seems to be intended for athletes so that they put it in their hands and do not slip on the training bars or to avoid cramps or improve sleep. But science is seeing that this mineral is really important for keeping our arteries functioning in a controlled manner. And its function is so critical that experts see it essential to prevent the blood from becoming ‘too active’ and to thus protect the heart from premature wear. The influencers. And the truth is that seeing all the properties it has, there are many influencers that we can see promoting the use of this supplement through social networks. Above all, taking advantage of sales channels like the TikTok Shop to try to sneak it in to anyone who wants to have all these properties, but logically going through their checkout. That is why although it has great features, especially in the coagulation of our bloodwe must understand exactly why its effect is like this and also whether or not it is necessary to supplement. Since with our wonderful Mediterranean diet Few people will see it as totally necessary. The importance of blood. It is known that blood should neither be too liquid nor too ‘thick’ for it to move correctly. Calcium is one of those responsible for keeping the blood in an optimal state, favoring coagulation when it is too liquid (something that could increase the probability of bleeding). But on the other side we must have a brake that does exactly the opposite, to prevent the blood from being too coagulated, which can cause problems such as thrombi. This is precisely magnesium. And the key is in the balance of both substances so that the blood is in optimal conditions to do its job. It is something documented. A review that was published in 2024 Cureu detailed this mechanism quite precisely: without enough magnesium, calcium dominated cellular function. The only thing this caused was that the platelets did not stop sticking together, making the risk of thrombosis increase enormously. In this way, it was seen that magnesium was a natural antithrombotic that kept the blood with adequate fluidity. Living longer with good health. Taking care of the blood vessels is essential to be able to have correct aging, avoiding problems such as the formation of thrombi or rupture of the endothelium of the vessels. Because the endothelium is nothing more than the part of the arteries that is in contact with the blood and its degeneration only causes the formation of atheroma plaques or the lack of regulation of blood pressure. That is why in a randomized controlled trial published in the magazine Circulation shed light on this: magnesium therapy in patients at coronary risk significantly improved endothelial function. The researchers observed that the higher the levels of intracellular magnesium, the better the ability of the arteries to dilate and adapt to blood flow. The secret of a good diet. But with this the question is mandatory: should magnesium supplementation be uncontrolled? The answer is no. Currently we live in a world where food supplements and bioelements such as tryptophan, magnesium, or calcium are the order of the day. But the reality is that you only have to supplement if there is a deficiency demonstrated by an analysis and that it has a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In the normal case, a balanced diet gives us all the necessary elements that we do not produce organically. That is why having a diet rich in green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds is enough to have the adequate level of magnesium to have adequate regulation of our coagulation. On another point, if you do not follow the classic Mediterranean diet and hardly consume vegetables, you should undoubtedly opt for supplementation, but always under medical supervision. Because as with everything, Too much can cause problems also for our body. Images | Kenny Eliason Xataka | You will love muscle above all things: how protein fever has led to a cult of the “perfect” body

Data centers consume a lot of water, but it is probably less than we thought. It’s a book’s fault

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We can criticize the AI ​​boom for many reasons, but there is one that deeply affected society: the environmental impact, more specifically water consumption of each interaction with the AI, necessary to be able to cool the servers. The problem is realbut everything indicates that it has been magnified and the origin would be a miscalculation in a popular book. the book. It is ‘Empire of AI’ written by Karen Hao and which we already talked about in Xataka. After interviewing hundreds of former employees and people close to the company, the author constructs a detailed and highly critical account of OpenAI, more specifically its CEO Sam Altman. Among the criticisms of this ‘AI empire’, Hao mentions the excessive water consumption of AI, going so far as to state that a data center would consume 1,000 times more water than a city of 88,000 inhabitants. The criticism. Andy Masley tells it in his newsletter The Weird Turn Pro. According to their calculations, in reality 22% of what the city consumes or 3% of the entire municipal system. Furthermore, Masley states that the book confuses water extraction (temporary withdrawal that is returned to the network) with real consumption. The calculation error. The author herself has responded to the article de Masley citing the email he sent to the Municipal Drinking Water and Sewage Service of Chile (SMAPA), from whom he requested information on the total water consumption of Cerrillos and Maipu, the towns he used to make the consumption comparison. The problem is that Hao requested the amount in liters, but they responded without specifying the units and everything indicates that they were actually cubic meters, hence the large discrepancy. The author has consulted again with the SMAPA to clarify this information. It seems that, indeed, there is an error. Estimates. How much water AI consumes has been a recurring question in recent years. In September 2024, a study published by Washington Post He calculated that, to generate a 100-word text with ChatGPT, 519 milliliters of water were needed. The calculation was made taking into account the total annual consumption of data centers and the type of cooling used. It’s truly outrageous. What companies say. AI companies are not very transparent regarding the water and energy consumption of their data centers. The big technology companies give the total annual consumption data in their sustainability reports. We know that a large part of the consumption goes to data centers, but it is not possible to know the real consumption of each search. Google has been the only one that has published specific energy and water consumption data from its AI. According to the company, the water consumption for each Gemini consultation was 0.26 milliliters, or in other words, about five drops of water. We cannot extrapolate this data to all data centers or all companies, but it does seem that previous estimates are quite exaggerated. Water controversy. All of this doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem with water and AI. In fact, the Cerrillos data center where the alleged calculation error is It was never built because the Chilean justice system paralyzed it. due to the climatic impact it was going to have, especially in the context of drought in which the region found itself. Data centers need a lot of water, so much so that initiatives are emerging to cool them submerging them in the ocean. The other problem. Water is just one of the problems data centers face, energy demand poses an even greater challenge. In 2024, Data centers already accounted for 4% of total electricity consumption in the United States and in the surroundings of some of these beasts the electricity bill has risen 267% in recent years. Big tech is already warning: there is no power for so many chips and they are being raised since create nuclear power plants until take their data centers to space. Image | Google In Xataka | What is happening in the US is a warning for Spain: data centers driving up electricity bills in homes

AI data centers consume too much energy. Google’s ‘moonshot’ plan is to take them to space

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Training models like ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude requires more and more electricity and water, to the point that the energy consumption of AI threatens to exceed that of entire countries. Data centers have become real resource sinks. According to estimates by the International Energy Agencythe electrical expenditure of data centers could double before 2030, driven by the explosion of generative AI. Faced with this perspective, technology giants are desperately looking for alternatives. And Google believes it has found something that seems straight out of science fiction: sending its artificial intelligence chips into space. Conquering space. The company Project Suncatcher has been revealedan ambitious experiment that sounds like science fiction: placing its TPUs—the chips that power its artificial intelligence—on satellites powered by solar energy. The chosen orbit, sun-synchronous, guarantees almost constant light. In theory, these panels could work 24 hours a day and be up to eight times more efficient than the ones we have on Earth. Google plans to test its technology with two prototype satellites before 2027, in a joint mission with the Planet company. The objective will be to check if its chips and communication systems can survive the space environment and, above all, if it is feasible to perform AI calculations in orbit. The engineering behind the idea. Although it sounds like science fiction, the project has solid scientific bases. Google proposes to build constellations of small satellites—dozens or even hundreds—that orbit in compact formation at an altitude of about 650 kilometers. Each one would have chips on board Trillium TPU connected to each other by laser optical links. Such light beams would allow satellites to “talk” to each other at speeds of up to tens of terabits per second. It is an essential capability to process AI tasks in a distributed manner, as a terrestrial data center would do. The technical challenge is enormous: at these distances, the optical signal weakens quickly. To compensate, the satellites would have to fly just a few hundred meters apart. According to Google’s own studyKeeping them so close will require precise maneuvering, but calculations suggest that small orbit adjustments would be enough to keep the formation stable. In addition, engineers have already tested the radiation resistance of their chips. In an experiment with a 67 MeV proton beam, Trillium TPUs safely withstood a dose three times higher than they would receive during a five-year mission in low orbit. “They are surprisingly robust for space applications,” the company concludes in its preliminary report. The great challenge: making it profitable. Beyond the technical problems, the economic challenge is what is in focus. According to calculations cited by Guardian and Ars Technicaif the launch price falls below $200 per kilogram by the mid-2030s, an orbital data center could be economically comparable to a terrestrial one. The calculation is made in energy cost per kilowatt per year. “Our analysis shows that space data centers are not limited by physics or insurmountable economic barriers,” says the Google team. In space, solar energy is practically unlimited. A panel can perform up to eight times more than on the Earth’s surface and generate almost continuous electricity. That would eliminate the need for huge batteries or water-based cooling systems, one of the biggest environmental problems in today’s data centers. However, not everything shines in a vacuum. As The Guardian recallseach launch emits hundreds of tons of CO₂, and astronomers warn that the growing number of satellites “is like looking at the universe through a windshield full of insects.” Furthermore, flying such compact constellations increases the risk of collisions and space debris, an already worrying threat in low orbit. A race to conquer the sky. Google’s announcement comes in the midst of a fever for space data centers. It is not the only company looking up. Elon Musk recently assured that SpaceX plans to scale its Starlink satellite network—already with more than 10,000 units—to create its own data centers in orbit. “It will be enough to scale the Starlink V3 satellites, which have high-speed laser links. SpaceX is going to do it,” wrote Musk in X. For his part, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, predicted during the Italian Tech Week that we will see “giant AI training clusters” in space in the next 10 to 20 years. In his vision, these centers would be more efficient and sustainable than terrestrial ones: “We will take advantage of solar energy 24 hours a day, without clouds or night cycles.” Another unexpected actor is Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, who bought the rocket company Relativity Space precisely to move in that direction. “Data centers will require tens of additional gigawatts in a few years. Taking them off the Earth may be a necessity, not an option,” Schmidt warned in a hearing before the US Congress. And Nvidia, the AI ​​chip giant, also wants to try his luck: The startup Starcloud, backed by its Inception program, will launch the first H100 GPU into space this month to test a small orbital cluster. Their ultimate goal: a 5-gigawatt data center orbiting the Earth. The new battlefield. The Google project is still in the research phase. There are no prototypes in orbit and no guarantees that there will be any soon. But the mere fact that a company of such caliber has published orbital models, radiation calculations and optical communication tests shows that the concept has already moved from the realm of speculation to that of applied engineering. The project inherits the philosophy of others moonshots of the company —like Waymo’s self-driving cars either quantum computers—: explore impossible ideas until they stop being impossible. The future of computing may not be underground or in huge industrial warehouses, but in swarms of satellites shining in the permanent sun of space. Image | Google Xataka | While Silicon Valley seeks electricity, China subsidizes it: this is how it wants to win the AI ​​war

Millions of Spaniards consume benzodiazepines to sleep at night. They do not know that it is an poisoned candy

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On July 13, 2010, two days after Spain won the World Cup in South Africa, a Facebook user He putas the name of a group of that social network a phrase for history as a title of a group of that social network: “I am Spanish, what do you want me to win?” He talked about sports, of course. But if I had to choose a non-sports land to beat almost any other nationality, I would have (sadly) clear: The consumption of benzodiazepines. And if we talk about sleeping medications, I would bet on Lorazepam. A medication … paradoxical. Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine of intermediate action. In general terms, it works in the brain as a specific agonist of most subtypes of the Gabaa receiver. That is what makes it act as anxiolytic, sedative, muscle, anticonvulsive and amnesic. But, generalized (and even if the lormatazepan is better), it is prescribed to sleep. Why does it help to sleep? This medication facilitates Conciliation (helps to fall asleep), increases the total sleep time (in the first shots – therefore, treatments of more than four weeks are not recommended) and reduces night awakenings. It is, as it is easy to see, a resource very helpful to a problem increasingly widespread. And why is it ‘paradogical’? Because those ‘benefits’ have costs. To start, leave hangover. Being an intermediate action drug, it can leave some drowsiness or stunning after awakening. But that is little. The worst thing is that it modifies sleep architecture. In essence, the deep sleep phase and the ReM phase tend to reduce. That makes the sleep more continuous and less repairing. As The Uxoa Olaizola Pharmaceutical“Maybe you sleep, but your brain is not resting.” As if that were not enough, you can create addiction. This is better known and, in fact, it is one of the problems with the benzos. About 10% of the Spanish population has consumed them without a recipe, and 7.2% do so daily. We have a problem and it is quite serious. “75% of Spaniards wake up at least once At night, and 3 out of 10 directly affirm that they suffer from insomnia. “And, eye, the scientific evidence available tells us that we tend to think that we sleep better than we really do. Reality, surely, is much worse. And he will go more; With all its consequences. Lack of sleep is related to immunological problems, Metabolic, Cardiovascular emotional and cognitive; With disorders such as diabetes or of the obesity. Not just that sleeping little causes us to be more tired and irritablebut Raise our stress levels And it makes us Assume more risks And make more wrong. Hopefully not to mistake on this. Image | Shane | Roberto Sorin In Xataka | Science has been trying to find out what is the best time to go to sleep. And it is already close to an answer

The amount of caffeine of the drinks we consume daily, exhibited in this graphic

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The caffeine It is one of the most consumed substances in the world. HE esteem that about 80% of the world’s population consumes caffeine daily and, although Coffee is an important sourceit is also present in tea, coffee, matte grass, cocoa pods or in Kola’s nut -Coca-Cola noticel-. However, it can also be produced synthetically to add it to soft drinks, energy drinks or supplements. And in this graph prepared by Visual Capitalistwe can see how much caffeine the drinks we constantly consume. The graph. Prepared with data from EFSA (The European Food Security Authority, in Spanish) After surveying To more than 66,500 people from 22 European countries, the graph is quite self -explanatory. In some publications of this type the brand is usually obvious, but the really useful thing about this graph is that, directly, the amount of caffeine in commercial drinks is indicated as Monster, Red Bull either Prime (A brand created by The controversial Logan Paul). It is also useful that both the milligrams of caffeine of drinks and the amount of liquid we consume are offered, since we can calculate more effectively “how many Red Bull I can take to have a safe dose.” A Monster It is what has the most caffeine, but also because the sample is half a liter. Prime, with less quantity (330 ml), is close to the caffeine of a monster with its 140 mg. And it is curious that the drink that gives us wings has on a boat the same amount as a double espresso: 80 mg. Not only caffeine. What happens with energy drinks is that, like EFSA itself detailsthe stimulant they contain is not limited to caffeine. Apart from that compound, they have other ingredients such as bullfighting or D-Gucorone-y-lactona. Bullfighting is an amino acid that participates in the control of cell calcium and cardiac function, associated with the improvement of sports resistance by allowing high efforts for longer, reducing fatigue. The D-Glucurono-Y-Lactona is a metabolite of the glucuronic that helps in the synthesis of vitamin C, and both are safe for their rapid metabolization, although they can have secondary effects such as some digestive discomfort in high consumption. And if caffeine, bullfighting and D-Glucurono-γ-lactone were little, something more harmful must be added to the cocktail: huge amounts of sugar in these energy drinks. Consumption by age. EFSA has created a table that indicates how many mg of caffeine we consume daily depending on our age: age range Daily consumption From 75 years 22-417 mg Between 65 and 75 years 23-362 mg between 18 and 65 years 37-319 mg between 10 and 18 years 0.4-1.4 mg/kg between 3 and 10 years 0.2-2.0 mg/kg between 12 and 36 months 0-2.1 mg/kg Among adults, the coffee It is the most important source of caffeine, representing between 40% and 94% of total daily intake. In Ireland and the United Kingdom, the thing changes, and that main source is tea, representing between 59% and 57% of the intake, respectively. Among teenagers, the main source of caffeine is chocolate (both in bar and cocoa drinks), followed by coffee, tail drinks and tea. And from 10 years down, coffee disappears and chocolate continues to reign, followed by tea and tail drinks. Safe consumption, but with asterisks. One of the issues that continues to worry who seeks to take care is how much caffeine is a lot of caffeine. The 400 mg a day have been taken as the universal measure to say that it is the “safe” amount, but it is something that depends on several factors. For example, unique doses of caffeine of up to 200 mg do not present security problems for the healthy adult population. But if you are a woman and you are pregnant, that safe figure goes down to 200 mg per day, distributed throughout the day. In addition, if unique doses of 100 mg are consumed before going to sleep, the sleep quality pattern can be altered, but it is something that does not happen in all adults. But of course, everything depends on a key term: healthy population, since there are studies that relate caffeine to negative effects on chronic sleep restriction phases and, although it is used as a stimulant in sports, Its effects will be more or less beneficial depending on the sport we practice or the decisions we should make. In Xataka | In 1985 Coca-Cola changed her formula when Pepsi was about to defeat her. It went wrong

mice that do not fattens although they consume a fat diet

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What makes us fat? The question is simple, but the answer is not. We could simply say that it is a mathematical issue, calories that enter through calories that burn, but it would be to simplify the matter too much, forgetting that each body metabolizes food differently and that different foods and combinations of food can lead to slightly different results. A simple protein. The deficiency of a simple protein, CD44, Avoid in an experiment that a group of mice will gain weight even being subjected to a high diet in fat. The team responsible for the experiment tried to inquire into the role that this protein plays in metabolic health and obesity, a role, according to the results, of great importance. “We had previously pointed out that the deficiency of CD44 suppressed neuroinflamation. Give Metabolic, ”he explained In a press release Cheng Sun, co -author of the study. CD44. But what exactly is this protein and what do we know about its function in the body? CD44 is one Transmembrane proteina protein located in the cell membrane that crosses this layer that covers the cell. As explained by the team itself, this protein “plays an essential role in transcending extracellular stimuli within intracellular signal waterfalls”, thus contributes to metabolic regulation. This protein is also of special importance for cancer cells. Closing the step. The team genetically modified a group of mice to force the lack of this protein. In doing so, they observed that, even when they were provided with a high fat diet, the modified mice did not fat while the control population (not modified mice) did gain weight until developing obesity. The team responsible for the study He also points out The possible mechanism behind this relationship between lack of protein and thinness. They explain that this relationship can be attributed to the suppression of the so -called adipogenesis in the white adipose tissue. That is, the creation of the cells responsible for storing precisely where we accumulate more is avoided. The details of the study were published In an article In the magazine The American Journal of Pathology. A new route. The team compares this path for weight loss with the one used by drugs such as Ozempicthe so-called LPG-1 (since its competence active emulates the effects of the peptide similar to type-1 glucagon). Very different routes in each case. As detailed by the team itself, the agonists of the GLP-1 receptors regulate the appetite and the metabolism of the glucose; Inhibition of the CD44 protein, meanwhile, acts preventing the formation of fat cells. This difference, they emphasize, implies that protein inhibitors could be used as accessories to treatments such as Ozempic when weight loss is sought. In Xataka | The Greek yogurt has conquered the supermarket yogurts. All thanks to the magic word: protein Image | EMW / I Yunmai

They will change how we consume energy at home

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The gas counters we have at home are about to retire. Appliances that until now needed a technician’s visit to write down consumption – and that in most cases they have already overcome their useful life – will be replaced by intelligent others. The Government has set date: between 2028 and 2032, eight million homes must adapt to this transformation. The measure promises more transparency and control, but also an inevitable increase in the invoice. Let’s go in parts. Because talking about More increases in the invoice It is a headache. The draft of the Order of the Ministry for Ecological Transition Mark a demanding calendar: In 2028 it will have to have been renewed 20% of the devices, in 2030 half and in 2032, eight out of ten. Only 2% can be fought, and with justification. And it is not a thing of a few: the measure will affect almost all homes, anyone who consumes less than 50,000 kWh per year. How will it affect your pocket? The change will not be free. Today a home pays about 58 cents per month for the rent of its gas counter; With the new intelligent the figure will go to 1.10 euros, According to the CNMC. In practice they are between 46 and 52 more cents every month, about six euros a year, According to the ministry draft. It is not the first time that happens. In 2017 the rental already dropped from 1.25 to 0.58 euros, and now rises again. The Government defends that the additional cost is lower than continuing to install analog counters and that, in the medium term, it will be compensated with savings: up to 800 million in 25 years, 586 million retail consumption of gas and 229 million for less CO₂ emissions. A new way of consuming energy at home. Beyond the invoice, the new devices will transform the relationship of homes with energy. The new intelligent counters will allow remote and real -time reading, which will avoid visiting technicians and there will be no more invoices based on estimated consumption. Everything will be digitized, so each consumer can consult their consumption through a website or application, as already happens with electricity. In addition, you will have immediate information will facilitate reducing consumption and better plan the use of energy. Finally, and more importantly, teams will include manipulations and automatic notices detection functions. In the words of Joan Batalla, president of Sedigas, cited by Forbesit is “a decisive step towards the digitalization of the gas system, with direct benefits for consumers in terms of control of their consumption, safety, energy efficiency and service quality.” The pulse between Sedigas and the Government. The employer of the sector, thirsty, He has presented allegations to the ministerial draft. Although he supports the measure, he has put several challenges on the table. First, the cost since they estimate that the substitution will involve 200 million euros that are currently not recognized in the regulatory framework. Second, they ask that the monthly rate not only apply to homes, but to the entire Park of Digital Accountants, also in large consumption. They have also contemplated that a more flexible calendar is necessary, with reviews every three years to adjust to the availability of equipment and the reality of the deployment. Finally, they have requested more forceful measures against equipment manipulation, with deterrent mechanisms and advanced detection systems. The Ministry, however, defends its calendar and has suggested the possibility of sanctions, since the draft mentions “Potential penalties” for users who do not allow the replacement of their accountant. The new star of the house. The accountant who has gone unnoticed in a corner of the kitchen or the portal is about to become a key piece of the energy transition. For homes, it will mean paying a few euros more a year, but also having much more precise control over its consumption. For distributors, a logistics and economic challenge of 200 million. And for the country, the opportunity to modernize the gasist system and move towards a more efficient and sustainable model. As Forbes has summarized“With a balanced regulatory framework, Spain can be placed at the European avant -garde in digitalization of energy consumption.” The challenge will be, now, to distribute who pays that invoice. Image | Unspash Xataka | Emptied Spain has been filled with solar mills and panels, but waste energy for a simple reason: there are no cables

"I never say that I have lost weight thanks to Ozempic": The ‘Ozempicazozo’ taboo, the people who hide that they consume it

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There is a certain pattern around the social perception of thinness: we glorify it, yes, but we stigmatize the shortcuts to achieve it. AND That little contradiction has become very visible with the rise of Ozempic. Who thinns with effort receives admiration; Who does it with medication receives contempt. “Ozempicazo“It is the derogatory term that is being used in networks to indicate to those who are suspected that they have lost weight by resorting to this drug. Figures such as Ibai Llanos in Spain either Mike Pompeo in the United States They have been suspicious objects after their bodily transformation. A few weeks ago we published a report in which those who turned to Ozempic to lose weight They told us their long -term experience. Today we rescue some of their voices and add new ones to talk about this phenomenon. How complicated it can be to admit the use of Ozempic. Ismael, 35 -year -old Alicante, explains that “people see very well that you are thinner, they congratulate and comply with you, but when you tell them how you have achieved it, the perception changes.” In his case, he went from touching 100 kilos at 81 kilos, something he considers more acceptable for his stature. In Xataka Ozempic will soon become a thing of the past: this is what we know about the new generation of drugs for weight loss “It is a double moral, I have friends who put protein powder, creatine and several more things to be strong, with them there is never a problem. If I turn to a drug to lose overweight, then they do tell me that I have not struggled, that it is a shortcut,” he explains. “It seems that losing weight must imply suffering to be legitimate. So I stopped giving explanations about my weight loss, I don’t comment on, I thank and change the subject. “ Ismael’s point is that no one questions the use of pain or antidepressants for mental health, but to lose weight, pharmacology is considered a trap. Clara, which fell from 87 to 69 kilos, synthesizes it: “I have tried or remember how many diets without results, or with results but rebound effect, and when I find something effective, it seems that it is not acceptable because I have not been enough hungry.” Cristina, a 46 -year -old Valencian, has lost more than 16 kilos with Rybelsus (pills) first and Mounjaro (Injectable and Ozempic competitor) later. “I never say that I have lost weight with Ozempic, nor that it is with a puncture or with pills. I have turned it around,” he confesses. When asked for his weight loss, he turns half truths: “I tell that I did an analytical and saw that I had a little high thyroid and insulin resistance, so they gave me a treatment and that has derived in a certain weight loss.” In Xataka If the alcohol industry no longer had enough problems, it has now encountered one more: Ozempic “It’s like I feel bad to put it,” he explains about his reluctance to reveal the real method. “It is as forbidden, as is frowned upon.” This stigma is so entrenched that even when someone asked him directly if he used Ozempic, he denied it: “I got out of my heart to tell him no“. This contradiction generates frustration:” Now that I think about it, it gives me anger. Why do I hide? If my money I spend it on what I want. “ The Dr. Alicia Taboadasubspecialized family doctor in cardiovascular risk and endocrinological diseases, offers A nuanced vision of the phenomenon: “First of all, I would like to remember that obesity is a chronic disease and in the same way that we treat other diseases with drugs, it is normal to use a medication that has shown to lower weight and reduce cardiovascular risk, joint problems and even mental problems.” According to Dr. Taboada, the stigma has its nuances: “As for the people who hide Ozempic, They are normally patients who have a discreet overweight or who want to lose a few kilos. A patient with morbid obesity has no shame in saying that Ozempic is being punctured. “ There are legitimate criticisms, mainly The shortage that has affected diabetic patients. “The fact that it was so criticized has also been because until now we only had Ozempic, a drug in principle only for diabetics,” explains Dr. Taboada. “The one that many people were using it made the diabetics run out of the drug. But today this would not have to be because there is because it exists Wegovywhich is the same molecule but specific for weight control. “ Criticism increases to public figures that do not transparent its methods. Influencers that attribute physical transformations exclusively to diet and exercise, omitting possible pharmacological aids, They generate unreal expectations in vulnerable audiences. It is complicated. {“Videid”: “X7ZO910”, “Autoplay”: False, “Title”: “Added sugars: how to avoid them and improve the diet?”, “Tag”: “sugar”, “Duration”: “220”} “We have met people who do not want to prick, who want to make a normal diet,” says Dr. Taboada. “And really if they do well, if they make food changes, they get weight off too. You never have to force anyone. To clicking you will be easier because you are not going to go hungry, it is true, but if you have a lot of willpower, you can make a diet without the need for any drug.” The rebound effect adds another layer to the stigma. Pilar recovered 30 kilos after suspending the treatment, reinforcing the narrative that the method was not “authentic” or “sustainable.” On this, the doctor is clear: “It is said that they are drugs that should be taken for life, but unfortunately their price makes not everyone to do it, which is the vast majority. The most important thing is to establish changes in the lifestyle, because if we leave that drug, the patient will bounce.” Outstanding image | HAVEREDAS in … Read more

The triumph of the daytime raves where the raveros consume coffee instead of alcohol

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We carry consuming alcohol Since the beginning of civilization. Beer is an example, helping to endure empires, but there is something that is changing: being abstemious is fashionable. At least, that indicates the trendsand it is something that young people seem to have less present on a day -to -day basis. Coffee consumption … that does not decline, even When prices go up. In fact, coffee is gaining ground to alcoholic beverages where it seemed impossible: in raves. Because it seems that there are those who think that electronic music combines with coffee better than milk. Coffee alcohol. If you follow coffee content on social networks, you are likely to crossed Videos of somewhat peculiar electronic parties: videos of rooms during daytime schedule full of young people who dance to the sound of electronic music, but instead of with a cubata in the hand, with an espresso or a capuchin. There is many, manybut what many videos (and could continue putting Links) that these show coffee raves In cities around the world, with the girl giving everything and socializing in cafes converted into discos. At least for a while. World. And there is not much more than you can see in networks: they are coffee shops (usually specialty) that take DJs to do their own while the public jumps, shouts, sings and drinks coffee. The lighting is totally different from what we associate with a night rave and the schedule is in the morning or in the afternoon, that at the taste of each establishment. In Spain, for example, Madrid coffee shops such as Santanera Coffee They already organize these events. See coffee In Barcelona it is also being seduced by the idea and is not something exclusive to Europe: coffee shops Buenos Aires and of Mexico City They also offer this unique experience. Ultimate Barista Fights. Ok, if you like coffee, surely you will now be looking on the Instagram of your favorite cafeteria to see if they plan to do something similar, but something important to know is that it is rare that something comes out of nowhere. Yes, it seems that that of the Coffee Raves is becoming a trend, but if we go back to the London in the late 2000s, we find something … similar. In some London clubs there was what was known as the ‘Ultimate Barista Fights’, a scenario that, in the purest battle style of Gallos or ‘The Club of the fight’ gathered enthusiastic baristas who competed to make the best coffees. They demonstrated their skills in Latte Art or even faced creative challenges, everything to the rhythm of music, in the purest underground style, with friendly provocations and with rules that could change to the flight. Coffee fight. In these competitions it was encouraged that the contestant baristas were challenged, but all in a friendly environment with a clear objective: create a community around coffee. It was a coffee celebration and it could be, perfectly, one of the germs of those ‘coffee parties’ that we see right now. Morning Gloryville. The other ingredient of the coffee raves may also have left London, specifically from the London culture of the early 2010s. While the raves are associated with what we have already commented (electronic music, night, drugs or alcohol), in 2013 Samantha Moyo and Nico Themmes gave life to the Morning Gloryville. It was the opposite: electronic music was maintained with live DJs, but they were daytime parties and were drugs free of drugs and alcohol. Not only was it aim of starting the day well, but they were spaces in which families had their hole and activities such as yoga, massages, healthy smoothies and … coffee were done. It expanded to other countries, reaching cities such as New York, Barcelona, ​​Paris or Tokyo and the main interest was to create an event to have a good healthy way possible. In my opinion, Morning Gloryville and what were the Ultimate Barista Fights are the ancestors of what we now see in coffee raves. It only remains to wait to see if it stays in a nice passenger fashion, in a trend or in something that the big ones Franchises will seek to capitalize. Images | Matthew T Rader In Xataka | It looks like toothpaste, but it is coffee in tube: the Swiss invention that wants to revolutionize how you consume caffeine

Marathons are so extreme that our brain makes drastic decisions, as how to consume itself

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Running a marathon implies a considerable effort that can lead to our body to its limits. Of course, our brain is no exception in this regard. Effects on neurons. A new study has shown how marathons affect the structure of neurons. Specifically, the study responsible for the study found that this type of career Reduces myelina layer layer that covers these brain cells. This substance It is composed of proteins and fatty substances. Myelin Surround the axons, elongated parts of a neuron that connect it with other neurons and through which nerve impulses are transmitted. That is why its deterioration can make nerve impulses slow down, something we see in people with multiple sclerosis. High consumption. The energy consumption of the brain is very high if we take as reference its mass, Explain the responsible team From the new study: this organ consumes 20% of the energy of our body despite representing approximately 2% of its weight. The team wanted to find out what happened with an organ as avid to consume energy in extreme situations as a marathon. In reserve. And it is that these types of contexts force our body to take drastic measures for subsistence. Prolonged exercise, for example, can make our body exhaust its carbohydrate reserves, the primary source of body energy. The following energy reserve is in the fat we store. Already in extreme cases, our body can dissolve muscle proteins to obtain this energy, explains the equipment. As the team observed, this translates into the consumption of myelin that covers neurons. This reduction occurred in an important part of the gray and white matter of the brain and that, although some regions were more affected than others, the impact did spread similarly in the two cerebral hemispheres. “The results of our study indicate that nerve cells in conditions of hypoglycemia (little glucose) use alternative energy sources, such as myelin, a fat structure that surrounds the axons or nerve fibers that communicate the neurons and facilitates the ultra rapid propagation of the electrical signals,” Explain in a press release Carlos Matute, co -author of the study. Magnetic resonances. To carry out the study, the team made various resonances Magnetic to a dozen of marathon runners. They repeated these resonances on several occasions: the day before and the day after the race, two weeks and two months later. The details of the study have been published recently In an article In the magazine Nature Metabolism. A reversible change. The good news is that this change is reversible. The study itself showed how at two months, the myelin of the runners’ neurons recovered their usual levels. Uncertain impact. The study found a deterioration of myelin but for now we do not know how or to what degree this deterioration translated into effects on the cognitive functions of the brain. We know that the absence of myelin is linked to severe neurological disorders such as sclerosis. In Xataka | More and more people participate in popular marathons. Science knows that going as optimistic has its risks Image | Mārtiņš Zemlickis / Imgmidi

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