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Thousands of people have been drinking apple vinegar for years before eating to lose weight. The fault has an erroneous study

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A couple of months ago, the last viral trend of social networks was taken on an empty stomach in the morning recently raised: the “morning sucks.” There were all kinds: apple vinegar, of grass Or even A tablespoon coconut oil. Everyone promises the same: flat bellies, express detox and accelerated metabolism. Under the appearance of natural remedy, the illusion of a quick solution was really sold. In particular, apple vinegar stands out as the biggest protagonist, since a study endorsed it, but it was a misinterpretation. The origin of the myth. We have always heard that phrase of “speaking people understand”, although quite simplistic it is that misunderstandings are the order of the day and in science they are usually given. To get to the origin of that study, the tracking takes you to a study published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. This research became popular to ensure that apple vinegar helped lose weight. However, According to Sciencedailythat study has been retracted after detecting inconsistencies in data and serious errors in statistical analysis. In science, a retraction is an exceptional mechanism: it means recognizing that the results are not reliable and, therefore, that the study should no longer be cited as evidence. It is a guarantee of self -correction, but it is late when the finding has already traveled media and viral videos. The viralization of myth. The networks did the rest. Under hashtags like #guthealth or #morningritual, vinegar It settled In morning routines with other “shots” that promise express benefits: ginger, turmeric, teas detox. As we detail in Xatakathis phenomenon is understood in the framework of the culture of immediacy: we live at a time when rapid and visible results are sought. A morning drink fits perfectly with that promise of instant change. The problem is that neither vinegar nor any of these mixtures fulfill what they promise. And in some cases They can have adverse effects: Excessive consumption of fasting vinegar can irritate the stomach and esophagus, damage tooth enamel and cause digestive discomfort. More studies. Beyond the retracting study, there are research that has analyzed the effect of vinegar on metabolic health, although scientific evidence remains low. A systematic review, Posted in Pubmed Central in 2021evaluated clinical trials on this product. According to this work, vinegar can have modest effects on the reduction of blood glucose and total cholesterol. But the same review warns: there is no solid evidence that it causes clinically relevant weight losses. In other words: vinegar is not a burning, much less a magical solution to lose weight. The mirage of detox. The rise of these “morning shots” also relies on the language of the detox. However, experts Remember that Detoxification does not work like this: the body already has organs such as the liver and the kidneys that fulfill that function continuously. Chupitos do not “clean” the organism, but they do perpetuate the idea that there are miraculous shortcuts to compensate for excesses. An even greater paradigm. The history of apple vinegar is, in the background, a lesson on how health myths are built in the digital age. A study with methodological errors, amplified on social networks, became a global ritual. And although today we know that there was no evidence behind, the practice was already installed in millions of morning routines. The lesson is clear: easy solutions are rarely, and health is not built with shortcuts. Image | Freepik and Pexels Xataka | There are people taking a “sucking” apple vinegar in the morning. Science has an opinion about it

Openai not only dominates in ia. Now the App Store in the United States with Sora and Chatgpt is also “eating”

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Getting to the podium of the most popular free applications of the App Store is the dream of any developer. It is not just about adding downloads: it means achieving a massive user base and enviable visibility. For many, the reasoning is automatic: “If this app has come here, something must have.” In that scenario, Openai is marking a milestone. The company of Sam Altman barely has two applications and both They occupy the highest positions of the ranking in the United States. It is a direct reflection of the interest that arouses among users and the influence that the firm has acquired in a matter of months. A surprise launch. On Tuesday, after announcing with just a couple of hours in advance, an event, Openai presented a new version of its video generator. But the real surprise came later: An application with a spirit of Tiktoklaunched at the moment in the United States and Canada under invitation. A brilliant rise. Although its access was limited, the app began to add downloads quickly. In just one day it reached 56,000 facilities, According to Appfiguresand this Friday had already become the most unloaded application in the country. An immediate irruption reminiscent of the viral phenomena of other times. The success of Sora by OpenAi It soon reflected in Apple’s official data. The app has reached the first place of the section “Top Charts”surpassing a GeminiGoogle’s chatbot, already Chatgptthe other application of Openai itself. Besides, it also dominates The photo and video category. Much more than download. Being up in the App Store does not depend only on the volume of facilities. Specialists in the field They point out that Apple uses an algorithm that, in addition to downloads, values ​​the retention of users, reviews, the stability of the app and other decisive factors. The details of the algorithm, however, are unknown. The viral factor. Sora’s proposal has met expectations: becoming a viral content factory. Its dynamics encourages users to star in their own memes and share them in a social environment That, in turn, multiplies its reach. The result is an addictive experience that is gaining ground at high speed. OpenAI in front of the usual giants. Today, the place that once occupied WhatsApp, Facebook or Messenger is claimed by OpenAi applications. In the United States general list, the first finish applies appears in the fourth position with Threadsand it is not until the 13th place that we find WhatsApp. What we are seeing is an OpenAi settlement in the digital life of millions of people. The company not only marks the step in artificial intelligence: it is also conquering one of the most influential platforms in the world, the App Store. Images | Screen capture In Xataka | Openai is demonstrating to be able to overcome the goal in virality. His mission was not supposed to be that

In Spain, eating chocolate is becoming a luxury. And that has begun to take its toll on your consumption

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Despite price swings And that the tablets no longer take the deficated rhythm of A few months agothe chocolate market continues to cross turbulence. The latest IPC data show that eating chocolate today comes out 19% more expensive that a year ago, which threatens to convert the chocolates and chocolates into (almost) a luxury. Consumption is not falling to the same extent in which prices rise, but the industry begins to understand a reality: demand, even the very very chocolate, It is not immune to inflation. The big question is now … Will prices continue to upload? A percentage: -13%. They do not run good times for cocoa and chocolate lovers. It is something that We have been saying. Your crisis responds to A mixture of factors that transcend Spain, but still the data that are coming from the national market help to better understand its evolution and perspectives. One of the last clues is the INE in your price index August. It shows that both chocolate and cocoa powder continue to make more expensive. The first is today 13.1% more expensive than in January and 18.8% more than a year ago. In the case of the second, the product that is marketed in dust, the percentages are respectively at 10 and 11.8%. They are not as strong increases as those of a few months ago, when the interannual chocolate climb touched 25%but still far exceed General Food CPIwhich barely grew 1.8%. Consumption, in retreat. The price is not the only clue we have to understand the chocolate situation in Spain. Moreover, there is another equally important (or even more) indicator that is directly related to the evolution of costs: demand. And this is also far from moving in positive values. As the price of chocolates, tablets, nougat and other cocoa products rose, its demand was contracted. And what, how has you denounced Facua, at least part of the sector attempted to compensate for raw materials through a strategy of “Redouflation”which basically consists in reducing the size of the product without touching its price. At the end of 2024, for example, the organization detected that practice in Christmas sweets. And how does demand evolve? If we talk about chocolates, cocoa and their derivatives, the data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food draw a negative curve. Your study ‘Food consumption in Spain’prepared with data from 2024, shows that last year we buy less than the previous one. The fall was 4.4%, although in the specific case of per capita consumption the setback was higher, 5.6%staying at about 3.03 kilos per individual and year. “In the long term, the purchase of these products by Spanish households decreases, because 4.7% less chocolates/cacaos are bought than with respect to 2008,” Precian From map, which clarify in any case that this setback does not affect the entire sector equally. In fact, it is concentrated in derivatives, which retreat 10%. Chocolates grew 6.2%. Four of the 2024 food report published by the Government. Are there more updated data? Yes. And although the figures change the sign, negative. Updated data The Ministry on Food Consumption shows that in the mobile year at the end of the first quarter (March 24-March 25) the demand for chocolates and cocoa in Spain had reduced 6.1%, leaving per capita intake by 2.96 kg. A year earlier that indicator was greater: 3.19 kg. Now, that fall leaves a positive reading for the industry: chocolate is enduring the price increase well. Or at least he is not suffering as much as he could. It is reflected by another report published in July by Nielseniq, which esteem That the demand for sweets in general has contracted 2.6%, that of chocolate 3.2%and that of cocoa 1.7%. It may seem a lot, but it shows an amazing resistance of the product if one takes into account that in a few years it reached take up 30%. Less consumption, more expense. The Data from the Ministry of Food They show a curious trend in the chocolate sector, one that is probably explained by that decoupling between the rhythm to which prices rise and to which demand lowers. In 2024 we might have bought less chocolate, cocoa and derived products, but if we talk about the money moved in the market the data is superior. “In terms of value, the category closes with an increase of 6.4%, which means a gain of 86.5 million euros for the industry,” Confirm the mapwhich has also found the increase in ounces throughout the year 2024. “The average price of these products is € 10.11/kilo, a figure that is 11.3% greater than last year, an increase of € 1.02/kilo.” Year (Tam March) Consumption (kg/per capita) of chocolates/cacaos/dirt 2O25 2.96 2024 3.19 2023 3.21 2022 3.54 2021 4.03 2020 3.57 2019 3.57 Millions of millions (which). The Photo of the year included between the months of March 2024 and 2025 is similar. The millions of kilos of chocolate that moved in the industry fall, but the millions of euros of billing rise. To be precise, the first indicator retreated 6.1%. The second grew by 7.1%. In fact it is one of the greatest increases between the categories identified by Map in its latest report. Only the prepared dishes (10.8%), olive oil (11.8%), frozen potatoes (11.9%), some fresh fruits (8%) and part of the wine industry, although with lower billing levels, are exceeded. How does the industry respond? Recently, coinciding with the World Chocolate DayEfe published a balance that shows that (despite everything) the chocolate industry is maintaining its sales and enduring the guy. It does so in thanks to exports. According to the data it manages, in 2024 consumption grew by 7.5% in value while its volume was reduced by 3.9%. I wish They stand out That data and remember that in 2023 the difference between spending and volume was more pronounced. “There is an effort, since profitability is reduced by the cost of raw material.” For the Spanish industry … Read more

Threads is eating the toast to X. He is doing it without making noise and with some data that already starts to weigh

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Not all the mountain is oregano and not all text -based social networks are X. After the Elon Musk arrival at xthen Twitter, there were few users who fled from the bird’s social network in search of more green pastures. It was then that Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, opened the doors of his: Threads. Two years They have passed Since then and the platform has grown to become a powerful X rival, one that already begins to stand up. The data. As confirmed yesterday Zuckerberg and Adam Mosseri (Instagram CEO) In its official profiles, Threads has managed to reach 400 million monthly active users. It is a significant figure, especially considering that they closed 2024 with Something more than 275 million users that in April the amount amounted to 350 million. 23 Twitter tricks – This social network is completely dominated! Monthly active users (MAU) are a key indicator to quantify the performance, state and health of, in this case, a social network. This metric measures the number of unique users who have visited the platform at least once during the past month. That the Mau grow is a good sign. And what about X? The only information related to X we have in some of the latest statements by Linda Yaccarino, which until a few weeks ago was the CEO of X. According to YaccarinoAs of April 2025 x, it had 600 million monthly active users. The growth was, however, softer. In September 2024 X it had 570 million Mau that, in January, became 586 million. That is, in general terms X it has more monthly active users than Threads, but the growth of Threads is much higher. On the other hand, it is also evident that Threads has more growth capacity than X, a social network that Elon Musk apart, already showed signs of having touched the roof when it was Twitter. Anyway, they are data that must be taken with tweezers because in both cases the source are the ceos of the platforms and, therefore, interested parties. A matter of use. However, there are more third -party data that support the growth of Threads. According to SimilarWebThreads and X have a very similar amount of daily active users (Dau) in their mobile apps: as of June 2025, the X and Android apps had 132 million Dau (15.2% less than the previous year), while Threads added 115.1 million (127.8% more than the previous year). The photo is very different if we look at the use of the websites, with X adding 145.8 million daily visits and Threads only 6.9 million. On the other hand, and according to Apptopia data Shared by Sheel MohnotThreads wins X in another key metric: the engagement. Threads users enter the app 6.6 times a day and each session lasts 190 seconds, while those of X enter 7.3 times and 150 seconds pass. This, in other words, means that Threads users spend 21 minutes daily using the app, while X spends 18 minutes. Threads has fewer users, but those who have them retains them for longer. Threads has a large user tractor: integration with Instagram THE ALMENDRUCO trick. It is no secret that goal has made Threads grow based on integrating it with one of the great titans of the industry of the industry of the doom scrolling: Instagram. IG users see some THREADS posts in their feeds, they can interconnect both profiles and even receive Instagram Push notifications with Threads content. Goal has its weapons and is using them quite intelligence. And Bluesky? Another of the most popular alternatives is Bluesky. After growing greatly at the end of last yearthe platform currently adds 38.2 million registered users, although its real activity is much lower than that of X and Threads users. According to the data of your own API, you have between 600,000 and 700,000 users publishing content and around 1.2 million interacting with the posts. At the moment, it still does not shade the proposals of Meta and X. Cover image | Xataka In Xataka | Bluesky and Fediverso want to stand up to the goal. These are the alternatives to Instagram that are already on the table

Chinese manufacturers are eating historical brands

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Samsung carries 19 years being the manufacturer more televisions sell worldwide. In 2006 he snatched the leadership from LG, which years before had done the same with Sony. Since then, South Korea has sent in this market happening to what Japan was at the time. The situation is close to changing. What’s happening. The television market is moving like never before. In 2022, TCL surpassed LG as the second largest manufacturer in the world. Hisense managed to tie in market share and The following year he surpassed him. But LG is not the only South Korean who is feeling the power of Chinese manufacturers. According to Counterpoint data, Samsung had a 17% market share on televisions three years ago. Fell to 16% in 2023, and remained in those numbers in 2024. But. Tcl and Hisense are giving where it hurts the most. Samsung has managed to stay first, but the data is very clear about the path that the market is following. Samsung is falling 3.3% in distributed units In the first half of the year, while TCL and Hisense grow 6.3 and 2.6%. Both were about 10% three years ago, already at the end of 2024 they were already 14% and 12% share. And the problem for Samsung, despite being maintained, is that these manufacturers are taking away a lot of share on premium televisions, which are far away from the most profitable. Of 41% in this area at the end of 2023, Samsung fell to 29% at the end of 2023, while TCL and Hins fattened to forced marcheseven the first to overcome LG. They grow double digit in distributed units, but somewhat less in income, which indicates that they are flooding the market with cheaper televisions than competition. Samsung led in Minilad, last. The key, According to analyst Bob O’Brien From Counterpoint, it has to do with the choice: “Consumers have to choose between a smaller OLED TV or a larger minied television.” “An increasing number of consumers choose Minilad,” he says. According to Counterpoint, Samsung led in Minilad with his neo QLED from 2021 to 2024, until that year was surpassed by TCL and later by Hisense and Xiaomi. In 2025, Samsung is fourth in distributed units and third in income. They are not good news, but there are in regard to competitive technology. Samsung has put all the meat on the grill with its QD-OED, and is going very well. Samsung is beginning to dominate the juicy OLED market. The jewel of the crown in quality in the television market is the OLED and QD-OED panels. Until recently, LG was the absolute dominator on the market, marketing its best Woled matrices to rival companies such as Panasonic, Philips or Sony. However, in 2022, Samsung broke into the market with the innovation brought by nanoparticles to the market of self -subject panels. With the QD-Oled Samsung panels, it brought something even more important than its good extra shine, resistance and color volume. He brought competition. That caused Sony to choose him in front of LG as manufacturer of the panel of his best televisions, but he has also turned the televisions market: Samsung already sells more OLED teles than LG in the United Statesand already sells more oled teles than neo qledwhich is as they call his miniled. But there are more problems from China. The joy for the dominance of the OLED panels can last little. And it is that the Chinese company BOE, which is one of the largest OLED panel manufacturers on the planet, and that already supplies brands to brands like Apple, also It will enter the market for televisions components. Specifically, the DSCC consultant states that they are close to producing panels between 55 and 95 inches thanks to an investment of 9,000 million dollars in a new plant in Chengdú. The challenge is capital, but Samsung has been the first to demonstrate that the leader can be unbridled, as he did in 2006 with the sales of televisions in general, and in 2025 with the sale of OLED televisions in some regions, after having been outside the self -affair market for many years. The largest panel market, in the hands of TCL. After more than 30 years, Samsung He stopped manufacturing LCD panels in 2022 And he sold all his patents to CSOT, the panel manufacturing TCL subsidiary. The LG road has been the same: in 2024 they announced the sale of their division of LCD to CSOT, and This year they finished it. Although the OLED market is shooting in countries like China, standard LCD They continue to assume more than 88.45% of the market. A market that has remained TCL and BOE. And that in its most profitable part it will give them joys, because the estimates suggest that this year, the Minilad will exceed sales to the OLED of Samsung and LG. And despite LG and Samsung market, they do it with panels from Chinese manufacturers for the sale of their factories. The unexpected help from the United States. South Korea government is supporting Samsung and LG with subsidiesand the news that arrives from the United States favors them: there are American congressmen asking to include Boe in the “blacklist”. If the request thrives, lose the sale of panels to Apple and the possibility of entering the huge American television market can leave the company very touched. Outstanding | Samsung, Arthur Wang in Unspash In Xataka | If the question is how long the teles of our room will grow, the market speaks very clearly: until they do not

Liver King, the influencer that recommends eating raw livers (and other similar foods) has been arrested in Texas

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In social networks he became famous as Liver Kingthe “King of the Liver”, but his real name is Brian Johnson. The last months have been hard for this influencer American known for promoting an extreme diet in which, as it is to be assumed, the liver has an important role. Crude, yes. Boom and fall. This week Brian Johnson It was arrested For “terrorist threats” against another Internet star, Podcast announcer Joe Rogan. The arrest marks the lowest point in the boom and fall cycle of this popular and controversial Internet figure, who, who, who, who, who, who, who, who, who, who, who According to the local presshas already been released on bail. Johnson reached his dimension of fame for promoting a radical diet in which the key piece is in casque and other unconventional meats (testicles, brain, penises, bone marrow and, of course, liver), usually in raw. This diet was one of the pillars of a “ancestral” way of life that also included other aspects such as physical training or hunting. Before reaching fame as Liver KingJohnson launched his own business dedicated to dietary supplements. This peculiar way of life won millions of followers: today, Liver King It has about 6.1 million followers in Tiktokabout 3 million in Instagramand more than 1.2 million in YouTube. Just a few months ago it was released in Netflix a Documentary about your figure. Raw liver and muscles. Johnson’s career has been dotted with controversies. One of them when in 2022 had to apologize Upon revealing that part of the physicist who presumes is due to steroid consumption. But among all the controversies that this influencer And entrepreneur, his dietary recommendations are the great constant. Johnson’s advice (and those of many others Influencers dedicated to this business) They have been criticized from various sectors including, of course Nutrition and health experts. According to Jonathan Jarry explains In the McGill University blog, the idea behind the unique diet promulgated by Johnson is the pseudoscientist concept that consuming something will grant us an advantage developing that something: eating liver will improve the health of our liver, eating brain will make us smarter, etc. We can imagine what for this rule of three should be consumed to improve virility. “What is eaten is raised,” said through the popular proverb. Not so healthy. Not only is it not true that raw meat will not give us any advantage at the nutritional level, it also puts us at risk. Different studies have indicated that There are risks derived from this type of consumption. For example A study Posted in 2008 in the magazine of The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical MedicineIt observed an increase in the risk of developing toxocariasis. This consumption It has been linked even at the risk of contracting the so-called crime-gauged fever. The hidden truth. As usual, among the tips of doubtful utility of Gurus as Liver King There may be a really redoubt. Exercise regularly or avoid excessive use of digital devices can be perfectly valid advice. Throughout his career, the influencerHe has “moderating” his diet and it is usual to see him consume more “conventional” meats also cooked and even products of the garden. “There is a real apex in Liver King’s way of life (exercising is good, very refined foods are less good, and fresh air is beneficial) but that grain is lost in its huge bowl of casque, bone marrow and talled, which encourages its followers to consume daily to achieve strength and happiness,” explained in his article Jarry. The problem arises when these truths serve to give credibility to pseudoscientific beliefs that can put our health at risk or when these certainties are used to sell products that have little to do with them. In Xataka | The “paleo diet” is not as “paleo” as it seems: archeology dismantles one of the most popular trends of the moment Image | YouTube, Theliverking / Federico Arnaboldi

There are people eating carrots like rabbits because they think that they will get morenos. There is only a small problem

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Summer arrives and with it, the trick of tricks to get that golden tone that leaves the mark of a good vacation. Between sunscreens, self -lane and calculated sun exposure, there is a advice that resurfaces every year as if it were a novelty, although it has been circling in beach conversations decades, Fashion magazines and now, Viral Videos of Tiktok: “Eat carrots and you will get brunette.” But is there anything true in all this? A harmless snack? Eating carrots on the beach is not something so crazy, since they are fresh and nutritious. However, the old belief that, if you feed like a rabbit, you will end with golden skin as if you had been in Menorca, every summer returns. The point is that the color differs much from what one can imagine. A rather orange tan. What is really happening is a phenomenon known as Carotenodermia. “Yes, carrots can change the color of the skin,” has affirmed for glamor Dermatologist Dr. Christian Merkel. But, he has warned: “The tone tends more to orange than to the classic brown of the solar tan.” This effect is due to beta-carotene, a pigment present in carrots, pumpkins, mangoes and other warm fruits and vegetables. When consumed in large quantities, this accumulates in the skin, especially in areas such as palms of the hands, soles of the feet, elbows or nose, causing a change of color in the skin. A false brown. And not even. Dermatologist Silvija Gottesman, Interviewed by MedPage Todayhe clarified: “It is not a true tan, since unlike the tone generated by melanin after sun exposure, what is achieved with carrot is a superficial coloration, without activation of melanocytes.” So, more than a golden tan, it is a temporary orange dye. There is a stop. Like almost everything in nutrition, the dose matters. Sarah Carolides, nutritionist of the Lanserhof Clinic, He explained for Women’s Health Mag That excessive consumption of beta -carotene can dye the tpiel, even without realizing it. He estimates that it is enough with about 12 raw medium carrots per day, or less than 300ml of daily juice for approximately one month, to begin to notice visible changes in skin color. In a documented clinical case by the University Clinical Hospital of Zaragoza, a One year girl who developed a notable yellowish coloration after consuming carrot puree daily. The pigmentation disappeared after removing the food from the diet for two months. Can you entail a danger? In general, no. Carotenodermia due to food is not harmful and is usually reversed when modifying the diet. However, attention must be paid because it can be confused with diseases such as jaundice. In addition, in people with metabolic disorders or diseases such as hypothyroidism, diabetes or anorexia nervosa, this type of pigmentation could indicate more serious imbalances. As has pointed out The doctor of Lucas Laguna for Consalud, the accumulation of carotenes is not only because of the diet, but for alterations in his metabolism and elimination. The end point. Eating carrots have benefits. They are healthy, antioxidants, rich in vitamin A and can give a slight warm tone to the skin. But no, you’re not going to tan eating as Bunny Bugs. The effect is more orange than gold, more visible in the hands than in the face, and more anecdotal than aesthetic. Image | Freepik and Pxhere Xataka | There is only something more abundant than tourists on Spanish beaches: Asian algae are becoming a huge problem

Drinking a glass of water before eating is one of the most common “tricks” to lose weight. Science has something to say

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With the summer just around the corner, many people seek to lose weight quickly. We have seen it with challenges like Skinnytok, Shots of vinegar either Liquefied Céspes. In the midst of so many “miraculous solutions”, there is a advice that stands out for its simplicity: drinking a glass of water before each meal. It sounds very easy, but is it another myth détox or is there something true? A glass of water. At first glance, it looks like a quite simple premise. Drinking water before eating can “favor satiety” and help eat more conscious way, as the media have explained as Telva either Vogue. In theory, when occupying space in the stomach, water would reduce the feeling of hunger. But like He has warned Dr. Robert H. Shmerling, of Harvard’s Faculty of Medicine, in an article for Harvard Health Publishing, “human physiology rarely follows such simple rules.” Science behind. Dr. Shmerling He has evidenced That it was a premise “too pretty to be true.” In his article he has detailed that although drinking water before meals can generate a mild fullness of fullness – to activate the stomach mechanoreceptors – the effect is limited and passenger. In fact, as you have continued arguing, some studies support the idea in older peoplethere is even evidence that suggests that, within a hypocaloric diet, who drink water before meals can lose more weight in 12 weeks than those who do not. However, there is a nuance to take into account and that is that There is no robust evidence of long -term effects or in large populations. And other associated theories –Like cold water burns calories by thermogenesis– They have been denied in recent studies. Where there is consensus. The point is not in so much to drink extra water, but in what is stopped. Changing soft drinks, energy drinks or alcohol for water can have a real effect on weight loss. According to May Clinicthat simple gesture reduces the total consumption of calories without conscious effort. In addition, staying well hydrated improves physical performance, exercise resistance and recovery. Not because water “weights”, but because it helps sustain a more active and healthy lifestyle. The shortcut culture. The popularity of tricks like this also responds to a social need: to find fast, simple and effortless solutions to a complex problem such as weight control. In a society obsessed with thinness – especially among young women – they proliferate The calls Life Hacks that promise immediate results. As He already explained for Xataka The psychologist specialized in TCA, Sara Bolo, the worrying thing is that many of these tips end in apparently “healthy” behaviors, but hide eating disorders. It is simply water. In a context where “fast tricks” abound, it is advisable to remember that, as Dr. Shmerling has summarized: “If you think it works for you, there is no damage. Remember that no glass of water replaces a balanced diet.” Image | Unspash Xataka | Nostalgia for the 2000s has brought something else: the obsession with flat belly and radical thinness

China is eating the European car in front of our eyes. And Spain is serving as advanced

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China is flooding Europe with their cars. Electric, hybrid or combustion (one of the Weapons that Chinese companies have To skip them Tariffs imposed by the European Union), China’s arrival cars are making its way to elbow in the main European markets. But there are three in which the penetration is spectacular, so much that of the total of Chinese vehicles enrolled in Europe this year, three countries receive 70% of those registrations. They are the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy, and China knows that it must continue to tighten. Evolution. The Schmidt Automotive Research analysts has published a graph in which we can see the evolution of the car registration Chinese in those three markets. For 2024, six out of ten Chinese cars enrolled in Europe did it in those three countries. United Kingdom and Italy have been hesitant at some times, but in Spain quarter after quarter have grown. During the first period of 2025, however, enrollments grew in the three countries, touching the percentage of 70% of all Chinese cars in Europe. Regarding the total market share, according to Dataforcehave gone from 2.5% in April 2014 to 4.1% in April of this year. British connection. The British case is curious for several reasons. The first because Chinese companies must Adapt your cars with the right steering wheelsomething unique throughout the European territory. The second is the most important: as the United Kingdom is not part of the European Union, it does not share the tariffs imposed on the Chinese car that have implemented the rest of the countries of the Union. This allows a more comfortable entry for manufacturers, but from Schmidt they also point out that the British market is, traditionally, less loyal to brands and, therefore, consumers are more open to new brands. This was already seen when they adopted virgin marks in the territory, such as Daewoo or Chevrolet, in the early 2000s. Spearheads. The proper names are the already known. Byd is betting strongly on expand its vehicle porpholio in our land and wants to become One of the largest fish on the market. MG was one of the best -selling brands and Xpeng He has just landed in the United Kingdom and He already did it in 2024 in Spain. The company plans to be present in 60 countries by the end of 2025 and wants to have a powerful network of dealers to strengthen its positioning. The Chery group with Momoda and Jaecoo are opening concessionaires, but there are More examples of Chinese companies They are establishing or looking for home to sell their vehicles. But, beware, also to manufacture them. Strategy. Because that expansion goes beyond bringing vehicles directly from China: it goes to manufacture them on European soil. For several reasons. One is Understand the European uservery different from Chinese in tastes and preferences. Another is better to dodge tariffs. Spain is an example of how Chinese companies are looking to settle. Cherywhat was made After a long soap opera With the Nissan factory in Barcelona, already manufactures the Ebro S800 on Spanish soil. And they are not just cars factories. Spain is playing for free In the case of tariffs because something as important is played as Iberian pig exports to the Asian giant, and the fruits of that approach to China is the arrival of Investments such as Catl in Aragon to electrify Stellantis vehicles. Perspective. That in only three countries there are almost 70% of the registrations of all cars that Chinese companies bring to Europe is an extremely relevant fact because it implies that they are the most interested markets and where they can receive the bulk of the strategy for the next months. It is no longer just that China has huge ships prepared to continue flooding with their cars those territories, but can lead to more strategic alliances and a search for a search for Premium positioning as lever for expansion among other user groups. Image | Xiaomi EV Factory In Xataka | Byd broke the barrier of 100,000 million dollars of income in 2024. It is an unknown milestone for Tesla

Eating slowly is an old trick to satisfy us before. Now some researchers have an idea to make it easier: spicy

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The spicy is a culinary element that is indifferent. It is not considered a flavor like sweet or acid, what molecules such as capsaicin do is “deceive” our sense of touch and make it think that we are burning ourselves. An evolutionary mechanism to prevent us from eating the fruit of some plants. More spicy, less calories? Now a team of researchers He has discovered A new potential in the spicy, to help us ingest less calories. The team observed in its study that the ardor feeling made the participants consume less food and with it, less calories. The key may be in something that we already know about previous studies: eating more slowly makes us eat less. What I would do The spicy It would be to eat slower, which in turn would increase the feeling of satiety and indirectly, causing us to eat less. “We know for previous studies that when people (eat) more slowly, they eat significantly less,” pointed in a press release Paige Cunningham, co -author of the study. “We suspected that making a more spicy meal could stop people. We think, we are going to try, in controlled laboratory conditions, if a small amount of spicy (…) will make people eat more slowly and therefore eat less.” Sweet, or spicy paprika. In his study, the team carried out three experiments in which a total of 130 people participated. The team prepared different versions of the same dish (more or less spicy) altering the proportion between sweet and spicy paprika in order to keep the taste altering only the spicy. “Science is proof and error. I prepared a recipe, and I saw how far the spicy could take, then we tried it,” Cunningham explained. The team recorded the participants during the food to monitor their behavior when eating. They checked how how much food they consumed, but also the water they drank, the duration of the food, speed, rhythm of chewing, etc. It is not water, that time. They could see that the participants ate less and that they did it more slowly, something that can explain as a mediating cause in the relationship. The team was able to contrast this with an alternative hypothesis, the possibility that they ate less because they drank more water and that is why they were filled before. This turned out to be the case. The details of the study have been published In an article In the magazine Food Quality and Preference. It is not always easy. According to the team itself, previous studies have revealed that various food properties, such as texture and even food shape can have similar effects. Even A recent study Performed by the same team indicated that something similar happens when we burn with a food too hot. Introducing auditory patterns can also help. A Recent study He pointed out that there are different factors, for example gender, which affect the speed with which we eat our food. The same study indicated that there are also external factors, such as rhythmic patterns, which can make us eat faster or more slowly. In Xataka | We have been studying chocolate and tea compounds for more than 75 years. Now we know that they help control blood pressure Image | Qurratul Ayin Sadia

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