http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/05/07/yogurt-makes-mice-slimmer-sexier/
QuoteYogurt Makes Mice Slimmer, Sexier
Katie Moisse
Scientists studying the power of probiotics to fight obesity got more than they bargained for: Not only does yogurt make mice slimmer; it also makes them sexier.
Studies in humans suggest eating yogurt may help stave off age-related weight gain. But Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers Eric Alm and Susan Erdman wanted to know why.
"Maybe it has to do with the healthy bacteria that live in our guts," said Alm, an evolutionary biologist, explaining how there are 10 times more bacteria in the body than human cells. "Maybe probiotics in the yogurt have something to do with the effects on weight."
To test the theory, Alm and Erdman fed one group of mice a normal mouse diet and another group the same diet with a mouse-sized serving of vanilla yogurt.
"One of the first things we noticed was their fur coat," said Erdman, assistant director of comparative medicine at MIT. "It was so thick and shiny; shockingly shiny."
But shiny fur wasn't the only thing that set the yogurt-eating mice apart from their siblings: They were also slimmer, and the males had "swagger."
"We knew there was something different in the males, but we weren't sure what it was at first," Erdman said. "You know when someone's at the top of their game, how they carry themselves differently? Well, imagine that in a mouse."
A lab technician would soon discover what was giving these males their sexy strut.
"She noticed their testicles were protruding out really far," Erdman said.
It turns out their testicles were 5 percent bigger than those of their non-yogurt eating counterparts, and 15 percent bigger than those of mice on a diet designed to mimic "junk food" in humans. And in this case, bigger was better.
"Almost everything about the fertility of those males is enhanced," Erdman said, explaining how yogurt-eating males mated faster and produced more offspring. "There were legitimate physiological differences in males fed probiotics, not just the extra sexiness."
And let's not forget the ladies. Female mice that ate yogurt were even shinier than the males, and tended to be better moms to their larger litters.
"We think it's the probiotics in the yogurt," Alm said. "We think those organisms are somehow directly interacting with the mice to produce these effects."
Although the study is ongoing, the fluky findings could have implications for human fertility and weight control, not to mention hair health.
"When I saw those fur coats, I thought about adding more yogurt to my diet," Erdman said.
:D I am curious how they measured the "swagger".
I just ate yogurt for dinner. :cool:
Damn, those yogurt mice really do look sexy. :wub:
You have to stir my semen around to get to the fruit at the bottom.
Sometimes it's peach, sometimes it's cherry. Depends on my mood.
Well, I won't order a parfait after reading seedy's post. Thanks. :yuk:
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 07, 2012, 09:50:45 PM
Well, I won't order a parfait after reading seedy's post. Thanks. :yuk:
lulz, would you like crushed nuts with your Seedy Surprise?
There went the granola packet at Mickey d's. :yuk:
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 07, 2012, 09:55:04 PM
There went the granola packet at Mickey d's. :yuk:
My 7 yo has never been to McDonalds. She never will (until 18) go there.
Quote from: 11B4V on May 07, 2012, 11:18:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 07, 2012, 09:55:04 PM
There went the granola packet at Mickey d's. :yuk:
My 7 yo has never been to McDonalds. She never will (until 18) go there.
That's hard to believe. You can't be with her every second of her life. She'll end up going with friends.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 07, 2012, 11:20:39 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 07, 2012, 11:18:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 07, 2012, 09:55:04 PM
There went the granola packet at Mickey d's. :yuk:
My 7 yo has never been to McDonalds. She never will (until 18) go there.
That's hard to believe. You can't be with her every second of her life. She'll end up going with friends.
She's seven and never been. My GF is also on board. She will never go. I know and see everything in regards to her. My spies are everywhere. She thinks the dog tells on her too. :ph34r:
Quote from: 11B4V on May 07, 2012, 11:18:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 07, 2012, 09:55:04 PM
There went the granola packet at Mickey d's. :yuk:
My 7 yo has never been to McDonalds. She never will (until 18) go there.
That's what you think. For all you know, she may be eating takeout with her friends in her bedroom while you watch TV downstairs.
Quote from: DGuller on May 08, 2012, 12:22:07 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 07, 2012, 11:18:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 07, 2012, 09:55:04 PM
There went the granola packet at Mickey d's. :yuk:
My 7 yo has never been to McDonalds. She never will (until 18) go there.
That's what you think. For all you know, she may be eating takeout with her friends in her bedroom while you watch TV downstairs.
Apparently you all suck at being parents.
Dude, your seven year old thinks dogs can communicate abstract thoughts with people. Who truly has failed here?
Quote from: Ideologue on May 08, 2012, 01:39:22 AM
Dude, your seven year old thinks dogs can communicate abstract thoughts with people. Who truly has failed here?
:lol:
Quote from: Ideologue on May 08, 2012, 01:39:22 AM
Dude, your seven year old thinks dogs can communicate abstract thoughts with people. Who truly has failed here?
Grow up pecker head. It's a game :D You have kids...right?
How do you know it's not true :yeahright:
Quote from: 11B4V on May 08, 2012, 01:51:18 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 08, 2012, 01:39:22 AM
Dude, your seven year old thinks dogs can communicate abstract thoughts with people. Who truly has failed here?
Grow up pecker head. It's a game :D You have kids...right?
Low blow, Infantry. <_<
Quote from: Ideologue on May 08, 2012, 02:15:14 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 08, 2012, 01:51:18 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on May 08, 2012, 01:39:22 AM
Dude, your seven year old thinks dogs can communicate abstract thoughts with people. Who truly has failed here?
Grow up pecker head. It's a game :D You have kids...right?
Low blow, Infantry. <_<
Not meant as such to be sure. If I stepped over the line...my apologies.
11B discovers the languish knows-it-alls. :lol:
Quote from: Ideologue on May 08, 2012, 01:39:22 AM
Dude, your seven year old thinks dogs can communicate abstract thoughts with people. Who truly has failed here?
I thought he was talking about the GF.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 07, 2012, 11:20:39 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on May 07, 2012, 11:18:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 07, 2012, 09:55:04 PM
There went the granola packet at Mickey d's. :yuk:
My 7 yo has never been to McDonalds. She never will (until 18) go there.
That's hard to believe. You can't be with her every second of her life. She'll end up going with friends.
Not too impossible. I never had KFC until I was 20 or something stupidly late. My family never liked it so I just blanked it out as I walked down the high street.
McDonalds is probally a bit harder but with all the modern moves to stop junkfood advertising its not impossible.
Man, the Colonel and Popeye's has some good chow. Heart stopping, but good.
Ugh, KFC. :yuk:
My cardiologist feels a disturbance in the force when I drive by an Arby's.
I had one of their chicken hashbrown sandwiches a couple of weeks ago and it was fucking awesome
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 08, 2012, 09:48:40 AM
My cardiologist feels a disturbance in the force when I drive by an Arby's.
My GI tract feels the same thing.
GOOD MOOD FOOD my ass.
If I ever make it down to Vegas, I'll check out the Heart Attack Grill.
:huh:
QuoteThe Heart Attack Grill menu consists of four burger varieties based on number of half-pound patties: the "Single Bypass Burger," the "Double Bypass Burger," the "Triple Bypass Burger," and the "Quadruple Bypass Burger." Each of the burgers can be augmented with "unadulterated" (not drained of the grease from cooking fat) bacon slices in quantities of five slices per patty, or 5 slices of bacon on the Single Bypass, ten slices on the Double Bypass, 15 slices on the Triple Bypass, and 20 slices of bacon on the Quadruple Bypass Burger. All burgers are served, per patty, with a slice of American cheese, red onion, sliced tomato, and Heart Attack Grill's own unique special sauce.
The only available side item is "Flatliner Fries," fresh French-cut potatoes deep fried in pure lard. Heart Attack Grill also offers "Butter-fat Shakes" in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavors. This high calorie shake is so named because it is made from butter fat cream. Various packaged candies are also available as dessert items, most notably the controversial candy cigarette.
For refreshment, high sugar content sodas are available as well as bottled water and several brands of malt liquor and beers served in the can. There is also a full bar which, in keeping with the theme, serves FAT bastard wines and liquor shots served in four ounce novelty syringes.
QuoteThe Quadruple Bypass Burger with 8,000 calories (33 MJ) has been identified as one of the "world's worst junk foods".[17] It consists of four half-pound beef patties, eight slices of American cheese, a whole tomato and half an onion served in a bun coated with lard.[18][19]
Quote from: 11B4V on May 08, 2012, 09:46:30 AM
Man, the Colonel and Popeye's has some good chow. Heart stopping, but good.
Popeye's > KFC re: chicken. But KFC is better overall IMO. I really like their chicken tender meals with mashed taters and green beans.
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 08, 2012, 09:50:45 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 08, 2012, 09:48:40 AM
My cardiologist feels a disturbance in the force when I drive by an Arby's.
My GI tract feels the same thing.
What he said.
Quote from: 11B4V on May 08, 2012, 09:52:15 AM
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QuoteThe Quadruple Bypass Burger with 8,000 calories (33 MJ) has been identified as one of the "world's worst junk foods".[17] It consists of four half-pound beef patties, eight slices of American cheese, a whole tomato and half an onion served in a bun coated with lard.[18][19]
Nothing wrong with lard, it's fantastic stuff.
I ate something yesterday, that I'd make including lard as a major ingredient. :bowler:
No, the real crime there is the American "cheese".