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[–] [email protected] 54 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Im so used to seeing the pixelated version of this meme that seeing the HD version is weird now

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's really strange seeing pre-HD TV/movie makeup. The white on his lips looks so weird, but with a crappy TV it gave the right effect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Props too, look at the Enterprise D in 4k and it looks way more fake than it did on the old CRT. The blemishes that give it away blur together to make it look way better on screen. Watch Adam Savage's Tested - The Next Generation Filming Model! if you'd like to know more.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Is chocolate milk really that much less healthy than regular 2% milk? AFAICT they are basically the same, with the former having an extra 5g or so of added sugar per 8oz glass. It’s much better for you than, say, apple juice which is almost entirely just sugar.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago

Your mistake was comparing it to apple juice, which is basically just as sweet as a soda

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

Milk should just not be given to children at all in school. I don’t understand why we can’t have kids drink just fucking water. We shouldn’t be encouraging kids to drink sugary anything. Calcium and protein can come from so many other sources. I never understood milk as a lunch drink option as a kid and I don’t understand it now.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

While I support having better access to water for everyone, milk is generally accepted by many kids, even picky ones.

Additionally, milk does provide an opportunity to provide a minimal amount of additional vitamins for growing kids as well, mainly calcium for accident prone kids. This is likely more important for kids who aren't getting fed properly at home. Kids need a ton of energy and chemicals to grow properly, no doubt.

It absolutely is not a superfood. There ain't nothing magical about it, regardless of how many milk commercials you saw growing up. For adults, there isn't much of a benefit unless your body actually needs those vitamins.

Disclaimer: I absolutely detest adults who swear by taking handfuls of vitamins for no reason. Vitamin deficiencies are real and if you have one, you need to be working with a doctor and not with some jackass at a supplement store.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

The main thing people get from milk is, depending on the country, vitamin D, which isn't naturally occurring there and is best obtained by just getting some sun, and the fat, which most people cut out of it. Milk's calcium absorption is, at best, around 30% and not a great source of calcium. You get better calcium intake from leafy greens and nuts (~50% absorption). Also, there has not been a definitive link between additional bone density from calcium and brittle bones. Japan and India are still mostly lactose intolerant and have fewer hip fractures than America, which has one of the highest milk intakes in the world. It's more likely manual labor and sunlight is better for bone health.

The idea that milk is healthy is part of misunderstandings that have been taken as fact for decades, but it's not really. It's not junk food... until you start adding even more sugar to an already surprisingly sugary drink.

Quickly found source concerning meta analysis and milk's health benefits

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Milk really doesn’t do much for children, especially the supposed link to “bone health”. If kids are not properly fed at home, the same argument can be made that we should be making sure they at least get actual water to drink at school. Alternatively, there are plant milk options that can actually be healthier or more vitamin-rich than cow’s milk.

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/08/christopher-gardner-busts-myths-about-milk.html

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/milk/

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago

It is a easy way to insure that the kids get access to some healthy nutrition. Youd be amazed and appalled by how much shit some children are fed at home.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (10 children)

What the fuck are you talking about milk is amazing. Look at the macros and you quickly realize it is exactly what kids need. Milk fat protein and sugars all natural.

It arguably had more protein than almost any other school food.

You people are fucking nuts.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Is there to support the dairy industry

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Milk should just not be given to children at all in school

in most of the world, it isn't.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The dairy industry has a strong lobby. There's no reason to drink milk from a cow or any other non-human animal.

Ask yourself "Am I a baby cow?" If the answer is "No", then you shouldn't be drinking cows' milk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Are you an animal of prey? No? Then you shouldn't be eating lamb's meat.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

No argument here.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

A quick google search shows it's Elise Stefanik, a New York republican

Edit: I'm an idiot. Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin republican (Of fucking course it's Wisconsin)

[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wisconsin, the home of lactose.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Aren't we all? Thankfully, it has a low risk of exposure.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He probably thinks he's making a clever point about Wisconsin considering legalizing marijuana. They're perpetually tone deaf.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

No, he’s just been bought and paid for by Wisconsin dairy farmers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hey Wisconsin isn't that bad

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No... well, it is, but I think they meant of course Wisconsin because of the dairy industry.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Like in the school lunchroom?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Yeah, the coke the lunch lady sold was cut to shit.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I need dat calcium doe

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

are yall unironically comparing chocolate milk to cocaine?

were you on cocaine when making this meme?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I'll never forget the words of my drill sergeants regarding chocolate milk.

"It cures the AIDS, privates! Drink up!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Courtesy of the Bill Cosby Center for Child Nutrition and Relations

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Fun fact, chocolate milk is actually a good post work recovery drink. (If you’re lactose tolerant)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

If you're lactose intolerant it can be a calorie-negative drink.

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