Benjamin Bikman

@_eleanorina Amen.

respect that healthy subcutaneous fat layer ladies

The amount of fat a person carries matters less than the size of the individual fat cells. After all, why are women healthier than men despite having higher body fat? This newly published paper properly highlights this nuance (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42123983/). The larger a fat cell gets: 1. the more insulin resistant it becomes (to prevent further growth but thereby leaking fats to the liver and beyond); and, 2. the more pro-inflammatory it becomes (in an attempt to correct reduced blood flow but thereby promoting systemic inflammation). Fat is our friend, no doubt. We just want small fat cells.

@Cernovich I loved it. I've been a huge fan since I was a kid. My only complaint is that I wanted even more music. In fact, theaters ought to just show some of his old concerts. I'd pay to sit through that.

Hard to explain but it felt like a “real movie.” You’ll be glad to see it inside a theatre, the better the sound system, too.

@mattuthomas @chrchhstrymtrs Oh, man. I'd love that. Let's do it! Lots to discuss when it comes to understanding our quirky relationship (dare I say "addiction") to the worst foods.

@chrchhstrymtrs, you really need to get your colleague @BenBikmanPhD, to come in and talk with your about WoW and its applications today. open.spotify.com/episode/0Og1tS…

@BretWeinstein @HustleBitch_ Anti-aging/longevity "research" has become overrun with shills and hacks. It's a field, when applied to humans, wholly based on extrapolation and speculation.

@HustleBitch_ This is nothing like a major breakthrough against senescence. Maybe useful, but mostly hype—as is standard operating procedure in anti-aging research.

🚨 SURGEON WARNS THE BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGH IN HUMAN HISTORY IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW — “BIGGER THAN AI” A surgeon is going viral after claiming scientists may have already discovered a way to partially REVERSE aging at the DNA level… and he says the implications are bigger than AI, social media, smartphones, or even the internet itself. Dr. Buck Parker’s claim: “The fountain of youth has been discovered.” “This is bigger than the Industrial Revolution. Bigger than the advent of the internet. Bigger than Amazon, Apple, the iPhone, Google, social media… bigger than AI.” And according to Dr. Parker… it’s already happening RIGHT NOW. The core claim revolves around something called “Yamanaka factors,” proteins discovered by Nobel Prize-winning researcher Shinya Yamanaka that can reportedly reset damaged cells back to a younger biological state. According to Dr. Parker: • Scientists have reportedly reversed visible signs of aging in animals • Wrinkled skin in test subjects appeared to become youthful again • Researchers are now experimenting with literally “turning back” cellular age • Human trials are reportedly beginning • Some scientists now believe aging itself may simply be accumulated DNA damage His warning: “If you’ve been alive for the last 40 years… you’ve seen some wild sh*t happen. It’s about to get more wild.” If this became available tomorrow… would you actually take it? 📹: drbuckparker

@bigfatsurprise This is really discouraging.

Sad to see Makary get forced out. washingtonpost.com/health/2026/05…

@ZubyMusic @jakozloski This is true. But Dubai is pretty darn close (within a couple points). I love both places, to be clear. (Interestingly, diabetes rates are higher in Dubai.)

@jakozloski The vast majority of women and men in the USA are overweight though... 🥲

Men’s top don’t-want in a spouse is “overweight” by a 2.5x margin over the next item. Women’s top don’t-want is “rude” by a 1.5x margin. Men’s rejection filter is dominantly physical. Women’s is dominantly character. Both sexes’ top wants are identical though: kind and funny. (Keeper data on millions of stated preference clauses.)

@KaiSchwemmer But seriously--that sure looks like a CTR ring.

CTR.

@nicknorwitz I'm so puzzled that he'd think it's a plant-based flex to bring up short-lived primates.

They’re also nudists with a life expectancy of 30-50 years… 🙈 Oh ya, and then there’s the dramatically different hindgut fermentation capacity.

@ActuallyDSW This isn’t a club team? It’s university sponsored?

@BenBikmanPhD Again, it IS an official university team. That's where I'd push back. This isn't an IceCats situation (club hockey team of BYU students before being allowed to use the BYU brand).

.@BYULacrosse wins its 6th national title in program history, tied for the most since the @MCLA's inaugural tournament in 1997. (Colorado State won its sixth MCLA championship in 2013, for those wondering)

@ActuallyDSW Yes. That’s what I meant—I would love to see it be an official university team.

@BenBikmanPhD @BYULacrosse FTR: This team is a legit university team. If you mean "move BYU lacrosse to an NCAA-sponsored sport," though .... well, I'll just say, they had the chance and decided against it.

On Mother’s Day, having enjoyed a weekend with the family at Universal, it’s time to post this again. Truer than ever.

@nicknorwitz @ProfTimNoakes @UniofOxford Atta boy!

Great trip to @UniofOxford to talk at Rhodes House about Cholesterol Metabolism & the Frontier of Cardiovascular Health 🫀 Lots of excellent discussion about lipids, lean mass hyper-responders, and precision medicine. Really fun to see our research going mainstream! #LMHR #LEM Kudos to: @realDaveFeldman @AdrianSotoMota for their contributions (and friendship) @janellison for her incredible advocacy throughout @robynrdobbins @DoctorTro @SBakerMD @garytaubes @KenDBerryMD and - of course - the amazing team at @wideeyetv for #cholesetrolcodemovie, which is now #4 documentary on Amazon Prime in the UK! And my favorite person for accompanying me one this trip

@Jason This clip is also a great example of the utility of a light saber for a Jedi. To anyone else, it’s just a sword. But to a Jedi, with superhuman reaction and precognition, it’s also the perfect defense. Sword and shield.

This is what the sequels were supposed to show: Peak Luke Skywalker Decannon the sequels and start over

@RyanHoliday Is this the kind of person dumb people listen to and parrot in an effort to sound smart?

Elon Musk as a Cautionary Tale of Empathy

Agreed. This is all part of an anti-human perspective. If you view humans as a plague on the planet, this is justified. If you views humans as the reason for the planet, it isn’t. Humans need meat and animal products to thrive. All life, of any kind, requires death. Too many want to pretend otherwise.

First nursing home residents Then the rest of us Climate alarmists want to make us all vegetarians

@Cernovich Totally agree. Moreover, if it’s something a guy can do with his kids—even better.

The video game as hobby debate is tedious because it’s no different from online shopping, gossiping in group texts, thrifting, meandering at the farmers market, or scrolling social media. As long as one isn’t neglecting health, business, and family duties, who cares.

@ZubyMusic Agreed. And going to church will help with many others.

Going to the gym won't solve all of your problems but it's a good start.

@Hashboz A 50yo man who just had a good poo.

Does anything match the swagger of an 18 year old young man right after he got a good pump at the gym?