Is red meat bad for your health? Or good? Both? Neither?
parentdata.org/grown-ups/is-r…
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Emily Oster
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Emily Oster
@ProfEmilyOster
Data-Driven Pregnancy and Parenting Economist @BrownUniversity Author #ExpectingBetter, #Cribsheet, #FamilyFirm, #TheUnexpected CEO of https://t.co/Q4hHIERBD5 👇
Providence, RI Katılım Aralık 2012
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GLP-1s!
F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE@fperrywilson
This week on the Wellness, Actually podcast, @ProfEmilyOster and I dig into GLP-1s. But like... deep into GLP-1s. First let's dispel a myth I see around here a lot that weight loss through diet and exercise is somehow more permanent. Um... no. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wel…
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Absolute game changer.
Emily Oster@ProfEmilyOster
New reserach shows the CDC guidelines about throwing away breastmilk immediately after your baby drinks from the bottle is way too cautious. Bacterial growth is minimal, even for several hours at room temp. This may seem minor but I promise it's not for parents. parentdata.org/babies/breast-…
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New reserach shows the CDC guidelines about throwing away breastmilk immediately after your baby drinks from the bottle is way too cautious. Bacterial growth is minimal, even for several hours at room temp. This may seem minor but I promise it's not for parents.
parentdata.org/babies/breast-…
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Student question today: "Is 2006 too long ago (from a data and relevancy standpoint)?"
Ah yes, the distant past.
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@j_g_allen just did round 2 of shoveling. Its unbelievable. And I can't even imagine what its like down in Rhode Island where they got so much more
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Hey Econ Twitter! My better half has a new book out today, a graduate textbook for teaching quantitative economics. Check it out!
mitpress.mit.edu/9780262051057/…
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@peregrine Allow me to introduce you to super shoes and Mauren bicarb, my friend.
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@ProfEmilyOster At lease distance runners can do it outside without spending a fortune.
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The only people crazier than distance runners are rowers. #facts
Ryan Briggs@ryancbriggs
It’s because the answer is rowing
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Most of the literature on "optmial" exercise is a total waste of your time. I explain.
nytimes.com/2026/02/23/opi…
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What's the deal with peptides? Perry and I unpack in our latest episode, plus we talk about olympic condoms, FDA flu vaccine and why 44 is not an age cliff (we hope)
open.spotify.com/episode/1lKeGx…
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What's going on with measles?
There were more measles cases in a single week in January 2026 than all but 5 yearly totals over the past two decades.
parentdata.org/kids/whats-goi…
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I've got a new podcast with @fperrywilson about wellness. First up: are sperm counts really declining?
Plus health news about vitamin K, the keto diet and olympics penis-gate.
open.spotify.com/episode/1WX2P0…
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Mike Tyson says to eat real food -- presumably, to avoid ultraproccessed.
What does the data say, though -- and if this matters, why? And what even is ultraprocessed food?
parentdata.org/grown-ups/ultr…
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Did Denmark really ban sleep training? No. I explain.
parentdata.org/babies/why-is-…
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New podcast coming next week...
open.spotify.com/episode/3wf5f6…
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Do cell phones cause cancer?
No, not based on data.
parentdata.org/do-cell-phones…
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Why it's really, really important to be honest in public health messaging.
thedispatch.com/article/rfk-jr…
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A few more thoughts on government dietary advice and, in particular, what people actually eat. It's...sugar.
parentdata.org/what-americans…
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Job posting!
The Education Data Center (EDC) is seeking a Data Analyst to support the development and maintenance of comprehensive, high-quality education datasets. This would be a great fit for anyone with Stata skills and experience with education-related datasets! To apply: zelma.ai/job-opportunit…
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