Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: Itβs a Lot. NYT: Science By: Carl Zimmer 16 May 2024 at 14:00 In humans, the energetic cost of pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories β far higher than previously believed, a new study found. Β© Dr. G. Moscoso/Science SourceResearchers estimate that a human pregnancy demands almost 50,000 dietary calories over nine months, the equivalent of about 50 pints of ice cream.
Meet the Men Who Eat Meat NYT: Technology By: Steven Kurutz 2 May 2024 at 17:21 With the help of Joe Rogan, a social media trend with staying power emerged from a 2018 book, βThe Carnivore Diet.β Β© Kyle Johnson for The New York TimesRib-eye steak βis viscerally and primitively satisfying to me,β said Dr. Shawn Baker, who was instrumental in the online rise of so-called βmeatfluencers.β