https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6406961/
Joke's on OP, turns out he was right and helping people (very mildly)
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That paper reads like it was written by an undergrad going through cargo cult motions of sounding like a scientist. And the evidence is still weak: many of those studies being summarized are studies where they poisoned rats and investigated whether onion juice has some kind of protection against the poison, as measured by testosterone levels.
So spamming misinformation is ok if you're spamming it to "gym bros" - got it.
Doesn't matter who else is misled as long as the dominant group in the forum gets to experience a teensy vicarious sense of victory over some group they don't like. That's how social media morality works.
It isn't gym bros, it is the manosphere that is being trolled.
And frankly, they deserve it.
It really is easier to deal with the human race if you reduce it to a handful of memes and put everybody in one. Redneck racists discovered that enlightened revelation a long time ago. But let's not copy them ok?
Yes
I wonder who started the “seed oils are responsible for all evil in the world” trend. That’s another one I’ve heard from people I thought reasonable when discussing food.
For the record:
Seed oils are rich in omega-6 fatty acids, especially linoleic acid. Seed oil critics reason that there are pathways in which linoleic acid is converted in the body to other polyunsaturated fatty acids associated with inflammation. However, an overwhelming majority of published scientific literature points to the safety and potential health benefits of linoleic acid in reducing inflammation and risk of coronary artery disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Contrary to claims that omega-6 fats promote inflammation, research indicates that they do not have harmful pro-inflammatory effects when consumed as part of a balanced diet.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/05/01/what-science-says-about-using-seed-oils-in-our-diets/
I swear the social media sphere, for whatever reason, is hell bent on destroying society via death by a thousand cuts. From outright lies to shitty health information to hating higer education.
That would probably be Ray Peat. Ray Peat was friends with Linus Pauling, and he had a special diet he recommended (and lived to be 86, died in 2022). It focused on fat soluble vitamins A, E, K, and D, and promoted low low PUFA (fatty acids, eg seed oils), and high vitamin C. He did have a little PUFAs later in life in his diet though as he became elderly. He wasn't a quack, but it is likely his extreme diet was missing some obvious important components like omega 3s and 9s.
He is also the person who talks about proportions of fats to each other, eg taking vitamin E to combat negative affects of vitamin A, which is still used to treat vitamin A toxicity in ERs to this day.
https://raypeat.com/articles/articles/unsaturated-oils.shtml
https://raypeat.com/articles/nutrition/oils-in-context.shtml
I think it is more complicated than that. As I understand it, it is the ratio of 6 to 3 that can have inflammatory effects. Most people don’t get much 3 and get lots of 6 so that can be a problem. Both are essential but we need the right balance.
Also, it is pretty well understood that EVOO shouldn’t be used in high heat applications, anything over 375 where it smokes. You can and should cook with it but use something else for searing.
Edit: here’s some published research on ratio since people are downvoting me.
So eating fish and chips is not helping
The online discourse lacks any of the nuance and specificity of this information.
Thank you for posting it for clarity.
I talked to someone about why i don't eat meat and i didn't really elaborate, because i didn't feel the need to. A bit of talking later she said cancer only started since we started eating so much grain/flour/gluten. That was fucking wild, knowing that bread wasn't invented 30 years ago. They found bread in özis belly.
Looks like they ate the onion
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If you really want to raise your testosterone you have to drink cum. It's packed with testosterone.
Recycling!
"It's a closed loop system"
- Tom Wambsgams
That's not nearly enough - if you only drink your own then the digestive process will break some of it down and the inefficiency will be astronomical. So a real alpha male should drain at least 3-4 ball sacks a day as a way to concentrate the testosterone in themselves while taking it from those beta cucks.
Gotta mix that shit with orange fanta
I read that last sentence in the voice of Bane from that one Auralnauts video.
Cum...is packed...with testerone.
*Disinformation
Dis: intentional
Mis: Unintentional
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/misinformation seems to disagree. I have heard misinformation in both contexts.
That's just Big Misinformation spreading Disinformation about disinformation.
That's exactly what Big Disinformation wants you to believe.
How dare you say such things about my beautiful gf, miss information!
Excuse me seriously please and thank you
But, can she choose a restaurant for dinner?
Sure, but she always says it's just us but when we get there, it's always a double date with her best friend, Authoritariana.
Huh. One of 10,000 today.
make that two lol
Tres.
how do you even "feel" an increase in T? more irrational aggression? acute hair loss?
Swollen balls
I feel like there's this explot in human psychology:
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People are pretty bad at matching causes to effects.
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Doing something novel / outside your usual routine can feel pretty good, regardless of what it is you're doing.
Therefore: People who try weird diets, snake oils, or letting the sun shine on their asshole really do feel better afterwards, at least for a while. That must mean it works!
can confirm butthole is tanned now
It was supposed to be the taint, you fool! You've doomed us all!
Post hoc ergo proptor hoc
Good phrase
That's the placebo effect, baby. That's part of why's we's gots control groups in medical studies - to filter out the noise of just having hope now that you've got something new.
You are not that far off. For me:
Hair grows everywhere except where you want it to.
It's a bit easier to gain muscles with the same amount of exercise and the same diet.
And yes, more irrational aggression to some degree.
Obviously not because of onions, though
So like male PCOS?
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Honestly, cutting an onion and eating it raw like a snack is underrated
Am I wrong for liking raw onion? I mean, I wouldn't eat it like an apple, but I do enjoy sneaking a few pieces when I'm cooking something. The crisp texture is kind of nice. Not to mention green onions - I've been biting the heads off of those since I was a kid.
I like it in a salad, but not on its own.
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Depends on the onion. A sweet onion, like a vidalia, is almost edible for me. We eat green onions raw all the time, and red onions raw, in small amounts, on salads. It's just volume that makes onions challenging. And age. Onions get more potent as they age.
But I'd eat a fresh, raw Vidalia; I wouldn't enjoy it, but it wouldn't exactly be suffering.
I'd eat a Walla Walla sweet like an apple, them things are tasty.
Raw red onion with some dijon mustard...
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