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Re:Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study... by mikekchar on Sunday July 30, 2017 @08:14PM (#14888645)
Based purely on anecdotal evidence, I would say "Want to Be Happy? Have regular bowel movements." Of course anyone with long term health issues will know that it's easy to let them run your life. Based on conversations I've had (especially with older people), having the toilet run your life is pretty common and debilitating, though. For me, it was complications from surgery (which have mostly sorted themselves out, it seems). Quick piece of anecdotal advice: 25 grams of dark (>= 72% cacao) chocolate a day works absolute wonders.
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Re:Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study... by justadeveloper2 on Monday July 31, 2017 @10:25AM (#14892254)
That does make me wonder how many angry people I encounter each day, especially drivers, who are just constipated?
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Re:Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study... by cropsieboss on Sunday July 30, 2017 @08:19PM (#14888666)
I eat about 500g of black beans (raw) and 200g of rice (around 2000kcal) and the poops are miraculous.
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Re:Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study... by nandemo on Sunday July 30, 2017 @08:40PM (#14888743)
> black beans (raw)

What sort of black beans are those? The ones I know aren't edible when raw.

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Re:Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study... by cropsieboss on Sunday July 30, 2017 @10:13PM (#14889057)
I meant 500g of raw beans cooked. Given that there's a lot of water in them after, I do not know how much 500g of raw beans weighs when cooked.
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Re:Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study... by nandemo on Monday July 31, 2017 @04:16AM (#14890267)
Ah, makes sense. I'm from Brazil where rice & beans is a staple, but 500g sounds like a lot!
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Re:Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study... by copperx on Sunday July 30, 2017 @09:56PM (#14889007)
PSA: Raw beans are dangerous, especially kidney beans. Beans contain toxic lectins when uncooked.
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Re:Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study... by emeraldd on Sunday July 30, 2017 @09:03PM (#14888834)
I would hazard a guess that these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_turtle_bean are the beans in question. They work quite well as an alternative to refried beans in Tex-Mex style food.
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Re:Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study... by mirimir on Sunday July 30, 2017 @10:01PM (#14889023)
Yes, black beans. And no, eating them uncooked would take quite a while, and be hard on the teeth. I suspect that "raw" referred to the weight basis.

But anyway, the are great fiber. Much more comfortable than grain fiber. But one must rinse them carefully after cooking, to reduce gassiness.

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