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Re:Features of a successful therapeutic fast of 382 days' du... by killjoywashere on Friday April 27, 2018 @12:05PM (#16941825)
As compared to clogging your gloms with advanced glycosylated end-products? The routine electrolyte checks indicate his kidneys did fine and electrolyte requirements are fairly straight forward to calculate.
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Re:Features of a successful therapeutic fast of 382 days' du... by testfoobar on Friday April 27, 2018 @12:15PM (#16941923)
What does "clogging your gloms with advanced glycosylated end-products" mean?

From a quick google search, it seems that cooking generates more AGEs, which are somehow related to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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Re:Features of a successful therapeutic fast of 382 days' du... by glibgil on Friday April 27, 2018 @12:40PM (#16942160)
The glomerulus in the renal corpuscle is what filters junk in the kidney
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