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Cheers

And all I could think was 'it's a PATRIOT act...'

Agreed as to your finale, most people have a pop culture understanding of physiology, but remain vehemently opposed to certain ideas largely accepted by alternative health communities. (And the functions, for those of you still unclear, are many including balancing the blood pH and removing actual toxins from the body.) However, regarding fasting, one of the most recent studies (<1month, dec19) around is pretty compelling.(0) Though the breakdown is 6/18 vice 8/16 and it seems they do advocate for a weekly fast of 5/2 days (eat/fast). How's that for a weekend?

0. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1905136

Uh, he's taking about a paper route. Like a paper boy. Remember that video game, riding your bike up the diagonal street? So yeah, those jobs in that small town will end the same way they've ended in every town, with mail carriers

This isn't a matter of right or wrong. Moreover that's not what I've expressed. The comment hasn't garnered any attention from anyone discussing this topic seriously and I should follow suit BR

For you then, I believe the above comment to be not only uncompelling but also disingenuous

This guy gets it

I would add to what you have stated that there's now a great deal of pressure for universities to continue to grow and increase profits. With enrollment beginning to slow it's rapid uptick of the last decade due to reduced unemployment, Universities are looking for the next bump.

Though in large part what you are saying is accurate and studies likely confirm it, the comment above makes the distinction of select courses of study. Engineers, lawyers and doctors aren't average, even within the university context.

>...many people have very successful careers in one field despite having a degree in a completely different field...

This sounds a great deal like transfer learning. Applying format, structures, and approaches to unrelated fields. Much of an engineering degree is designed around learning to learn well. That's the only degree I can speak of, but it has been my understanding that other programs have similar intent.