▲ 128 ▼ Pooping only every 3 or more days linked with cognitive decline, research finds (www.cnn.com) submitted 3 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments In the first research to look at constipation’s impact on the aging brain, scientists have found some concerning links.
[–] o0joshua0o@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (3 children) "Increased risk was also found among those who pooped more than twice daily," permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) So Dasnap is right that pooping exactly twice a day will inevitably make them a supergenius? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm a Goldilocks shitter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You should write motivational books about your exploits in succeeding via precision defecation 😂 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Push-ups, sit-ups, and plenty of juice. permalink fedilink source parent [–] victron@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Jesus Christ theres no winning on this shit! permalink fedilink source parent [–] freeman@lemmy.pub 3 points 3 years ago Compared with people who pooped once a day, constipated participants had significantly worse cognition equivalent to three years more of chronological cognitive aging, the authors found. Increased risk was also found among those who pooped more than twice daily, though these higher odds were small. This feels like one of those correlation = causation assumptions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) So Dasnap is right that pooping exactly twice a day will inevitably make them a supergenius? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm a Goldilocks shitter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You should write motivational books about your exploits in succeeding via precision defecation 😂 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Push-ups, sit-ups, and plenty of juice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm a Goldilocks shitter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You should write motivational books about your exploits in succeeding via precision defecation 😂 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Push-ups, sit-ups, and plenty of juice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You should write motivational books about your exploits in succeeding via precision defecation 😂 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Push-ups, sit-ups, and plenty of juice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Push-ups, sit-ups, and plenty of juice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] victron@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Jesus Christ theres no winning on this shit! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] freeman@lemmy.pub 3 points 3 years ago Compared with people who pooped once a day, constipated participants had significantly worse cognition equivalent to three years more of chronological cognitive aging, the authors found. Increased risk was also found among those who pooped more than twice daily, though these higher odds were small. This feels like one of those correlation = causation assumptions. permalink fedilink source parent