Re-release: Organ Age, Comfort Food, Speedy Snails

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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oday, you’ll learn about a new test that can show how well each of your organs are aging, some interesting links between comfort food and stress, and a surprising finding about certain snails.

Organ Age

•“Are your organs ageing well? The blood holds clues.” by Max Kozlov. 2023.

•“Blood test shows if organs are ageing fast or slowly.” by Michelle Roberts. 2023.

Comfort Food

•“Comfort eating can impair body’s recovery from stress, study shows..” by Rachel Hall. 2023.

•“Stress and Eating Behaviors.” by Yvonne H. C. Yau & Marc N. Potenza. 2013.

•“Fatty foods can impair the body’s response to everyday stress - study.” by Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten. 2023.

Speedy Snails

•“Japanese snail adaptation and speciation in anti-predation escape behavior.” by Yuta Morii. 2023.

•“The divergence of mobility and activity associated with anti-predator adaptation in land snails.” by Yuta Morii, et al. 2023.

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1:03.5	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today, you'll learn about a new test that can show how
1:07.8	well each of your organs are aging, some interesting links between comfort
1:11.7	food and stress, and a surprising finding about certain snails.
1:16.2	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
1:19.3	Over the past decade or so, there's been a lot of talk about the difference between
1:23.4	chronological age and biological age.
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