Erik Arnesen
erikarnesen.bsky.social
Erik Arnesen
@erikarnesen.bsky.social
Oslo, Norway. PhD in nutrition, M.Sc. in public health nutrition. Music and theatre geek. 🏳️‍🌈
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"Det er lett å være kostholdsprofet og forkynner, når man mangler fornødne kunnskaper og kritikk." - professor i medisin ved Universitetet i Oslo, Jens Dedichen, 1954.
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This is such terrible advice that I should use it to update my example of when stretching your y-axis is misleading, and truncating your y-axis is fine.

Hint: Only a fraction of people in a trial will get infected regardless.
February 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Fantastisk stemning på Joyride The Musical i Stockholm, med musikk av Roxette! 🥳
February 14, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Er like gammel som denne låta i dag! 👑
youtu.be/J9gKyRmic20
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by CrowdedHouseVEVO
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Anklage fra Stavanger-kvinne som kaller seg tidligere milliardær om trafficking, misbruk osv av en rekke norske kjendiser. Siden ingen medier har omtalt denne (?), er det bare tøys?
February 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Nytt argument i formuesskat-debatten?
We need to start branding wealth taxes as the policy response to global cabals of anti-democratic political influence and child sex trafficking.
February 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I Finland anbefales 10-20 liter vann per person per dag.
Nå er det mye annet som foregår, men med frosne rør siden natt til onsdag, så har jeg gjort meg noen erfaringer rundt det med vann, og synes det er så viktig at dere må få vite det.

DSB anbefaler 3 liter vann til 1 person pr dag.
Jeg hadde seks 5 l kanner.

www.dsb.no/sikkerhverda...
Egenberedskap
www.dsb.no
February 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
De burde vite at det å leve med økonomisk usikkerhet også skaper en «knapphetsmentalitet» som lammer de mentale ressursene som trengs for å integreres (og søke jobb).
January 29, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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Der ja, nå skal det nok bli folk av disse latsabbene. frifagbevegelse.no/nyheter/flyk...
Flyktninger kan måtte leve for 430 kroner dagen
For en enslig flyktning uten barn er den foreslåtte satsen 230.600 kroner i året før skatt.
frifagbevegelse.no
January 29, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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The Real Reason MAHA Hates Vaccines: It's an attack on the social safety net. Simply put, health libertarians want the country’s weak and vulnerable to suffer and die, by @dwallacewells.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o... via @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Opinion | The Real Reason MAHA Hates Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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This Weeks Editorial Cartoon: That’s Norway to Treat a Lady
That’s Norway to Treat a Lady
theonion.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Godt gjort av VG å ikke stille et eneste kritisk spørsmål til bokforfatteren i dagens forsidesak. Det gjorde BT allerede for et år siden: www.berlingske.dk/vores-liv/de...
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
«All I want is peace»…
youtu.be/mHaaBPn6THs #melbrooks
Hitler sings “All I want is peace” but a plot twist
YouTube video by Notably
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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Trenger ingen ytterligere kommentar.

youtu.be/pRBGNwF8-kU?...
Trond Kirkvaag - Jeg vil ha St. Olav av 1.klasse
YouTube video by 0022417412
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Aftenpostens sak hopper så klart også over at panelet bak de nye rådene selv har dype bindinger til kjøtt- og meieribransjen, samt kommersielle interesser i lavkarbo-industrien, til tross for Kennedys snakk om «nøytral vitenskap»…
Her blir de nye kostrådene fra USAs helseminister hyllet for å inkludere "Limit highly processed foods" som et råd (omtalt her som et "paradigmeskifte"), mens Helsedirektoratets kostråd refses for ikke å si det. 1/ www.aftenposten.no/shared/sprek...
January 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Her blir de nye kostrådene fra USAs helseminister hyllet for å inkludere "Limit highly processed foods" som et råd (omtalt her som et "paradigmeskifte"), mens Helsedirektoratets kostråd refses for ikke å si det. 1/ www.aftenposten.no/shared/sprek...
January 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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There's zero evidence 'eat real food' et al facilitate long term behavior change when it comes to diet generally. Theres no evidence it lands as intended, particularly across diverse populations (race/ethnicity, income, religion, etc).It's a NNT/NNH calculation that many RDs look at as not favorable
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Mediene skjuler alltid identiteten, og mange tipper det er Svarte-Pettee.
January 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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It is painful sometimes to actually know about nutrition, like know know about it
January 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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If you want to know why most dietitians push back on the 'eat real food' framing, it's b/c most of us have worked in clinical practice, seen people literally starving to death from disease, & had the patient or a well-meaning family member question enteral feeding because formula isn't 'real food'
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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RFK Jr. has said previous dietary guidelines were untrustworthy because advisers had ties to food-industry groups. But so do several advisers on his dietary guidelines — just different parts of the industry, including red meat and dairy.
Kennedy Said His Dietary Advisers Would Have ‘No Conflicts of Interest.’ Some Did.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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🧔: velkommen til årsmøte i Forente Middelklasser. det har vært et tøft år og kommende år ser dystre ut. Det er ikke gode dager verken for kloden eller folkeretten.

👨‍🦱👨‍🦰👨‍🎨🙋‍♀️👩‍🎓🙎‍♀️: 😔😔

🧔: så nå må vi kjempe mot truslene som vi møter

👨‍🦱👨‍🦰👨‍🎨🙋‍♀️👩‍🎓🙎‍♀️: skjermtid! Og ultraprosesserte mellombarer!

🧔:visst faen
January 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
As always… At least the report doesn’t hide that the aim is to supporting US farmers and ranch owners. 😑 #dietaryguidelines

www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/n...
Panel behind new dietary guidelines had financial ties to beef, dairy industries
The industry connections of an advisory panel for the new dietary guidelines are notable, especially in light of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s criticism of corporate influence.
www.statnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Deler denne så jeg husker å ta den fram neste jul!
«Nordisk melankoli har sin sjarm, men nå går solen ned klokken tre. Hvor mange såre, minimalistiske nyinnspillinger av Alf Prøysen tåler vi før nettene blir enda lengre?»
Hvorfor er norsk jul så trist?
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...
Hvorfor gjør vi julen så trist?
Les innlegget.
www.aftenposten.no
January 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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Meta-analyses of dietary exposures must consider energy adjustment (preprint) 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2512.07531

In observational studies, adjustment for energy intake changes the nature of the effect being estimated – from addition (increasing or decreasing intake of that food while...
January 4, 2026 at 10:46 AM
The Sweet Tooth Trial: Exposure to sweet-tasting foods does not increase liking for or choice of sweet foods. Hence, "We reject the sweet tooth hypothesis of overweight and obesity" 🍭 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #nutrition
The Sweet Tooth Trial: A Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of A 6-Month Low, Regular, or High Dietary Sweet Taste Exposure on Sweet Taste Liking, and Various Outcomes Rela...
Public health organizations currently recommend lowering the consumption of sweet-tasting foods, on the assumption that a lower exposure to sweet-tast…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM