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� � � � � � How the World Got Hooked on Sugar - TIME    Cornflakes and yogurt, ketchup and salad dressings, sodas and sports drinks: what do they all have in common? Lots and lots of sugar. The sweet stuff is all around us. It wreaks havoc on our bodies and contributes to obesity. It is actually rooted in a food system that has long reproduced systemic inequality: from slavery to colonialism to our modern food industries that have made sugary food cheap and easily accessible to marginalized communities. Indeed, we might think craving sweetness is innate, but that is far from the whole story. For most of human history, crystalline sugar simply did not exist, and people were happy with honey, sweet beans, glutinous rice, barley, or maple syrup. More than 2,000 years ago, however, peasants in Bengal learned how to boil cane juice into a raw dark sweet mass. But that alone didn’t drive sugar consumption. Indeed, just two centuries ago even in the wealthiest countries, people rarely consumed more than a few kilograms a year—while today, in many high- and middle-income countries, people annually consume 30 to 40 kilograms, and in the U.S. more than 45 kilograms. And this figure does not include High Fructose Corn Syrup, a caloric sweetener widely used by the U.S. beverage industry. Continued here � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium Cycle Syncing is All Vibes and Little Evidence - TIME    While most of the video series and programs available on the popular “holistic wellness”/fitness site Alo Moves—owned by the trendy activewear line Alo Yoga—are run by solitary instructors, the company’s newest offering is marked by photos and videos of a group of four women pulled close up against one another and roaming Hawaiian beaches. It’s a clearly symbolic presentation of the company’s new SYNCD program, a collection of 24 videos designed to guide users through self-care and fitness activities customized for each of the four phases of the menstrual cycle. The program, which launched in late August, is the latest—and likely not the last—in a wave of offerings from fitness and wellness purveyors looking to latch onto the recent popularity of a workout method known as “cycle syncing.” Unlike the push-through-the-pain approach of training during menstruation women athletes have adopted for decades, cycle syncing invites those same people to instead allow their exercise—and often, other lifestyle elements—to be dictated by not only their periods, but their entire menstrual cycles. The four instructors leading SYNCD’s classes, Alo Moves says, are all enthusiastic practitioners of the strategy. Cycle syncing is one of the biggest topics in women’s health right now. Since the release of a Nike cycle-syncing program via their Training Club app in 2022, Google searches for the term have more than tripled. The last six months have seen an explosion of at-home programs and apps, including offerings from big players like the period-tracking app MyFlo, the activity-tracker WHOOP, and the at-home fitness company Tonal. On TikTok and Instagram, some personal fitness creators offer their own plans online for a fee, designed for followers to use alongside a period-tracking app. If your own favorite lifestyle or exercise brand doesn’t yet encourage cycle syncing, chances are high that they’ve got something in the works. Continued here � � � � � � Global 2000: The World's Largest Real Estate Companies In 2023 - Forbes    Industrial real estate companies are faring better than their counterparts saddled with vacancy-plagued office towers. roubles are afoot in the world of commercial real estate. With fewer people going to the office in large American cities, a record 20% of U.S. office space was vacant as of the first quarter of 2023, according to brokerage JLL. That's led to falling shares across the sector, reflected in the 27% decline in the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate index in 2022, compared with the S&P 500's 20% drop. China's real estate sector has also faced severe headwinds amid a liquidity crisis, with companies defaulting on debt payments or delaying payments. The MSCI China Real Estate Index fell 28% in 2022. The Forbes Global 2000 list assigns equal weight to 12-month sales, assets, profit and market value of publicly traded companies, using the most recent financial data available as of May 5, 2023. A total of 71 real estate developers, construction firms, asset managers and REITs made the list of the world's 2000 largest public companies, down from 87 last year. Just over 40% of the real estate firms on this year's list, or 29, are based in China or Hong Kong-eight fewer than a year ago. Twenty six of the companies are U.S.-based, one less than last year. Continued here � � � � � � My Family's Story Is Proof That Documentaries Need Ethical Standards - TIME    Subject is now playing in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago On a recent early morning flight to Atlanta, I sat in the middle seat next to a jovial, middle-aged Michiganian. As both of us were in a chatty mood, we struck up a discussion about movies we wanted to watch on our plane ride. The topic of documentaries quickly came up, as my newfound pal said she absolutely adored documentaries. At this point, the conversation had the potential to cross into the danger zone. Even though I am a documentary filmmaker and run a doc-focused nonprofit, the stakes are still high for me when a conversation veers in that direction. “I love true-crime documentaries the most!” she says. “Especially The Staircase. It’s the one about that man who thought he got away with killing his wife by saying she fell down the stairs.” She smirks. “And he did it to another woman too.” Continued here

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