🍔 34,000 Big Macs

It’s Monday, March 2 — people are talking about the Big Mac world record, how much exercise women need compared to men, and more.

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🍔 34,000 Big Macs

Big Mac fanatic Don Gorske hit a big milestone, with mixed reactions. Is his 34,000 Big Macs something to celebrate, or cause for concern?

🍔 Don Gorske has eaten over 34,000 Big Macs since 1972. Global News says he holds the Guinness World Record and plans to keep adding to it until he dies.

🍔 Gorske: “I'm not the type of person who tries new stuff”. He knew from the first bite he'd be eating Big Macs forever.

🍔 But @WillDowns5 on X is worried — all those Big Macs can't be good for his health.

🍔 Though Ben Kageyama on Medium says Gorske appears pretty healthy. Maybe so-called “sinful” food isn't that bad after all?

🏋️‍♀️ Half as much exercise?

A 2023 study says less is more for women’s exercise, but are the findings an excuse to cut down your exercise routine?

🏋️‍♀️ Time: A 2023 study found that women may need just half the exercise of men. Women achieved similar life-boosting benefits in less than half the time.

🏋️‍♀️ You can read the full study here in ScienceDirect.

🏋️‍♀️ @miriam_tinny on TikTok celebrated the findings: Great news for the girls!

🏋️‍♀️ Still, Fortune thinks the findings shouldn't discourage women from longer workouts — the study just didn't find additional benefits above 300 mins/week.

🏋️‍♀️ And maybe the findings deserve more scrutiny. Fox News says the study had limits: Physical activity was self-reported, not measured.

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