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That chess bod
FYI, keto and paleo are out — the grandmaster diet is in.
Turns out that world championship-level chess players can burn up to 6,000 calories per day during a tournament. That’s 3x more than what an average person eats in a day.
A researcher at Stanford University says that grandmasters’ stress responses, including breathing rate, blood pressure, and muscle contractions, are pretty much the same as what “elite athletes” experience.
So if you’re looking to drop an average of 2 pounds a day, put down the red meat and pick up a pawn.
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AND NOW, THE RESEARCH
The future of health
CB Insights’ first ever annual cohort of Digital Health 150 startups highlights promising private companies creating innovative products and services in the $5T+ healthcare industry.
Big tech and D2C startups are making moves in the women’s healthcare space.
We look at what the resulting trends, from pregnancy tech to cycle tracking devices to organic sanitary pads, mean for the quickly growing market. Check it out here.
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IN OTHER NEWS
A healthy amount of funding
The most well-funded companies on the Digital Health 150 list span a broad range of categories, from genomics to insurance to primary care.
Most corporate accelerators die a quick death. After tracking 43 corporate accelerators over 2 years, 60% ended up in the great corporate graveyard of not-so-great “innovation theater” ideas.
One company that has bucked this trend and is investing further in its accelerator is Barclays.
At a recent Growth Collective meeting, Mariquit Corcoran, managing director of group innovation at Barclays, discussed what the company learned when creating its corporate accelerator.
From drug discovery to insurance to fitness, China’s tech giants — Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Ping An — have invested in over 100 healthcare startups.
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