Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.

This week probiotics not always helpful, understanding your metabolism, and how to reverse muscle loss with age.

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Links of the week

• What I learned about weight loss from spending a day inside a metabolic chamber – Worried that your metabolism is slow? Great explanation of how accurate metabolic rate is measured and what impacts it. (Vox)
• Preventing Muscle Loss as We Age – One of the most important things you can do to increase your length and quality of life. (NY Times)
• Probiotics ‘not as beneficial for gut health as previously thought’ – I would have said “more complex” than previously thought. Interesting new data here. (The Guardian)
• The Rise of the Zombie Small Businesses – A must read if you eat chicken regularly. (The Atlantic)
• Airport Security Trays Carry More Cold Germs Than Toilets, Study Finds – Eeeeewwwww. Wash your hands, folks. (NY Times)
• Quickly assessing the credibility of public experts – Not a bad guide. (Stephan Guyenet)
• Is Getting ‘Hangry’ Actually a Thing? – I think you and I both know the answer to this. (WSJ)
• Our Crisis of Heart – Wise words as always from Jack Kornfield. (Medium)
• The Bugs Are Coming, and They’ll Want More of Our Food – Awesome. (Not really). (NY Times)
• RICE NOODLES WITH NUOC CHAM, HERBS, & CRISPY TOFU – This looks like a keeper. (Alexandra’s Kitchen)

What inspired you this week?