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George Hadjigeorgiou

CoFounder, ZOE

George is a cofounder of ZOE, a nutritional science company on a mission to help people eat with confidence. Join us, and be part of the world’s largest scientific nutrition project. Discover how you respond to any food and optimize your metabolism. https://joinzoe.com

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Mar 27 · linkedin

Warning: My Big Fat Greek 🇬🇷 Wedding meets Diabetes Mellitus Post 🤣

Having spent the last 8 years of my life on gut, metabolic and overall health I had never stopped to ask where the name "diabetes mellitus" stems from.

Here is what I found and thought it would be interesting to share fwiw.

Diabetes. The ancient Greeks, including Aretaeus of Cappadocia, noted excessive urination symptoms that were associated with poor health. The term "diabetes" itself reflects this observation, coming from the Greek word "Diavainein" which means "siphon" or "to pass through," describing how fluids consumed would pass through the body quickly.

Mellitus. Thomas Willis added "mellitus," Latin for "honey-sweet," (Meli in Greek!) in 1675 to differentiate the condition characterized by sweet-tasting urine, due to the presence of sugar, from diabetes insipidus, which involves frequent urination but without the presence of glucose in the urine.

Jan 22 · linkedin

Πριν απο μια εβδομαδα, εξεθεσα μια διαφορετικη οπτικη στο αρθρο του Alexis Papahelas "Αποχαιρετισμοι", εδω στο LinkedIn.

Ο Αλεξης ειχε το θαρρος και το ανοιχτο μυαλο να ακουσει αυτη την διαφορετικη αποψη, και οχι μονο. Με προσκαλεσε να εκθεσω αυτην την αποψη στην χθεσινη Καθημερινη της Κυριακης, το οποιο και εκανα -- επισυναπτω το αρθρο εδω - https://lnkd.in/dMyQFVD2

Θελω να συγχαρω τον Αλεξη και να προβαλλω την πραξη του σαν παραδειγμα - παραδειγμα στο να ακουμε τις διαφορετικες αποψεις και να τις επικροτουμε. Και γιατι οχι, πολλες φορες να αλλαζουμε την γνωμη μας με νεα δεδομενα.

Οπως λεμε strong opinions, loosely held.

Bravo Alexi 👏🏻 και ευχαριστω 🙏🏻.

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Experience

Co-Founder at ZOE
Chief Executive Officer at HouseTrip

Education

M Sc, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B Sc, Mechanical Engineering, Economics, Tufts University

Location

United Kingdom