Does running harden your arteries??

[Bazza1234]

runnersworld.co.uk/health/d...

An interesting read - may be of interest to some here

[Bazza1234]

Can't really simply refer to high carb diet - because it depends on what kind of carbs we are talking about - everything from a mouthful of processed white sugar through to wholegrains. Unfortunately many people who followed the low fat/ high carbs diet took that to mean carbs made from processed wheat flour laced with yummy sugar , washed down by sweet sodas. You only have to visit any modern day supermarket to see all the liquid and solid processed HighGI carbs being sold. When you base a diet around these , you will be in for trouble.

[Bazza1234]

Personally I subscribe to the idea of a "balanced and moderate" diet - and the idea of needing three major macronutrients -- fat, protein and carbohydrates. fitday.com/fitness-articles... I tend to instinctively keep away from "all or nothing" type theories

[CDreamer]

Very interesting article Bazza - some excellent points to bear in mind and to come to a balanced view.

[CDreamer]

I think our perception of 'healthy' is what has been deliberately distorted - by some original but poorly conducted science back in the '50s which strongly influenced marketing, policy makers and public.

Fake news is not a new phenomena - evidently.

I am so fed up with black and white thinking!

[hairyfairy]

I`m always hearing about people who jog regularly dropping dead from heart attacks, so maybe running isn`t so healthy an activity after all.

[Bazza1234 in reply to hairyfairy]

Yes - many do -- but not so many as those who drop dead while NOT doing any exercise Same goes for the myth about runners getting "bad knees" - not as many bad knees as those obese people who don't run!!

[hairyfairy]

If your`e genetically predisposed to heart disease, then running for miles won`t make much difference.

[Bazza1234 in reply to hairyfairy]

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