Quick notes: Dismal failure, Fructose havoc...

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• Sitting for eight or more hours a day can be deadly: "The impairment in endothelial function is significant after just one hour of sitting."



• NFL agrees, finally: Nearly a third of retired players will develop long-term cognitive problems, at notably younger ages than in the general population.



• High-fructose corn syrup: Unlike sugar, fructose is metabolized primarily in the liver. There, much of the fructose is transformed into fatty acids, some of which remain in the liver, marbling that organ and contributing to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The rest of the fatty acids migrate into the bloodstream, causing metabolic havoc.



• Fasting for three days can regenerate entire immune system: When you starve, the system tries to save energy, and one of the things it can do to save energy is to recycle a lot of the immune cells that are not needed, especially those that may be damaged.



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