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What I Learned When I Gave Up Sugar for Six Weeks: A Health Reporter’s Journey
Personal Stories & Opinion

What I Learned When I Gave Up Sugar for Six Weeks: A Health Reporter’s Journey

From intense cravings and afternoon slumps to a reset palate and lasting habit change, one woman's experiment reveals the profound effects of eliminating added sugar from the daily diet. Foods with added sugar are everywhere, even in some surprising places. So how easy is it to go without sugar, and what difference can it make to your health? One health reporter decided to find out firsthand, giving up all foods containing added refined sugar for six weeks. While typically eating a healthy diet with plenty of home-cooking, the reporter also had a sweet tooth and tended to consume chocolate treats every day, a habit shared by millions. Overconsumption of sugar is extremely common in modern diets, and it is bad for our teeth, harmful to our health, and there is even some evidence t...
Poor Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is as Deadly as End-Stage Kidney Disease, Data Show
Muscle Building & Strength Training

Poor Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is as Deadly as End-Stage Kidney Disease, Data Show

When people think of life-threatening medical conditions, end-stage kidney disease — requiring dialysis and a waiting list for an organ transplant — typically comes to mind as a grave prognosis. But new comparative risk data presented by Dr. Peter Attia, a guru in longevity medicine, reveal that being profoundly unfit carries a similar level of danger. Attia, speaking with neuroscientist and podcaster Dr. Andrew Huberman, laid out a series of hazard ratios for various conditions and behaviors, allowing a direct comparison: Condition / Risk FactorIncrease in All-Cause Mortality RiskEnd-stage kidney disease (on dialysis)175% (hazard ratio 2.75)Low strength (vs. high strength)250% (hazard ratio 3.5)Low muscle mass (vs. high muscle mass)200% (hazard ratio 3.0)Bottom 25% VO2 max (v...